...and talent as they entertain you.
It's nice to look around and see so many happy, smiling faces, those who, at the end of the
evening, will be winners and those who won't be.
But in some ways, everyone's a winner at the Logies.
I'm actually panning now to see if my new boss is here.
Is Mr. Skate here this evening?
Is he here?
Really?
Oh, lovely.
It's nice to see you, sir.
I'm used to having bosses attend my Logie presentations.
Kerry used to sit there and play cards with Chappell quite often.
Is Pixie with you?
You actually got a double invitation?
You're very lucky.
Tonight's presentation, I hope, is going to be very successful.
One, it'll certainly be different.
It's going to finish on time.
As I welcome you, I want you to realize that the people who come on stage this evening
as presenters, this time around, in comparison to other years, are primarily Australian product,
but we're also very proud to have with us this evening, Lesley Nielsen and also the
beautiful Raquel Welsh, who can't be here until her spot a little later in the show.
She is attending other work, and she'll be here a little later in the evening, I think
accompanied by Jack Thompson.
And also, after this first commercial break, it'll be great to welcome back to Australia
Ireland's finest import, Dave Allen.
I'll see you soon.
OK, Raquel, come on.
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Michael Caine gives the performance of his life.
Jack the Ripper is coming.
Thank you.
Well of course it is St Patrick's Day and the wearing of this jacket is for a two-fold
reason.
Number one because it is dear St Pat's Day.
I know it is a rather vivid green and doesn't exactly go with our beautiful skays blue lining.
The other reason for wearing the green jacket.
We welcome back to Australia, as I mentioned before, one of Australia's most important
exports from Ireland.
A great performer and a great friend.
Please welcome Dave Allen.
What a green.
What about yourself?
I haven't got any green on me.
Well I do actually but I'm not going to show you.
Oh right.
It's a custom I always wear green knickers on St Patrick's Day.
Lovely.
And no one sees them?
Nobody sees them.
That's your story.
Would you like to see them?
Well I wouldn't.
Well I don't know.
It's a little early in the show perhaps.
Shit I forgot to put them on.
Dave, we're very proud to have you do our show this evening because I know both in England
and also here in Australia you don't do many award shows.
I've never done any.
It's the first one.
I've watched them and I know what to do.
I know what to say.
I'd like to thank Channel 7 for inviting me here.
I would like to thank you for introducing me.
Pleasure.
I would like to thank the pilot who brought me down.
I would like to thank the priest who freed me of all my sins today.
I would like to thank my mother for giving me birth to me and my daddy's sperm for getting
all the way up here.
Yeah sure.
In other words you thank everybody.
I'd like to thank you.
We thank you for being here this evening.
And let's put you to work.
The first award is the most popular new talent in Australia and the nominations are Nicole
Dixon from Home and Away.
I know about the accident.
I realise it must be very distressing for you.
How did you know?
Well there were witnesses and from the descriptions that I've heard you really can't go blaming
yourself for it.
Oh yeah what would you know?
Anyway how did you get on the act to find me?
I simply offered to help.
Yeah looking for a chance to rub it in more.
Rachel Friend Neighbours the 10 Network.
Jo and Jay?
Yeah I know.
She didn't mind did she?
Henry Ramsay how could you?
I never want to see you again.
Henry are you ok?
Oh god I didn't mean it.
Come on Henry wake up.
Rebecca Smart the Shura Lee the 7 Network.
And the winner?
Nicole Dixon.
Nicole Dixon plays Bobbie Simpson Australia's best known juvenile delinquent in Home and
Away.
She's been acting for only four years and before that graduated from the Sydney College
of Arts venturing in photography.
Wow thanks guys.
This is a great opportunity to thank a few very important people.
Firstly Bevan Lee who created my character, John Holmes, Alan Bateman and Rick Pelletier
who took a very big risk in employing me.
A very very special cast and crew who all deserve awards.
And my parents and other very important people thank you very much.
Nicole Dixon from Home and Away saved now the most popular children's program.
And the nominations are the Early Bird Show the 10 Network, Wombat the 7 Network and Young
Talentine the 10 Network.
