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Daytime Emmy Awards

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  • 197919781977197619751974

    Daytime Emmy

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    Outstanding Achievement in Coverage of Special Events

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Performance at the White House

      5.8 (13)
      Hal Hutkoff(executive producer)
      For episode "Leontyne Price at the White House"
    • [object Object]

      In Performance at the White House

      5.8 (13)
      Hal Hutkoff(executive producer)
      For episode "Rostropovich at the White House"
    • The 5th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

      Bill Carruthers(producer)
      Joel Stein(producer)
    • Horowitz: Live!

      Herbert G. Kloiber(executive producer)
      John Goberman(producer)

    Outstanding Achievement in Technical Excellence

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Edge of Night

      7.8 (504)
      William Edwards(technical director)
      Joanne Goodhart(associate director)
      Paul C. York(video)
      Edward Atchison(audio)
      Bill Hughes(camera person)
      Arie Hefter(camera person)
      Jay Millard(camera person)
      Elliot Lawrence(composer)
      Barbara Miller(music coordinator)
      Robert Saxon(sound effects technician)
      Roman Spinner(teleprompter)

    Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

    • Al Freeman Jr. at an event for One Life to Live (1968)
      Winner
      • Al Freeman Jr.
      • One Life to Live
    • Nick Benedict
      • Nick Benedict
      • All My Children
    • Jed Allan
      • Jed Allan
      • Days of Our Lives
    • John Clarke in The Twilight Zone (1959)
      • John Clarke
      • Days of Our Lives
    • Joel Crothers in Dark Shadows (1966)
      • Joel Crothers
      • The Edge of Night
    • Michael Levin
      • Michael Levin
      • Ryan's Hope

    Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

    • Irene Dailey in Five Easy Pieces (1970)
      Winner
      • Irene Dailey
      • Another World
    • Beverlee McKinsey
      • Beverlee McKinsey
      • Another World
      • Victoria Wyndham
      • Another World
    • Susan Seaforth Hayes
      • Susan Seaforth Hayes
      • Days of Our Lives
      • Nancy Addison
      • Ryan's Hope
      • Helen Gallagher
      • Ryan's Hope

    Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kids Are People, Too

      7.7 (60)
      Lawrence Einhorn(executive producer)
      Noreen Conlin(co-producer)
      Laura Schrock
    • [object Object]

      Captain Kangaroo

      8.0 (1.7K)
      Frank Alesia
      Joel Kosofsky
    • [object Object]

      John Halifax, Gentleman

      6.4 (12)
      Jay Rayvid(executive producer)
      James A. DeVinney(producer)
      John McRae(producer)
      (Screened within Once Upon a Classic (1976)).
    • [object Object]

      Lorna Doone

      7.8 (43)
      Jay Rayvid(executive producer)
      Shep Greene(producer)
      Barry Letts(producer)
      (Screened within Once Upon a Classic (1976)).
    • [object Object]

      The Secret Garden

      7.0 (401)
      Jay Rayvid(executive producer)
      Dorothea Brooking(producer)
      James A. DeVinney(producer)
      (Screened within Once Upon a Classic (1976)).

    Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NBC Special Treat

      Episode: 

      The Tap Dance Kid

      7.4 (49)
      Linda Gottlieb(executive producer)
      Evelyn Barron(producer)
    • [object Object]

      ABC Afterschool Specials

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Linda Gottlieb(executive producer)
      Evelyn Barron(producer)
      For episode "Make Believe Marriage".
    • [object Object]

      ABC Afterschool Specials

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Daniel Wilson(executive producer)
      Fran Sears(producer)
      For episode "Mom And Dad Can't Hear Me".
    • [object Object]

      CBS Afternoon Playhouse

      7.4 (77)
      Daniel Wilson(executive producer)
      Fran Sears(producer)
      For episode "Joey And Redhawk"
    • [object Object]

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      Linda Gottlieb(executive producer)
      Doro Bachrach(producer)
      For episode "Rodeo Red And The Runaway".
    • [object Object]

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      Daniel Wilson(executive producer)
      Linda Marmelstein(producer)
      Phyllis Minoff(producer)
      For episode "NYC Too Far From Tampa Blues".

