The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 16 March 1979 at Hilton HotelinMelbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton was the Master of Ceremonies. American boxer Muhammad Ali, film stars Henry Silva and Cicely Tyson, television actors Robin Williams, Susan Seaforth, Bill Hayes and Lauren Tewes, British actor David Hemmings and television actors Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy appeared as guests.
| 21st Logie Awards | |
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| Date | 16 March 1979 |
| Site | Hilton Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Hosted by | Bert Newton |
| Gold Logie | Bert Newton |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Nine Network |
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Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1979:
Presented by Muhammad Ali
Before he won the Gold Logie, Bert Newton said to Muhammad Ali, 'I Like The Boy'.