Logie Awards of 1962

The 4th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Saturday 31 March 1962 at the Chevron Hotel on St Kilda Road, Melbourne. The awards presentation was telecast live in a half-hour broadcast on ABV-2, (The ABC's Melbourne station), with delayed transmission on ABC stations in other cities over the following days. Gerald Lyons from the ABC was the Master of Ceremonies. Game show host Bob Dyer was on hand to present awards. Winning the Gold Logie was a joint honour that year with entertainer Tommy Hanlon Jr and variety host Lorrae Desmond, winning the coveted award, in doing so, Desmond was the first woman on Australian television to win the Gold.

Awards

Gold Logie Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Winner: Lorrae Desmond and Tommy Hanlon Jr

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National Best Variety Show Winner: Revue '61, ATN-7

Best Drama Series Winner: Consider Your Verdict, HSV-7

Best Youth Entertainment Winner: Bandstand, TCN-9

Best Female Singer Winner: Patsy Ann Noble

Best Male Singer Winner: Col Joye

Best Comedian Winner: Bobby Limb

Best Documentary Series Winner: Anzac, Nine Network

Best News Feature Program Winner: Four Corners, ABC

Best Commercial of the Year Winner: Vacuum Oil Company's Mobil commercial with Bobby Limb

Victoria Most Popular Male Winner: Graham Kennedy

Logie Awards of 1962

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