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1949
First Emmy Awards
January 25, 1949
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences held its first awards ceremony in Hollywood for the young medium of television. Only six awards were given. The prize was named Emmy after an image orthicon tube called Immy. Television was still small and largely local; in a decade it would be the dominant American medium.
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