And you have the winner.
And the winner is Wombat.
And that is now its 11th year of production.
The Brisbane Bay Show provides a successful blend of information and humour.
The award is being accepted by the executive producer Dina Brown recently appointed director
of children's programs for the Australian Television Network.
Well firstly I just want to say something really quickly because I know Dina will have
a lot of people to thank.
Thanks to all the crew, thanks to our producer this year who's with Sherry Botcher and also
to Agro who really does make our sessions go so quickly.
And I'm sorry he's not here tonight but thanks a lot.
I will just extend upon this thanks to the whole Wombat team, to the Australian Television
Network who are so facilitating and allowing us to do Wombat.
And I think it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the great competition that was
nominated in this category, particularly Young Talentine who have served Australian audiences
so well and for so long.
Congratulations to all concerned.
Also lovely words too on Young Talentine with Jonny Young as we all realize.
That show after a great success for so many years came to an end but unlike some other
television programs it had a very long life and a very successful life and I'm thrilled
to say that Jonny is in the audience this evening and congratulations Jon on the job.
Well done.
I know there are many wonderful wonderful things ahead for you.
And for you too Dave I hope you have a good time here in Australia again.
Always do, always will.
You're touring around?
Moving around yeah, I have to keep moving.
Where do you play next?
Perth.
Then Melbourne, Sydney?
Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane, Canberra just to check that lot out and back to England.
A blessing to you and have a wonderful time.
Dave Allen ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you.
Good to see you again.
And watch out for those play dates today throughout Australia.
Fantastic comedian and of course for those of you old enough to remember back in Sydney
quite some years ago one of the most successful tonight show compers that that city ever had.
And now it's nice to welcome on stage two people, two of the most successful young people
this country has ever had.
Please put your hands together for Carly Minogue and Jason Donovan.
Welcome.
Thank you.
It's good to have you here.
What are some of the questions that you wouldn't like me to ask you?
Don't say.
Don't say, okay.
Well I won't even get into that area.
The thing that intrigues I think some of the older performers in television is that I don't
think any two people in the history of this industry in Australia has had as much publicity,
has had as much success at such a young age and yet you still retain your feet on the
ground.
Is that very hard Carly?
I don't think so.
I think for both of us I know Jason with his father Terry helps him and my family is so
supportive and so ordinary if they don't mind me saying that it's not so hard at all.
How did you feel last year when you seemed to spend as much time on stage as last year's
Compia Daryl Summers?
Oh it was amazing.
I was even like awards I didn't know that I was nominated for I got so it was fantastic.
Jason once again this year we find that the two of you are nominated for the gold.
Have you discussed that very much?
I don't think we actually have.
Because Daryl is willing to come to an agreement with you.
Yeah no it's I don't know whoever wins is going to be obviously the winner and I guess
it's the public's decision so we'll go with that I suppose.
We haven't really talked about it have we?
How hard is it for you when you go overseas now given of course Neighbours has so much
success in England and Europe well you literally can't get away from it.
Do you find that hard?
I think I don't know whether actually Australians really know the success of Neighbours overseas
I mean it's like one in three Britons actually watch the show which is like it's pretty incredible
in any sort of any way shape or form.
The population of Australia watches it in England.
Yeah so that's I guess that's the comparison if you want to compare it.
Well I for one and I know I echo the sentiments of almost everybody in the industry if not
everybody we're very proud of you because you've done a fantastic job and you're a
great stalwarts for the industry and also wonderful ambassadors when you when you go
overseas and there are very few in the industry.
And all of us in the industry wish you well and we know that it's going to continue.
We'll get you down to work now.
The most popular new talent in Australia which would be very close to your heart because
it's not all that long ago but you were just that.
The nominations Nicole Dix I'm sorry I beg your pardon I'm sorry hang on I do beg your
pardon.
We go.
I'm sorry what a fool I am.
They should have given me the Hall of Fame again let me go home.
We've got the oh damn it I'll have to wear them.
It's a dreadful thing I really now I can't see a foot in I know exactly how Sir Eric
Pierce feels having to wear glasses all the time.