    Outstanding Children's Informational Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Blue Marble

      8.3 (109)
      Robert Wiemer(executive producer)
      Robert Berman(producer)
    • ABC Minute Magazine

      Thomas H. Wolf
    • 30 Minutes

      7.6 (12)
      Joel Heller(executive producer)
      Madeline Amgott(producer)
      Elliot Bernstein(producer)
      Jo Ann Caplin(producer)
      Christine Huneke(producer)
      Robert Rubin(producer)
      Patti Obrow White(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Animals, Animals, Animals

      8.4 (36)
      Lester Cooper(executive producer)
      Jake Haselkorn(producer)
    • In the News

      8.6 (46)
      Joel Heller(executive producer)
      Susan Mills(producer)
    • [object Object]

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin(executive producer)
      George Newall(producer)
      Tom Yohe(producer)
      For the segment "When You Turn Off The Set, Turn On A Book".

    Outstanding Children's Informational Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Razzmatazz

      6.2 (19)
      Joel Heller(executive producer)
      Vern Diamond(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People

      Episode: 

      The Secret of Charles Dickens

      6.9 (63)
      Daniel Wilson(executive producer)
      Linda Marmelstein(producer)

    Outstanding Children's Instructional Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Schoolhouse Rock!

      8.2 (4.6K)
      Tom Yohe(executive producer)
      George Newall(producer)
      Radford Stone(producer)
      For "Science Rock".
    • Dear Alex and Annie

      6.9 (10)
      Ken Greengrass(executive producer)
      Phil Lawrence(executive producer)
      Lynn Ahrens(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Metric Marvels

      7.9 (24)
      George Newall
      Tom Yohe
    • [object Object]

      Sesame Street

      8.1 (16K)
      David D. Connell(vice president for production)
      Al Hyslop(producer)

    Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ryan's Hope

      7.2 (604)
      Claire Labine(executive producer)
      Paul Avila Mayer(executive producer)
      Robert Costello(producer)
      Ellen Barrett(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      Betty Corday(executive producer)
      Wes Kenney(executive producer)
      Jack Herzberg(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Young and the Restless

      5.3 (7.2K)
      John Conboy(executive producer)
      Edward Scott(producer)
      Patricia Wenig(producer)
    • [object Object]

      All My Children

      6.8 (3.5K)
      Agnes Nixon(executive producer)
      Bud Kloss(producer)

    Outstanding Design Achievement for a Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love of Life

      7.4 (128)
      Lloyd R. Evans(scenic designer)
      Wesley Laws(set decorator)
      Dean Nelson(lighting director)
      Bob Anton(costume designer)
      Lee Halls(make-up designer)
      Phyllis Sagnelli(hairdresser)
      Lou Dorfsman(graphic design/title sequence)

    Outstanding Direction for a Daytime Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ryan's Hope

      7.2 (604)
      Jerry Evans
      Lela Swift
    • [object Object]

      All My Children

      6.8 (3.5K)
      Jack Coffey
      Del Hughes
      Henry Kaplan
    • [object Object]

      Another World

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Ira Cirker
      Melvin Bernhardt
      Paul Lammers
      Robert Calhoun
    • [object Object]

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      Al Rabin
      Joseph Behar
      Frank Pacelli
    • [object Object]

      The Edge of Night

      7.8 (504)
      John Sedwick
      Richard Pepperman
    • [object Object]

      The Young and the Restless

      5.3 (7.2K)
      Richard Dunlap
      Bill Glenn

    Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Merrill Heatter(executive producer)
      Bob Quigley(producer)
      Jay Redack(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The $10,000 Pyramid

      6.8 (513)
      Bob Stewart(executive producer)
      Anne-Marie Schmitt(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Family Feud

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Mark Goodson(executive producer)
      Bill Todman(executive producer)
      Howard Felsher(producer)

    Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show

    • Dick Clark
      Winner
      • Dick Clark
      • The $10,000 Pyramid
    • Bob Barker
      • Bob Barker
      • The Price is Right
    • Peter Marshall
      • Peter Marshall
      • The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)

    Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series

    • Phil Donahue
      Winner
      • Phil Donahue
      • Donahue
    • Stephanie Edwards
      • Stephanie Edwards
      • Everyday
    • John Bennett Perry
      • John Bennett Perry
      • Everyday

    Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ABC Afterschool Specials

      Episode: 

      Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Larry Elikann(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ABC Afterschool Specials

      Episode: 

      Gaucho

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Vince Humphrey(film editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Bay City Rollers Show

      6.7 (114)
      Harvey Berger(video tape editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Bay City Rollers Show

      6.7 (114)
      Jack Regas(graphic design/titles)
      Harvey Berger(graphic design/titles)
      Ron Hays(graphic design/titles)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Blue Marble

      Episode: 

      Hello in There

      8.3 (109)
      Jack Gilford(performer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Blue Marble

      8.3 (109)
      René Verzier(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Blue Marble

      8.3 (109)
      Dick Young(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People

      6.9 (63)
      Ken Gutstein(videotape editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People

      6.9 (63)
      Gene Piotrowsky(tape sound mixing)
    • Winner

      Freestyle!

