Penguin Award

Penguin Award

The Penguin Award is an annual award given given for excellence in broadcasting by the Television Society of Australia.

The award trophy depicts an ear listening to a television tube, but strongly resembles a penguin.

Winners of past awards include:
*Henri Szeps - 1985 for Performance in a Mini-series, "Palace of Dreams". ABC TV
*Ian Turpie - ? for Best Light Entertainment, "The New Price is Right" (twice)
*Richard Carleton
*Michael Carson
*Geraldine Doogue
*Bert Newton
*Gretel Killeen- 1989 for "OZ RAP" (writer/performer)
*Agro

External links

*http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Television_Society_of_Australia_Awards/awards_summary


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