Continuation of Pre-Oscar ceremonies.            

The 49th Annual Academy Awards presentation, telecast live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, California. Warren Beatty, Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, and Ellen Burstyn are hosts.  

Duplicate of #7509.                                   

The first annual television Critics Circle Awards are presented. 
Steve Lawrence and Beverly Sills are the hosts.      

The Fourth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are presented.

Hosts: Peter Marshall, Chuck Woolery, Victoria Wyndham, Jack Gilford, Soupy Sales. Live from the Tavern On The Green Restaurant in New York City's Central Park.
                                                 

The 1977 Photoplay Gold Medal Awards are presented.

Hosts: Elliott Gould and Angie Dickinson.       

Approx 6 minutes is missing from this special.    

The Fourth annual Black Athletes Hall of Fame Award presentation broadcast on ABC affiliate station WAST from 11:30pm to 1:00am.

The  award ceremony occurred on June 16, 1977 in the Grand Ballroom of the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City.  
Honored sports figures, included Wilt Chamberlain, Ike Williams, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Larry Doby, Bob Gibson, Franco Harris, Bill Bradley, Wilma Rudolph Charley May, and O.J. Simpson. The program features a taped salute from President Jimmy Carter and appearances by guests, including, Alan King, Billy Paul, Chuck Mangione, Al Green, Howard Cosell, Dick Gregory, Natalie Cole, Milton Berle, Richie Havens, Natalie Cole, Al Green, Lady Flash, others. 

NOTE:
Lady Flash sings "Love Power."
O.J. Simpson mentions his inspiration to get into sports came from Willie Mays. 
Chet Walker accepts the Black Hall of Fame award for Wilt Chambherlain, Bill Cosby Award presented to Bob Gibson, Alan King presents the first Man of the Year Humanitarian Award to Bill Cosby.

Host: Bill Cosby

Includes Commercials.                                     

Hosts: Robert Blake, Angie Dickinson.

First Two Hours Only. Excerpt.             

Johnny Cash is the host for the 11th Annual Association Of Country Music Awards from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Ronnie Milsap wins the Country Music Entertainer Of The Year Award. 

This was the first telecast of the Heisman Trophy Awards won in 1977 by Earl Campbell. 

Hosts: OJ Simpson, Elliot Gould. I hour excerpt.           

The 1978 Entertainer Of The Year Awards. 

Host: Jackie Gleason.                    

Bob Hope for the 22nd time as Master of Ceremonies, hosts the 50th Anniversary of The Academy Awards. Fifty-two presenters and award winners making stage appearances include John Travolta, Vanessa Redgrave, Paddy Chayevsky, Mark Hamill, Paul Williams, Jody Foster, Debbie Boone, William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Fontaine, Raquel Welch, Kirk Douglas, Jane Powell, Billy Dee Williams, Cicely Tyson, Sammy Davis Jr., Greer Garson, Henry Winkler, Eva Marie Saint, Jack Valenti, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Johnny Green, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Jonathan Tunick, Vilmos Zsigmond, Jon Voight, Goldie Hawn, Bette Davis, Charlton Heston, Marvin Hamlish, Maggie Booth, Olivia de Havilland, Farrah Fawcett Majors, Marcello Mastroianni, Aretha Franklin, Fred Astaire, Walter Mirisch, Stanley Kramer, King Vidor, Marshall Brickman, Alvin Sargent, Janet Gaynor, Diane Keaton, Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicholson and Richard Dreyfuss.
                          

The 50th Annual Academy Awards presentation, telecast live from The Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, California. This was Bob Hope's 19th and final time as Master Of Ceremonies.                         

Pre-Oscar special.                          

Bob Hope for the 22nd time as Master of Ceremonies, hosts the 50th Anniversary of The Academy Awards. Fifty-two presenters and award winners making stage appearances include John Travolta, Vanessa Redgrave, Paddy Chayevsky, Mark Hamill, Paul Williams, Jody Foster, Debbie Boone, William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Fontaine, Raquel Welch, Kirk Douglas, Jane Powell, Billy Dee Williams, Cicely Tyson, Sammy Davis Jr., Greer Garson, Henry Winkler, Eva Marie Saint, Jack Valenti, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Johnny Green, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Jonathan Tunick, Vilmos Zsigmond, Jon Voight, Goldie Hawn, Bette Davis, Charlton Heston, Marvin Hamlish, Maggie Booth, Olivia de Havilland, Farrah Fawcett Majors, Marcello Mastroianni, Aretha Franklin, Fred Astaire, Walter Mirisch, Stanley Kramer, King Vidor, Marshall Brickman, Alvin Sargent, Janet Gaynor, Diane Keaton, Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicholson and Richard Dreyfuss.

