THE TELEVISED AWARDS SEASON OPENS FOR THIS YEAR............

The Peoples Choice, the Golden Globes, the Grammys, and the Oscars, between last Wednesday night, and six weeks from tonight, are the opening salvos in what is another year of Award Shows on broadcast and cable television. The glitz and glamour of celebrities, fashion, talent, and acknowledgement of accomplishment, in film, music, television, stage, among other accolades, are the cause for celebration several times each year, in the affirmation of entertainment and the multi-media arts. Tonight's Golden Globe Awards on NBC-Television, which comprise recognize of the best of performances in motion pictures and television; is thought to be an accurate predictor of what will be hot at the Academy Awards Oscars telecast February 26, on ABC Television. And the Grammy Awards the music industry's oldest order of achievement, voted by their peers, led to Dick Clark's creation of the American Music Awards in 1974; the recipients of whom are voted by the general populace. The Tony Awards in June, will recognize the best in Broadway theatre performances during the past year, and among other cultural achievement award shows during the year, are the NAACP Image Awards. The recognition these and all award presentations provide, are hopefully a plus in affirming the accomplishments and contributions to the arts and entertainment that are ours to enjoy and be personally and culturally enriched by............Fr. Troy