The Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on TV is voted for by the general public and is the highest accolade an Australian TV performer can receive.
The award can be won by any TV star who has appeared on an Australian-made TV show. The first official Gold Logie was awarded in 1960 after Graham Kennedy
dubbed the awards "the Logies" the previous year. However, the award of
"TV Star Of The Year" in 1959 is considered to be equivalent to a Gold Logie.
In 1962, two Gold Logies were presented – one to Tommy Hanlon and one to Lorrae Desmond. In 1967, three Gold Logies were won – two to Graham Kennedy for Male Personality of the Year and Australian Television Personality of the Decade (even though the decade wasn’t quite over!) and one to Hazel Phillips for Female Personality of the Year.
In 1970, Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin were awarded special Gold Logies for “providing TV’s greatest moment” in their moon telecast!
Gold Logie Winners
- 1959 - TV Stars Of The Year: Graham Kennedy & Panda Lisner
- 1960- Graham Kennedy
- 1961- Bob Dyer
- 1962- Tommy Hanlon and Lorrae Desmond
- 1963- Michael Charlton
- 1964- Bobby Limb
- 1965- Jimmy Hannan
- 1966- Gordon Chater
- 1967- Graham Kennedy, Hazel Phillips
- 1968- Brian Henderson
- 1969- Graham Kennedy
- 1970- Barry Crocker, Maggie Tabberer, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin
- 1971- Gerard Kennedy, Maggie Tabberer, Bob & Dolly Dyer
- 1972- Gerard Kennedy
- 1973- Tony Barber
- 1974- Graham Kennedy, Pat McDonald
- 1975- Ernie Sigley, Denise Drysdale
- 1976- Norman Gunston, Denise Drysdale
- 1977- Don Lane, Jeanne Little
- 1978- Graham Kennedy
- 1979- Bert Newton
- 1980- Mike Walsh
- 1981- Bert Newton
- 1982- Bert Newton
- 1983- Daryl Somers
- 1984- Bert Newton
- 1985- Rowena Wallace
- 1986- Daryl Somers
- 1987- Ray Martin
- 1988- Kylie Minogue
- 1989- Daryl Somers
- 1990- Craig McLachlan
- 1991- Steve Vizard
- 1992- Jana Wendt
- 1993- Ray Martin
- 1994- Ray Martin
- 1995- Ray Martin
- 1996- Ray Martin
- 1997- Lisa McCune
- 1998- Lisa McCune
- 1999- Lisa McCune
- 2000- Lisa McCune
- 2001- Georgie Parker
- 2002- Georgie Parker
- 2003- Rove McManus
- 2004- Rove McManus
- 2005- Rove McManus
- 2006- John Wood
- 2007- Kate Ritchie