By the way Eric if you're watching all the best to you and I watch the papers every day
and nice to know you're still Willis and everything's under control.
Okay we come now to the most popular light entertainment in comedy and personality is
that right am I right then?
The nominations are Mark Mitchell the comedy company.
You know how you are she's very happy.
We wait and wait and wait and wait.
Sometimes we think the baby's never gonna come.
At last Marika she goes into Liber and what happens she's in the Liber for three and a
half weeks.
I can't believe it man it's so painful because you know I got to unload the truck all by
myself.
Daryl Somers the Nine Network.
Mary Anne Faye the comedy company Ten.
And guess what my spectacular little brother made me this.
Doggly spewer.
And their mum and dad reckon we have to go to Nana's and I go boy you can't mug me and
guess what they made me.
And the winner.
The winner the winner the winner.
The winner the winner the winner the winner the winner.
but this is her first logy.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Sorry I took so long getting here.
Mark Mitchell was sitting on my dress.
LAUGHTER
Thank you very much.
Thank you TV Week. Thank you people who voted.
It's lovely.
And I'd like to thank Channel 10
and my husband Ian.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
And my sister Bobbie, who's the producer.
My brother Nick, who supplies the paper.
LAUGHTER
Nepotism lives.
Thanks very much.
APPLAUSE
Well, well, well.
The party is such sweet sorrow.
We weren't here together very long,
but it was certainly a beaut, a minute together.
And I wish you much success in the future.
Thank you. And thanks for being here.
Yep. Good on you Carly. Carly Minogue.
And Jason Donovan.
APPLAUSE
Thank you.
Two lovely young people.
We're back with you after this break
for the Logies 1989.
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Look, kids, what about what I want to do?
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My parents at 12 said dog being late.
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back.
We come now to the first of the state awards for this evening,
and we go to South Australia.
And the most popular program in South Australia this year has been won by Wheel of Fortune on the Seven Network,
and it's been won by John Burgess.
Congratulations, John, and to all concerned on the program.
And the most popular personality in South Australia, Anne Wills from the Seven Network from Station SAS.
Congratulations to Anne.
I think it's worthy of a special round of applause.
That makes Anne's telling in the Logies 16.
That's her sixth logo, 16th logo.
Fantastic.
Continuing now with the young image of this year's Logies.
I'm being plied with all the young performers available to me, which is terrific.
Now we welcome one of the most popular stars from Hey Dad,
and also one of the most popular young stars from Home and Away, which has been proved already.
Welcome to the stage, Christopher Truswell and Nicole Vixen.
Just a little closer if you could.
We've been told by the audio man to get as close as possible.
Oh, that's nice.
Welcome back to the stage.
Thank you.
How do you feel about that award, eh? Nice and pleased?
Very weird. I don't know yet. I was a bit of a blur, I think.
Surprised?
Yes.
Seeing Carly and Jason up on stage just a few minutes ago,
and seeing fellow young actors being so successful internationally and so forth,
what sort of a feeling does that give you?
Well, I think it's great for the international scene to get some young Australian talent up there,
especially in England, because that's a pretty tough market to sort of crack.
I think it's quite good on you, Carly and Jason.
Right. Are they seen among the younger acting profession as some sort of role models,
or have they broken that new ground?
Well, yeah. Your go?
I'm not quite sure what the young actors really want,
but I think their success is fantastic.
As a matter of fact, I heard a producer say that recently.
I'm not too sure what the young actors want.
Money is the answer, isn't it?
Yeah, probably.
It's good to have you here. We'll get you down to work now.
Not probably, definitely.
You've got the... I'm working without the glasses, so let's hope this is right.
We're going to ask you to make the award for the most popular music video,
and the nominations are John Farnham for Age of Reason.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC PLAYS
Carly Minogue and Jason Donovan, especially for you.
MUSIC PLAYS
John Farnham, Two Strong Hearts.
MUSIC PLAYS
And the winner is...
John Farnham for Age of Reason.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Age of Reason, the title track of John Farnham's top-selling album.
The video is shot at Cathedral Mount in Victoria
and directed by Steve Hopkins, produced by Stephen Priest.
