1st Primetime Emmy Awards

1st Primetime Emmy Awards
Date January 25, 1949
Location Hollywood Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by Walter O'Keefe
Television/Radio coverage
Network KTSL

The 1st Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the counterpart Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, January 25, 1949. Only shows produced in Los Angeles County, California and aired in the Los Angeles media market were eligible to win. The awards were hosted by Walter O'Keefe who substituted for Rudy Vallée when he had to leave town at the last minute. A special award category was introduced and awarded to Louis McManus for designing the actual Emmy Award statuette.

Winners and nominees

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Programs

Most Popular Television Program Best Film Made for Television
  • Pantomime Quiz, (KTLA)
    • Armchair Detective, (KTLA)
    • Don Lee Music Hall, (KTLA)
    • Felix De Cola Show, (KTLA)
    • Judy Splinters, (KTLA)
    • Mabel's Fables, (KTLA)
    • Masked Spooner, (KTLA)
    • Treasure of Literature, (KTLA)
    • Tuesday Varieties, (KTLA)
    • What's the Name of that Song, (KTLA)
  • The Necklace (Your Show Time Series)
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Hollywood Brevities
    • It Could Happen To You
    • Tell Tale Heart
    • Time Signal

Hosting

Most Outstanding Television Personality

Station Award

Special Award

McManus was presented with a plaque as an award instead of a copy of the very statue which he was being honored for.

Technical Award

References

  1. ↑ "1949 Primetime Emmy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2013.

External links

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