“Waleed Aly has taken out the top prize at Australian television’s night of nights, dedicating his Gold Logie to “Dimitri, Mustafa, and all other people with unpronounceable names like Waleed”.
“The presenter of Channel 10’s news current affairs program The Project beat five other nominees including two fellow news presenters in the Best Television Personality category.
“Those pipped at the post included Aly’s co-host Carrie Bickmore, who won the top prize last year, and SBS News veteran Lee Lin Chin, the Logies underdog.
“Aly, who also took home Best Presenter, told the audience people from diverse cultural backgrounds deserved greater representation on the small screen, and opened his acceptance speech with a nod to awkward comments made in the lead-up to the awards ceremony.”
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