APPLAUSE
Thank you very much indeed.
First of all, I'd like to thank Robbie Wellington.
Robbie shot the clip.
He made me look good.
We used Mountaineer socks on the lenses.
LAUGHTER
Thanks for laughing at that. It's great.
LAUGHTER
The band have been absolutely unbelievable.
I really want to thank those people very much.
I love them very much and they are among the finest musicians and singers you can find.
In fact, David Hirschfelder, who works with me often,
is doing a music video and I think he's done a great job.
The crew, all the people I work with.
APPLAUSE
David!
Hang on, it wasn't Robbie Wellington's clip. It was Age of Reason.
I'm sorry, I thought you said Two Strong Hearts.
I wish I was dead.
I didn't want to start.
LAUGHTER
Somebody said he's close down there.
No, actually... Thank you very much.
LAUGHTER
Oh!
Stephen Priest.
I'll start again.
Let's do it from there.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the stage, John Farnham.
APPLAUSE
Congratulations.
Oh, thank you.
Look, just do what Michael Cole did many years ago.
Just treat this as a dress rehearsal.
I've seriously considered it.
Stephen Priest produced the clip.
LAUGHTER
And Steve Hopkins filmed it.
They did a wonderful job.
As did Robbie Wellington on...
LAUGHTER
..Two Strong Hearts.
I'll have to get paid for it again, too.
And David Hirschfelder actually was also there.
Because this is sort of deja vu.
I do apologise.
LAUGHTER
It's the hair. It's taken all the brain food out.
LAUGHTER
It makes me look young and fresh. I can't help it.
But thank you very, very much indeed.
I am a very proud man.
Thank you, Glen Wheatley, my manager.
Thanks for the bride and my sons for putting up with me.
And thanks for the pilot for bringing me here tonight.
And thank you very, very much.
It's good to see you, Bert. Good to see you too, mate.
Thank you.
John Farnham.
APPLAUSE
Thanks, the pilot.
APPLAUSE
Well, there you go.
The score is Farnham and Newton, 15-all.
LAUGHTER
I should mention, too, the magnificent job
that David is doing tonight with the music.
He's done such great things, of course,
with John Farnham over the years on tours
and also on his recordings.
And it's great, David, to have you with us this evening.
APPLAUSE
It's come as a great shock, of course,
to some people in the industry.
Tommy Teakow is an intensive carrots and marries.
But I'm sure he'll enjoy the music
just as all of us are.
Here's a very interesting moment for you now, ladies and gentlemen,
as our next presenter comes on stage.
I don't think it's any secret that as of next Monday,
two people, and I hope I'm right in saying this,
who have a mutual respect for each other,
I certainly have a great respect for Ray,
and from what I read, he seems to have that sort of thing for me, too.
We go into competition with a television programme
up against each other at 12 noon.
And obviously both of us are looking for great things
this year to come and also many years to come.
Whether there's room for two or not remains to be seen.
But I do welcome on stage now someone whom I do admire very much
and who has broken all that new ground,
hopefully so I can take just a little piece of it as of Monday.
Please welcome Ray Martin.
APPLAUSE
Thank you for those comments.
You know, it's a pretty mean world out there.
There are a lot of hard-nosed journalists out there.
Don't worry, I worked for Nine for 26 years.
I don't know what you're talking about.
When it comes to people with real experience in the show business world,
just you and me left. Yeah, exactly.
I just want to strike the glasses.
I don't want to have the glasses in front of you.
You don't need glasses, do you? No, I don't.
I've got the contact lenses in.
You spend long enough in television. Do you really wear them?
Yes. I take them out. I'll be as blind as you.
Is that a fact you wear? Well, that gives me brand-new hope.
How long have you worn those? Let me try the glasses.
Maybe in a couple of months you could give them to me.
I don't need those. I'll tell you what, though.
You get a lovely picture of Dulcey bowling.
It's just like the one in New Id.
You know that one, that sort of very, very lovely, hazy one
with the snapdragon growing out of her left ear?
It's beautiful.
You take them off and it's just Dulcey and me again.
I don't see it.
