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Daytime Emmy Awards: 1979

Daytime Emmy

Date:	17 May
Host:	Bob Barker (New York City)
Location:	Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, New York, USA
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 22 March 1978 and 5 March 1979.

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"One Life to Live" (1968) - Al Freeman Jr.; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Nick Benedict; ABC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Jed Allan; NBC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - John Clarke (I); NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - Joel Crothers; ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Michael Levin (II); ABC

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Another World" (1964) - Irene Dailey; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Another World" (1964) - Beverlee McKinsey; NBC "Another World" (1964) - Victoria Wyndham; NBC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Susan Seaforth Hayes; NBC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Nancy Addison; ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Helen Gallagher; ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"General Hospital" (1963) - Peter Hansen (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Joseph Gallison; NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - Mandel Kramer; ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Bernard Barrow; ABC "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Ron Hale; ABC "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) - Lewis Arlt; CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Suzanne Rogers; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Frances Reid (I); NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - Lois Kibbee; ABC "General Hospital" (1963) - Rachel Ames (I); ABC "General Hospital" (1963) - Susan Brown (I); ABC

Outstanding Individual Direction for a Game or Audience Participation Show


Winner:
	"Hollywood Squares, The" (1965) - Jerome Shaw; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"$10,000 Pyramid, The" (1973) - Mike Gargiulo (I); ABC "All New Jeopardy!, The" (1978) - Dick Schneider; NBC

Outstanding Direction for a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Jerry Evans (III); Lela Swift; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Jack Coffey (II); Del Hughes; Henry Kaplan (I); ABC "Another World" (1964) - Ira Cirker; Melvin Bernhardt; Paul Lammers; Robert Calhoun (I); NBC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Al Rabin; Joseph Behar; Frank Pacelli; NBC "Edge of Night, The" (1956) - John Sedwick; Richard Pepperman (I); ABC "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Richard Dunlap; Bill Glen; CBS

Outstanding Individual Direction for a Variety Program


Winner:
	"Phil Donahue Show, The" (1970) - Ron Weiner (II); Syndicated - For episode "Nazis and the Klan".
Other Nominees:
	"Dinah!" (1974) - Glen Swanson; Syndicated - For the "5th Anniversary Show".

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Claire Labine; Paul Avila Mayer; Mary Munisteri; Judith Pinsker; Jeffrey Lane (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Agnes Nixon; Wisner Washam; Jack Wood (II); Mary K. Wells; Kenneth Harvey; Cathy Chicos; Caroline Franz; Doris Frankel; William Delligan; ABC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Ann Marcus (I); Michael Robert David; Ray Goldstone; Joyce Perry (I); Elizabeth Harrower; Rocci Chatfield; Laura Olsher; NBC "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - William J. Bell; Kay Alden; Elizabeth Harrower; CBS

Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show


Winner:
	"$10,000 Pyramid, The" (1973) - Dick Clark (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Hollywood Squares, The" (1965) - Peter Marshall (I); NBC "New Price Is Right, The" (1972) - Bob Barker (I); CBS

Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show


Winner:
	"Hollywood Squares, The" (1965) - Merrill Heatter (executive producer); Bob Quigley (producer); Jay Redack (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"$10,000 Pyramid, The" (1973) - Bob Stewart (V) (executive producer); Anne-Marie Schmitt (producer); ABC "Family Feud" (1976) - Mark Goodson (executive producer); Bill Todman (executive producer); Howard Felsher (producer); ABC

Outstanding Children's Informational Special


Winner:
	"Razzamatazz" (1981) - Joel Heller (II) (executive producer); Vern Diamond (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" (1973) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Linda Marmelstein (producer); CBS - For episode "The Secret of Charles Dickens".

Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series


Winner:
	"Phil Donahue Show, The" (1970) - Richard Mincer (executive producer); Patricia McMillen (producer); Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"Dinah!" (1974) - Henry Jaffe (executive producer); Fred Tatashore (producer); Syndicated "Good Morning America" (1975) - George Merlis (senior producer); John Kippycash (producer); Jack Reilly (IV) (producer); Sonya Selby-Wright (producer); ABC "Mike Douglas Show, The" (1961) - Frank Miller (XVII) (executive producer); Vince Calandra (producer); E.V. DiMassa Jr. (producer); Syndicated

Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series


Winner:
	"Phil Donahue Show, The" (1970) - Phil Donahue; Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"Everyday" (1978) - Stephanie Edwards (I); Syndicated "Everyday" (1978) - John Bennett Perry; Syndicated

Outstanding Design Achievement for a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Love of Life" (1951) - Lloyd R. Evans; Wesley Laws; Dean Nelson; Bob Anton; Lee Halls; Phyllis Sagnei; Lou Dorfsmam; CBS

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Claire Labine (executive producer); Paul Avila Mayer (executive producer); Robert Costello (producer); Ellen Barrett (II) (producer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Agnes Nixon (executive producer); Bud Kloss (producer); ABC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Betty Corday (executive producer); Wes Kenney (executive producer); Jack Herzberg (producer); NBC "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - John Conboy (I) (executive producer); Edward Scott (I) (producer); Patricia Wenig (producer); CBS

