4th TCA Awards

Date

August 5, 1988

Venue

Registry Hote, Los Angeles, California

Highlights

Program of the Year

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

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The 4th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on August 5, 1988 at the Registry Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.^[1]^[2]

Winners

Category	Winner
Program of the Year	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Frank's Place (CBS) and The Wonder Years (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Specials	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	Degrassi Junior High (PBS)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	CNN and Nightline (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	1988 Winter Olympics (ABC)
Career Achievement Award	David Brinkley

TCA Awards

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Retired awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sports

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