Ray, I want to ask you, obviously, the question is,
how do you feel about Monday?
Terrific. Terrific.
I think, as Mike Tyson says,
if you're really going to have a fight rather than the bum of the month,
you want to take on someone good.
I must ask him that. I've got him on Monday.
Have you, is it?
Is that at 12 o'clock or is that 12.15?
Because we got him at 12.
Have you really?
That's if we get around to dropping Sinatra, who's very keen to do this.
Well, I've got to tell you, we've got the Pope doing the wheel,
not Don, but the Pope doing the wheel.
You think that's the Pope?
That's a guy called Rabbi Gutnik who does a lot of impressions around the town.
Ray, let's hope that we have a lot of fun...
Yes, we do....together in that one slot.
Sure we will.
Ray, we'll get you down to work.
This is the most popular actor in a telemovie mini-series,
and the nominations are Vince Colossimo,
All the Way, The Nine Network.
Hey, Joe, if you won't tell me...
Chrissy, there's nothing to tell.
Joe, please talk to me.
Chrissy, if I knew what it was I had to talk to you about, I would.
Us! There's nothing wrong.
There is. I don't know what you want from me anymore.
You know what I want? I want you to stop going on and on
until you turn this into some massive problem.
That's all I want.
Don't judge me!
Brian Brown, The Shura Lee, The Seven Network.
Just accept the reality, Mr McAuley.
You do all you can.
I'll get the news to give you something to settle your nerves.
Never mind me.
You just make her better.
Listen.
You just go your hardest and give her a chance.
Hugo Weaving, Dirtwater Dynasty, The Ten Network.
Do you have any children?
No, sir, she's not.
Nancy!
Nancy!
Do you have any children?
And the winner right.
All right.
The winner of the most popular actor in a telly movie
or miniseries is Brian Brown.
Brian!
Brian Brown wins this award for his portrayal of the tough
and soft heart of McAuley in The Shura Lee.
Brian won Best Actilogy in 1981 for his performance in A Town Like Alice.
Seems strange getting something for...
strange getting an award for something you love doing.
You should get it for pain or something like that, I think.
I did love doing The Shura Lee, so I'm very pleased to get this.
I couldn't have done it without Rebecca Smart.
And...
I couldn't have done it without Tony Moorford, the writer.
And...
Certainly couldn't have done it without George Ogilvy, the director.
And none of us could have done it without Darcy Nylund
writing a great Australian classic story.
I'd like to thank Noni Hazelhurst and all the cast and crew.
Jock Blair and Bruce Moya from the South Australian Film Corp.
and Gary Fenton from Channel 7.
I'd like to thank Rachel Brown, Rosie Brown, Matilda Brown and Molly Brown
for sharing everything I do.
And the viewing public for making it such a success.
Thank you.
Thank you, Brian.
Brian Brown.
He's a great character, isn't he?
Someone said once that he makes the late ships rapidly look uptight,
which I think is a beautiful line.
Great to have him on stage with that well-deserved award.
Ray, we get now to the most popular actress in a Tully movie miniseries
and here are the nominations.
Rebecca Smart for The Shura Lee, The Seven Network.
Did you know that people die?
Yes, I had heard that.
My granny died, Mum's mum.
We can't visit her anymore and that's why.
Yeah, well, when people die, they're not around anymore.
You can't visit them.
But why?
Because they're in heaven or purgatory or hell.
Where's that?
Danny Monogue, All the Way, The Nine Network.
I'm here to you.
You wouldn't want to.
Of course not. I don't want to marry you.
Look, I want to get rid of it.
You can't do that, Penny.
Joe, you got me into this.
Now you've got to help me out.
No, not like that. I can't.
I know you're irresistible.
Nanny Hazlehurst, The Shura Lee, The Seven Network.
I don't need you to work for me.
I don't need you to run the place.
That, I had a good husband, I buried him.
That part of my life's over.
You want a job, you've got it.
You don't, goodbye.
And Ray, the winner.
The winner for the most popular actress in a telemovie or a miniseries is Rebecca Smart.
Rebecca Smart captivated the nation with her betrayal of Buster in The Shura Lee.