Outstanding Children's Instructional Series


Winner:
	"Schoolhouse Rock!" (1973) - Tom Yohe (executive producer); George Newall (producer); Radford Stone (producer); ABC - For "Science Rock".
Other Nominees:
	"Dear Alex and Annie" (1978) - Ken Greengrass (executive producer); Phil Lawrence (II) (executive producer); Lynn Ahrens (producer); ABC "Metric Marvels, The" (1978) - George Newall; Tom Yohe; NBC "Sesame Street" (1969) - David D. Connell (vice president for production); Al Hyslop (producer); PBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming


Winners:
	Interrogation in Budapest (1978) (TV) - Martin Hoade (director); NBC Interrogation in Budapest (1978) (TV) - Rolanda Mendels (performer); NBC

Outstanding Children's Informational Series


Winner:
	"Big Blue Marble, The" (1974) - Robert Wiemer (I) (executive producer); Robert Berman (V) (producer); Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"30 Minutes" (1978) - Joel Heller (II) (executive producer); Madeline Amgott (producer); Elliot Bernstein (producer); Jo Ann Caplin (producer); Christine Huneke (producer); Robert Rubin (III) (producer); Patti Obrow White (producer); CBS "Animals, Animals, Animals" (1976) - Lester Cooper (executive producer); Jake Haselkorn (producer); ABC "In the News" (1971) - Joel Heller (II) (executive producer); Susan Mills (IV) (producer); CBS "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin (executive producer); George Newall (producer); Tom Yohe (producer); NBC - For the segment "When You Turn Off The Set, Turn On A Book".

Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special


Winner:
	"NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Linda Gottlieb (executive producer); Evelyn Barron (producer); NBC - For episode "The Tap Dance Kid".
Other Nominees:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Linda Gottlieb (executive producer); Evelyn Barron (producer); ABC - For episode "Make Believe Marriage". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Fran Sears (producer); ABC - For episode "Mom And Dad Can't Hear Me". "CBS Afternoon Playhouse" (1980) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Fran Sears (producer); CBS - For episode "Joey And Redhawk" "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Linda Gottlieb (executive producer); Doro Bachrach (producer); NBC - For episode "Rodeo Red And The Runaway". "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Linda Marmelstein (producer); Phyllis Minoff (producer); NBC - For episode "NYC Too Far From Tampa Blues".

Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement


Winner:
	"Camera Three" (1956) - John Musilli (executive producer); CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Excellence


Winner:
	"Edge of Night, The" (1956) - William Edwards; Joanne Goodhart; Paul C. York; Edward Atchison; Bill Hughes (IV); Arie Hefter; Jay Millard; Barbara Miller (I); Robert Saxon (I); Roman Spinner; ABC

Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series


Winner:
	"Kids Are People, Too" (1978) - Lawrence Einhorn (executive producer); Noreen Conlin (co-producer); Laura Shrock; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Frank Alesia; Joel Kosofsky; CBS "John Halifax, Gentleman" (1974) (mini) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); James A. DeVinney (producer); John McRae (I) (producer); PBS - (Screened within "Once Upon a Classic" (1976)). "Lorna Doone" (1976) (mini) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); Shep Greene (producer); Barry Letts (producer); PBS - (Screened within "Once Upon a Classic" (1976)). "Secret Garden, The" (1975) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); Dorothea Brooking (producer); James A. DeVinney (producer); PBS - (Screened within "Once Upon a Classic" (1976)).

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming


Winners:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Larry Elikann (director); ABC - For episode "Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me". "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Vince Humphrey (film editor); ABC - For episode "Gaucho". "Bay City Rollers Show, The" (1978) - Harvey Berger (I) (video tape editor); NBC "Bay City Rollers Show, The" (1978) - Jack Regas (graphic design/titles); Harvey Berger (I) (graphic design/titles); Ron Hays (I) (graphic design/titles); NBC "Big Blue Marble, The" (1974) - Jack Gilford (I) (performer); Syndicated - For episode "Hello in There". "Big Blue Marble, The" (1974) - Ren� Verzier (cinematographer); Syndicated "Big Blue Marble, The" (1974) - Dick Young (V) (cinematographer); Syndicated "CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" (1973) - Ken Gutstein (II) (videotape editor); CBS "CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, The" (1973) - Gene Piotrowsky (tape sound mixing); CBS "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Geraldine Fitzgerald (I) (performer); NBC - For episode "Rodeo Red and the Runaways". "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Norman Gay (I) (film editor); NBC - For episode "The Tap Dance Kid". "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Charles Gross (II) (composer); NBC "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Ian Maitland (cinematographer); NBC "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - John Morris (II) (composer); NBC "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Dorothy Weaver (costume designer); NBC "Sesame Street" (1969) - Jim Henson (I) (performer); Frank Oz (performer); Caroll Spinney (performer); Jerry Nelson (I) (performer); Richard Hunt (I) (performer); PBS "Sesame Street" (1969) - Dick Maitland (sound effects); Roy Carch (sound effects); PBS "Villa Alegre" (1973) - Michael Baugh (graphic designer/titles); PBS