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1951 Sylvania Television Awards

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Sylvania Award
Sponsored bySylvania Electric Products
DateNovember 8, 1951
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
1952 →

The 1951 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on November 8, 1951, at the Hotel Pierre in New York City.[1] The awards were established earlier in 1951 by Sylvania Electric Products. Deems Taylor was the chairman of the judges committee.[2]

The panel of 17 judges presented 12 awards as follows:[2][3]

The "grand award" was not awarded, as the committee found no program that measured up to its concept of "truly outstanding entertainment."[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "TV Awards Given". The New York Times. November 9, 1951. p. 34.
  2. ^ a b "Sylvania Television Awards Include Sharp Comments". The Indianapolis Star (AP story). November 9, 1951. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Caesar-Coca Team Wins TV Awards: Sylvania Prize Committee Praises Televising of Kefauver Hearings". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 9, 1951.