She was 13 but was only 10 when she filmed the series.
I'd like to thank Brian and George because I'll never forget them.
And I'd like to thank Cameron, my agent.
What's his name again?
No, it's Jane and Chris.
Are they good agents?
Yes.
How much percentage do they take?
Um, no.
You know?
Yes, I do.
Right, well you've got one thing ahead of them, haven't you?
And I'd like to thank all my friends and my family for their support.
And I'd like to say hello to my brother, Aaron in Sydney.
Good on you.
Congratulations.
A great performance by a great little actress.
Thank you, Ray.
Thank you very much indeed.
And just as you leave, let me just say once again I realise that I'm about to join Auguste
Company and I'm thrilled and honoured to be in that time slot and I hope that we, as I
mentioned before, we both have a lot of fun.
I'm sure we will.
Good on you.
Thanks, mate.
Ray Martin, ladies and gentlemen.
We're back with you after this break.
This is the Logies 1989 coming to you from the Hardin Collins in Bolworth.
Yo, Alf here.
I'd like to thank the judges of the 1989 Logie Awards for bestowing this great honour on
me.
Oh.
Oh, I didn't win?
Fine.
Enjoy the rest of the show.
I'm going to wait for you by the floor.
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direct from Mitsubishi Motors.
That's right, $1,000 on top of the best deal you can get, but only until the end of March
and only from participating Mitsubishi dealers.
Colt from Mitsubishi.
What are you doing?
I'm checking the easy pill tops on these mainland picks.
That's not necessary.
The lush green pastures of New Zealand, they might be a bit behind the rest of the world,
but that's why their mainland cheese is so far ahead and so is the idea of mainland's
easy-peel pack.
Now we have to send the lot back to be repacked.
You mean I have to check them all again?
Cussin's Research Laboratories in England have achieved a real breakthrough in laundry
detergent manufacturing technology.
New Radiant.
Not a powder, not a liquid, but super-strength concentrated granules.
You use only half as much as ordinary powders to lift the toughest dirt and stains
and get loads more washes per pack.
Now that's value for money.
Super-strength granules.
You use half as much as ordinary powders and get loads and loads more washes per pack.
Radiant from Cussin's.
So strong yet so gentle.
Mum, are your kids off to school with something to hide?
The same boring old sandwiches.
Others have discovered new sesame high-top, sending their kids to the top of the class.
Fielders New Sesame High-Top is Australia's only calcium and B group vitamin-enriched
white bread.
Thickly sliced, deliciously soft, tastes terrific.
With Sesame High-Top sandwiches, they'll be happy to show them and share them.
Come on, Mum, give them Fielders New Sesame High-Top.
You can taste the country goodness.
The mystery of 1888 becomes the mini-series of 1989.
There must have been 10, 12, but how many?
15 pictures made about Jack the Ripper.
And there's never been an ending.
This one we have.
A lavish $20 million production, filmed under a veil of secrecy.
Four different endings were shot.
Not even the actors knew who done it.
Well, this will be the definitive Jack the Ripper.
See Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins and Armand Desente
in the acclaimed mini-series of 1989.
Coming soon on Seven.
Back to the Logies, 89.
It's great to have you company.
We go now to some more state awards, this time to the sunny state of Queensland.
The most popular program in Queensland is Wombat, the Seven Network,
and to be accepted by the executive producer, Dina Brown.
The most popular personality in Queensland, again it goes to, from QDQ9,
Jackie McDonald.
And this is Jackie's 14th Logie.
Congratulations to her.
And to Wilbur too, whatever reason he was there.
Ladies and gentlemen, one of the real success stories of Australian television,
particularly in the last 12 months or so,
has been the runaway success of The Comedy Company.
I would imagine people working in the show particularly,
considering that originally it was done as a warm-up called The 11th Hour,
then went to the 10 Network,
and is one of that network's real success stories in the last 12 or 14, 15 months.
And the people in that show have become household names,
and nonetheless, from this fine actor and comedian,
please welcome Mark Mitchell.
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You've got a marvellous smile, Bert.
Thank you. Thank you, Mark.
I don't know if anyone's ever said that before, but it really is something special.