      Roy Stewart(video tape editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      Geraldine Fitzgerald(performer)
      For episode "Rodeo Red and the Runaways".
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NBC Special Treat

      Episode: 

      The Tap Dance Kid

      7.4 (49)
      Norman Gay(film editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      Charles Gross(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      Ian Maitland(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      John Morris(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NBC Special Treat

      7.4 (49)
      Dorothy Weaver(costume designer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sesame Street

      8.1 (16K)
      Jim Henson(performer)
      Frank Oz(performer)
      Caroll Spinney(performer)
      Jerry Nelson(performer)
      Richard Hunt(performer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sesame Street

      8.1 (16K)
      Dick Maitland(sound effects)
      Roy Carch(sound effects)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Villa Alegre

      8.4 (83)
      Michael Baugh(graphic designer/titles)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming

    • Winner

      This Other Eden

      Joseph Vadala(cinematographer)
    • Winner

      Interrogation in Budapest

      Rolanda Mendelle(performer)
    • Winner

      Interrogation in Budapest

      Martin Hoade(director)

    Outstanding Individual Direction for a Game or Audience Participation Show

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Jerome Shaw
    • [object Object]

      The $10,000 Pyramid

      6.8 (513)
      Mike Gargiulo
    • The All New Jeopardy!

      7.4 (25)
      Dick Schneider

    Outstanding Individual Direction for a Variety Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Donahue

      6.3 (438)
      Ron Weiner
      For episode "Nazis and the Klan".
    • [object Object]

      America Alive!

      1.4 (137)
      Don Roy King
    • [object Object]

      Dinah!

      7.0 (328)
      Glen Swanson
      For the "5th Anniversary Show".

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

    • Peter Hansen at an event for Port Charles (1997)
      Winner
      • Peter Hansen
      • General Hospital
    • Joseph Gallison in Lawman (1958)
      • Joseph Gallison
      • Days of Our Lives
      • Mandel Kramer
      • The Edge of Night
      • Bernard Barrow
      • Ryan's Hope
      • Ron Hale
      • Ryan's Hope
      • Lewis Arlt
      • Search for Tomorrow

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

    • Suzanne Rogers at an event for Days of Our Lives (1965)
      Winner
      • Suzanne Rogers
      • Days of Our Lives
    • Frances Reid
      • Frances Reid
      • Days of Our Lives
      • Lois Kibbee
      • The Edge of Night
    • Rachel Ames
      • Rachel Ames
      • General Hospital
    • Susan Brown at an event for Port Charles (1997)
      • Susan Brown
      • General Hospital

    Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Donahue

      6.3 (438)
      Richard Mincer(executive producer)
      Patricia McMillen(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Good Morning America

      4.5 (2.2K)
      George Merlis(senior producer)
      John Kippycash(producer)
      Jack Reilly(producer)
      Sonya Selby-Wright(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Dinah!

      7.0 (328)
      Henry Jaffe(executive producer)
      Fred Tatashore(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Mike Douglas Show

      7.1 (607)
      Frank Miller(executive producer)
      Vince Calandra(producer)
      E.V. Di Massa Jr.(producer)

    Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ryan's Hope

      7.2 (604)
      Claire Labine
      Paul Avila Mayer
      Mary Munisteri
      Judith Pinsker
      Jeffrey Lane
    • [object Object]

      All My Children

      6.8 (3.5K)
      Agnes Nixon
      Wisner Washam
      Jack Wood
      Mary K. Wells
      Kenneth Harvey
      Cathy Chicos
      Caroline Franz
      Doris Frankel
      William Delligan
    • [object Object]

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      Ann Marcus
      Michael Robert David
      Ray Goldstone
      Joyce Perry
      Elizabeth Harrower
      Rocci Chatfield
      Laura Olsher
    • [object Object]

      The Young and the Restless

      5.3 (7.2K)
      William J. Bell
      Kay Alden
      Elizabeth Harrower

    Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Camera Three

      7.2 (76)
      John Musilli(executive producer)
    • Beethoven Festival

      Jack Costello(executive producer)
    • Cinematic Eye

      Peter Anderson(executive producer)
      Benjamin Dunlap(co-producer)
      Ruth Sproat(coordinating producer)
      Sidney Palmer(producer)
      Diana Weynand(producer)

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    Event date

    May 17, 1979

    Event location

    USA

    Event links

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