Logie Awards of 1960

The 2nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented in January 1960 at the Savoy Private Hotel in Melbourne. The awards were not televised and were only awarded for Melbourne television, as all major cities had different stations. American actor Hugh O'Brian was the guest host and presented some awards on Graham Kennedy's light entertainment variety show In Melbourne Tonight.

2nd Logie Awards
Date	January 1960
Site	Savoy Private Hotel, Brighton, Melbourne
Hosted by	Hugh O'Brian
Gold Logie	Graham Kennedy
Television coverage
Network	IMT (GTV-9)
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Following the awards in this year, Kennedy who won the "Star of the Year" award coined the ceremony the "Logie Awards" as a tribute to honour Scottish engineer and innovator John Logie Baird who contributed to the development of television as a practical medium.^[1] This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1960:

Awards

Star of the Year (Gold Logie)

Winner:

Graham Kennedy

Other Awards

Program of the Year

Winner:

77 Sunset Strip, GTV9

TV Highlight of 1959

Winner:

Shell Presents series, GTV9

TV WEEK Special Award

Winner:

GTV9/ATN7 Interstate TV Link for Test Cricket

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Best Male Personality

Winner:

John Royle

Best Female Personality

Winner:

Ruth Nye

Best Program

Winner:

The Phil Silvers Show

Seven Network

Best Male Personality

Winner:

Don Bennetts

Best Female Personality

Winner:

Brenda Marshall

Best Program

Winner:

Father Knows Best

Nine Network

Best Male Personality

Winner:

Graham Kennedy

Best Female Personality

Winner:

Panda Lisner

Best Program

Winner:

In Melbourne Tonight