The Second Annual Genesis Awards was held before a lunch-time crowd of nearly 400 people. The distinguished group of 20 winners included syndicated ABC radio commentator Hugh Downs, the MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, ABC radio's medical/health talk-show host Dr. Dean Edell, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (whose award was accepted by Leonard Nimoy).

The ceremony marked the first time that we presented the Doris Day Music Award, which honors an outstanding, animal-sensitive composition. The inaugural award went to composer Paul Winter for his "Whales Alive," a brilliant series celebrating the haunting voice of the humpback whale.

Most Memorable Moment:

We more than doubled our attendance in just our second year.

Winners:

Comedy Feature Film: Harry and the Hendersons

Family Feature Film: Benji the Hunted

Adventure Feature Film: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Television Dramatic Series: Our House, NBC

Television Comedy Series: Gimme a Break, ABC

Television Documentary: An Incidental Kill, PBS

Television News Series: Eyewitness News with Ann Martin, KABC, Los Angeles

Television News Feature: MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, PBS

Television Commentator: Michael Tuck, KGTV, San Diego

Television Movie of the Week: Little Spies, Disney Sunday Movie, ABC

Radio Commentator: Hugh Downs, ABC

Radio Talk Show Host: John Swaney, KGIL, Los Angeles

Medical/Health: Dr. Dean Edell, ABC radio

Special Award: The Animals Film, KCET, Los Angeles

Special Award: Stanley G. Weiser, screenwriter for Project X

Doris Day Music Award: Paul Winter for "Whales Alive."

Newspaper Article: "The Campus Voice," Jim Auchmutey

Cartoonist: Russell Myers, "Broom-Hilda"

Editorial: Santa Barbara News Press

Columnist: Joe Morgenstern, L.A. Herald Examiner

Syndicated Columnist: Andy Rooney