The 2019 Antenna Awards were held on 5 October 2019 at the Deakin Edge at

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. The ceremony was announced on 4 July 2019, and recognised excellence in

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of the eligibility period, running between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2019. It was hosted by comedian and former ''

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'' presenter

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. The ceremony was broadcast live from 8:00pm AEST on

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, Channel 44 Adelaide and WTV Perth, and was streamed live on

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. On 9 October, the ceremony was made available to stream on YouTube. Awards were presented in 24 categories. Program of the Year was awarded to ''The Leak with Pat McCaffrie'', while Personality of the Year was awarded to ''Emmylou Loves'' presenter Emmylou McCarthy. A special award, the

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Contribution to Community TV Award, was presented to Nimal Alwis. This was the 9th Antenna Awards ceremony – the first since

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– and marked 25 years since the first broadcast of C31 Melbourne. Nominations were accepted from producers of programs that aired on

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community television – including the now-defunct

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and 31 Brisbane – as well as satellite and cable channels

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and ICTV.

Performers

Winners and nominees

References

External links

Official website
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