They've said it before, but not for a long time.
Oh, lovely.
Mark, actually, you really basically started out in television
doing impressions of people, including yourself, didn't you?
I always denied it, of course, but there was something about having seen you for so long that...
that rubbed off.
There's a little bit of Bert in everyone, I think.
I'm trying to say what a fabulous job you're doing tonight, Bert.
Thank you, Mark.
Patty asked me to tell you that Bert Chief thinks you're doing a marvellous job too.
I think we all do.
Right. Thank you very much.
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Thank you. Mark, one question I want to ask you, like so many other people,
including John Blackman, etc., etc., when are you doing a British...?
Is John here?
No, he's not, unfortunately.
He is elsewhere watching the show, and I believe enjoying it too, with his executive...
I'm sure he is.
When you do an impression of me, why is it that you make me slightly camp?
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I don't know, Bert, it's just one of those things.
Yes, that's what I'm worried about, Mark.
You must be thrilled with the success of the show.
Yes, it's absolutely wonderful.
Did it come as a great surprise? I mean, it really took off like that?
Well, we hoped for it.
It took us a great big surprise to 60 minutes, I can tell you that.
Yes. In fact, it's amazing that I'm actually presenting this award.
Not that I know who the winner is, I don't.
But, um... I'll say about that, for the time being.
OK. Fine, Mark.
It's fabulous, and I think so much of the success of the show
is due to Ian McFadden, our head writer, Doug McLeod.
Mm. Sure.
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Mark, can I just ask you, what have you done for yourself there?
You've got some dreadful cuts and things.
Yes, I slipped and fell among the Mallelukah.
Well, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
What's the Mallelukah?
It's a type of native bush.
Oh, there must have been a backing group at Channel 10 or something.
Yes, right. It's a book.
Well, it's a lovely story, and I'll let you stick with it there, Mark.
You know, I was just standing out there, but thinking about the loggie...
Yes. I'll put these down here cos we haven't finished yet.
Could we? I mean... Certainly.
What time is News World scheduled for, Bert?
We're just hoping it gets on air at 11 o'clock,
cos if it's up there at 11 o'clock, you know who has said he might not be there himself.
Oh, do you?
Well, there you go, and he's got power.
It just occurred to me, the loggie award itself,
it looks so much like Lou Richards,
insofar as it's been an integral part of television for 31 years.
Well, Lou's gonna love you for saying that,
and I'm proud to say that Lou is with us this evening in the audience.
There's a nice compliment for you, Lou,
but he certainly is a very important part of Australian television.
And so are the winners of the awards to come,
and this one is the most popular public affairs program.
The nominations are A Current Affair, The Nine Network.
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I've interviewed people before who've also been threatened,
they've been in life-threatening situations,
and they haven't been so cowardly as to not reveal their identities.
Well, don't say it's cowardly, my honours,
it's part of our robes, it's part of our full regalia, so...
Well, you'd forgive me for saying that it's a cowardly organisation, then.
I don't see it as cowardly.
Hinch at Seven, The Seven Network.
The weapons, at least, you should be delighted for,
and they should not be available to children.
If you don't believe me, have a look at this.
I'm Darren Hinch.
That winner, 60 minutes to nine, then.
I'm Ian Lizard.
I'm Mike Munro.
I'm Jennifer Byrne.
I'm Richard Kolk.
I'm Jeff McMullin.
Dear Great Clips, I've not seen that clip before,
with the honour of saying rather cowardly,
and they take the shot of the bloke in the hood,
which I think is absolutely wonderful.
I just think it's marvellous.
The winner, please, Mike.
And the winner is... A Current Affair.
Right!
Ian Vance, who accepts a logey for the most popular public affairs programme,
quit a job as a roving six-month-from-water to front a current affair in February 1988,
proving himself a worthy successor to Mike Polisic.
Thank you very much. This is delightful.
When you work in front of the camera in public affairs television,
you realise that without the floor crews, the cameramen,
the sound recorders, the researchers, the editors,
the other on-the-road reporters, you are nothing and nobody.
So this award goes to all those professionals on a current affair.