Duplicate of #853.
                                       

The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast from the Pasedena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Top shows of the night were The Rockford Files and All In The Family, which won its fourth Emmy for best comedy series. Both Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton were awarded best lead actor and actress respectively for their work on All In The Family. Rita Moreno became the third person to capture all four major awards (Tony, Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy). 

Host: Alan Alda.                   

The 9th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards, hosted by Jackie Gleason. Starring: Ann-Margret, Debby Boone, Carol Burnett, Red Buttons, Alan Corey, Buddy Ebsen, The Fercos, The Folies Bergere Dancers, Larry Gatlin, Doug Henning, Grace Jones, Lassie, Norman Lear, Rich Little, Sparky Lyle, Chuck Mangione, Steve Martin, Andrea McArdle, Lee Meriwether, Dolly Parton, Chita Rivera, Shields & Yarnell, Willie Tyler & Lester.

The 10th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards, hosted by George Burns. Starring: David Copperfield, Wayland Flowers & Madame Mitzi Gaynor, Gilda Radner, Kenny Rogers, Doc Severinsen, Red Skelton, Suzanne Somers, Donna Summer, Rip Taylor, Gino Vannelli, The Village People, Dottie West, and Robin Williams.

The 1979 Entertainer Of The Year Awards.

Host: Jackie Gleason.              

An American award given to figures in pop culture. 

Dick Van Dyke: Host

Army Archerd: Co-host
                                                                 

An American award is given to figures in pop culture. 

Dick Van Dyke: Host

Army Archerd: Co-host.

Duplicate of # 7309. 
                                                                              

An American award is given to figures in pop culture. 

Dick Van Dyke: Host

Army Archerd: Co-host.

Duplicate of # 7309 and 10065. 
                                                                                           

Oscar hopefuls for 1979.             

The 51st Annual Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Johnny Carson hosted the awards for the first time. John Wayne, making his final public appearance, presents the award for best picture, "The Deer Hunter." Wayne died two months later of stomach cancer at age 72.

Best Actor: John Voight
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken 
Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith
                                              

Special: Kenny Rogers is the host for the recording industry's 22nd annual Grammy Awards ceremonies, from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Scheduled presenters include Debby Boone, George Benson, George Burns, Johnny Cash, Natalie Cole, Eugene Fodor, Deborah Harry, Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Loggins, Melissa Manchester, Barbara Mandrell, Chuck Mangione, Ted Nugent, Peaches and Herb, and Paul Williams.

The 52nd annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. 

Host: Johnny Carson.     
Announcer: Hank Simms 

Kramer vs. Kramer won for best picture
Dustin Hoffman: Best Actor
Sally Field: Best Actress
Melvyn Douglas: Best Supporting Actor
Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress 

                                       

The 52nd annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. 

Host: Johnny Carson.     
Announcer: Hank Simms 

Kramer vs. Kramer won for best picture
Dustin Hoffman: Best Actor
Sally Field: Best Actress
Melvyn Douglas: Best Supporting Actor
Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress 

Duplicate of #18446.

                                                    

The 7th People's Choice Awards honoring the best in pop culture are presented.

Hosts: Army Archerd and Lee Remick. 

Winners include: Carol Burnett- favorite female entertainer
Pat Benatar: favorite female musical performer
Alan Alda: favorite male TV performer
Kenny Rogers: favorite male musical performer 
Dallas: favorite TV dramatic program
The Empire Strikes Back: favorite motion picture 
Mash: favorite TV comedy. 

                        

The 53rd annual Academy Awards presentation from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies, originally scheduled for March 30th, were delayed one day due to the assassination attempt on President Reagan on March 30th.

Host: Johnny Carson.      

Best Picture: Ordinary People
Best Actor: Robert De Niro
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek
Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Steenburgen         

Henry Fonda was awarded the Academy Honorary Award. He received an Oscar for best actor the following year.                             

