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1st Primetime Emmy Awards

1949 television awards event

Field	Value
name	1st Primetime Emmy Awards
date	January 25, 1949
location	Hollywood Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California
presenter	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
host	Walter O'Keefe
network	KTSL
award1_type	Most Popular Television Program
award1_winner	Pantomime Quiz Time
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	2nd

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 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

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Programs

Hosting

Station Award

KTLA for Outstanding Overall Performance in 1948

Special Award

Louis McManus – for designing the Emmy Award statuette. 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

Charles Mesak of Don Lee Television for the introduction of TV camera technology Phasefader

References

"Emmys.com list of 1949 Nominees & Winners". [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]].

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