And if I might say so, it goes to one man who inspires a current affair,
although he's not with us anymore,
and has inspired much of Australian public affairs television, Mike Willissey.
So thank you very much.
Thank you.
Mark, it's an all too brief, but that's it.
We may see you later in the show. Who knows?
That would be lovely. Thank you.
Mark Mitchell, ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you.
And now to the stage, two members of the television fraternity here in Australia,
Kerry-Ann Kennelly and John Burgess.
You've got something at least one thing in common,
that is that you do Good Morning Australia,
you've got to get up at some ungodly hour, like what is it?
Four. Four o'clock in the morning.
You do breakfast over in Perth. What time for you?
I get up late half past four.
Do you ever get used to it?
Oh, sure. Yeah.
You lie.
I've been doing it for a long time, I bet.
I was thinking this is my 25th year in radio and television,
first time I've been to the Logies, I see it's 31 years,
so I was six when they were first started.
This is your first time here?
First time.
Lovely. You and partner?
And I'm glad that you said we've got young presenters with us this year.
Thanks very much, Berth.
What about people who say to you,
I mean, you get up so early in the morning and yet you look so great.
It must be a wonderful compliment to hear regularly.
It's great. I'm really 18.
What about...
I mean, it's hard getting up early in the morning,
but it's a great job and you've got to go with it.
Sure. And what about the future?
I mean, could you see the rest of your television life
getting up so early in the morning?
Me and Jane Pauling. Oh, who knows?
I mean, I enjoy the job. We have a great time.
I've been doing it so long.
I think when I started Morning Television, interest rates were 8%.
Really? How long ago?
Good on you, Kerri-Ann.
We'll put you to work too, if we may, John and Kerri-Ann.
The most popular sports coverage.
We have the nominations Cricket on the 9 Network,
the Olympics on Network 10,
and Tennis on the 7 Network.
And the winner?
And the winner. May I open this?
And the winner is...
the Olympics!
The 9 Network's coverage of the Seoul Olympics
was a massive operation involving 180 personnel
and more than 250 hours of live coverage.
The logo accepted by Mike Gibson
and Bruce McEvaney.
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Well, Michael went first in Seoul, so I'll go first here, Mike.
It was a great team effort, no doubt about that.
It was the most exciting 16 days of everybody's lives,
I'm sure, from the 10 Network that were in Seoul.
We were proud of what we achieved.
It was great sport, it was great television,
and it was a lot of fun working alongside Gibbo.
The only people besides all the people at 10,
including Ron May and Des Morton,
who led the 10 telecasts that I'd like to thank,
Debbie Flintoff-King, Duncan Armstrong, the Hockey Girls,
and Flo Joe, because they all made it memorable.
Thank you.
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One thing I've got to ask you, Bruce, because you know everything.
You know everything, Bruce.
Don't you?
Do we have to hand this back if we test positive after the show?
Well, Gibbo, I know what you have to do to test,
and I'm not going to do it right up here.
I'm going to assure you about that.
I tell you what, as I was coming in tonight, Norman Gunston bailed me up.
He said, Mr Gibson, is it true that you were tested for steroids in Seoul?
I said, no, Norman.
He said, I'll tell you what, they've been taking the urine out of you ever since.
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Thank you, Bruce.
And all the best, mate.
And thanks also to John and Kerry Anne for being with us this evening.
Great seeing you both. Bye.
All the best, John.
Welcome to my network.
Thank you. Thank you.
Welcome to John's network. OK, lovely.
Speaking of our network, and speaking of the Nine Network,
the Ten Network and ABC Television,
once again have been interesting months.
I think even sometimes in the low periods,
there are interest points in television in Australia that stand out.
And we've got a marvellous group, Club Veg,
who are very well known on 2MMM in Sydney.
They've looked at the situation of couch potatoes.
Now, if you don't know what a couch potato is, let me explain to you.
Well, it's pretty obvious.
It's someone who sits there and basically lives his life watching television.
And they've managed to get together some of the highlights
of the past few months and they've presented it as couch potatoes.
Ladies and gentlemen, please make welcome Club Veg
and the year in television.
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