A night of spectacular stars and entertainment. Tonight, Grammy honors some of the greatest recordings of all time, and the performers who made them legend. Host: Andy Williams.  

Peter Cullen announcer. 
Commercials not recorded. 

This predominately musical hour is rounded out with a tribute to Bing Crosby by daughter Mary and Bob Hope. Other clips of Judy Garland ("Over the Rainbow") and Nat King Cloe ("Unforgettable"). 

HIGHLIGHTS:

"Straighten Up and Fly Right," 
"The Christmas Song"----------------------------------Natalie Cole

"White Christmas"------------------------------------Andy Gibb

"Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage" -------------Peter Allen 

"One O'clock Jump"--------Count Basie and his Orchestra

"Every Day (I Have the Blues)"----------------------Joe Williams

"Oh, What a Beautiful Morning"----------------------John Rait
"Oklahoma"

"I Can't Say No"------------------------------------Celeste Holm

Big Band Medley------------------------------------Andy Gibb

NOTE:

It is interesting that as late as the 1980's very well produced and important television SPEICALS are considered not extant to todays audiences...its original 2" Quad master tapes erased to be used for other programming. By 1981 this practiced had diminished greatly, especially those production broadcasts on CBS Television. But still there are "victims" of such practices as represented by this first and only tribute to THE GRAMMY HALL OF FAME which aired as a special one time presentation on CBS on May 18, 1981.

Archival Television Audio, Inc. has had this broadcasts in its inventory for many years, but never played back until a client requested it. Sadly, the audio tape had its own problem issues and at first it appeared that it could not be salvaged at all. 
This tape was a victim of a condition detailed below. it was in very severe condition with 30% of its oxide layer flake off.  However, by "baking" the tape for 13 hours I, Phil Gries, owner of ATA, was able to at least get a transcription discernable dub of this broadcast. It took a number of passes...stop and go...cleaning the tape recorder heads numerous times.  

The sound rendition of this baked tape has sections that are very good, sections that have issues with drop outs, some occasional drops in audio, occasional echo effects of audio, etc. I was able to also use Q tips with Isopropyl alcohol in addition to 
keep audible tonality  as much as possible, keeping content of  this broadcast as much possible, retaining 98% of this broadcast.

The end result is that one can listen to this "lost" broadcast in its entirety with enjoyment realizing its limitations.

STICKY-SHED  SYNDROME  is a condition created by the deterioration of the binders in a magnetic tape, which hold the ferric oxide magnetizable coating to its plastic carrier, or which hold the thinner back-coating on the outside of the tape. This deterioration renders the tape unusable. Some kinds of binder are known to break down over time, due to the absorption of moisture (hydrolysis).

The symptoms of this breakdown can be immediately obvious even when rewinding the tape: tearing sounds and sluggish behavior. If a tape with sticky-shed syndrome is played, the reels will make screeching or squeaking sounds, and the tape will leave dusty, rusty particles on the guides and heads. In some cases, the symptoms are more subtle, causing intermittent dropouts.

This television audio air check seems to be the only existing broadcast record, in this less than pristine playback condition, of this iconic broadcast, not existing in any known archive museum, CBS archives or in any private collection.                                                                                                                            

Special: The 11th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards, hosted by Mike Douglas. Taped in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Categories include Entertainer of the Year, Male/Female Comedy Star of the Year, Song & Dance Star of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year and Animal Act of the Year. Presenters include Mickey Rooney, Anthony Newley.

Special: Telecast live. Mac Davis and Barbara Mandrell are the hosts. Presenters include Rosanne Cash, Jerry Clower, the Charlie Daniels Band, Ronnie Milsap, T.G. Sheppard, the Statler Brothers, Kitty Wells & Dottie West.

Celebrities are interviewed on the Red Carpet before the 1982 Oscar ceremonies.          

The 54th Annual Academy Awards from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Johnny Carson, host.

Winners: 

Best Picture: Chariots Of Fire
Best Actor: Henry Fonda
Best Actress: Katherine Hepburn
Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud
Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton

Jane Fonda accepts the best actor award for Henry Fonda. Gregory Peck presents an honorary award to Danny Kaye.
Honorary award to Barbara Stanwyck.