Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year's Honours of 1968, "in recognition of service as Director of Music for the People". In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1980, he was raised to Commander of the order (CBE), "in recognition of service to the arts". In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1986, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), "for service to Australian television production". Industry and other honours Hector Crawford was awarded special Logie Awards in 1969, 1971, 1975 and 1976, for outstanding contribution to Australian television and show business. In 1984, he was the first inductee into the Logie Hall of Fame. Other awards included the Footlighter's Award, the Colin Bednall Award, the Chips Rafferty Memorial Award, the Sir Charles McGrath Award of the Australian Marketing Institute, an Advance Australia Award, the Hartnett Medal of the Royal Society of Arts, the Sir Arthur Cowan Award, the inaugural BHP Australian Television Festival Award for Excellence, and Life Membership of the Screen Production Association of Australia (SPAA). Legacy The "Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture" is given at the annual SPAA Conference. It is the major annual public statement on the screen production and broadcasting industries in Australia. References 1913 births 1991 deaths Australian television producers Australian radio producers Australian conductors (music) Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Logie Award winners Officers of the Order of Australia Businesspeople from Melbourne 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century Australian musicians People from Fitzroy, Victoria