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The Penguin Award was an annual award given for excellence in broadcasting by the Television Society of Australia. It was founded in 1954. The award trophy depicts an ear listening to a television tube, but strongly resembles a penguin, hence the name. The award was designed by Des White, an artist and designer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Past winners

1968

Presented on 10 November 1968. [1]

1970

November 1972

1973

Presented in a joint function with the Australian Film Institute Awards in Melbourne on 2 December 1973. [2]

November 1975

1976

Source: [3]

November 1977

November 1979

November 1980

1982

November 1983

1984

1985

Source: [4]

1986

Source: [5]

1987

Source: [6]

1988

Source: [7]

1989

Source: [8]

1990

Held at the Hilton Hotel, Melbourne on 1 December 1990. [9]

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