Vernon Corea

Vernon Corea

male, deceased (2002)
Vernon Corea was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK. He joined Radio Ceylon,...
Ameen Sayani

Ameen Sayani

male
Ameen Sayani was one of the most famous popular announcer from India. He achieved fame and popularity all across South Asia when he presented his...
Nimal Mendis

Nimal Mendis

male
Nimal Mendis is one of Sri Lanka's distinguished singer/songwriters. He is one of a handful of Sri Lankan musicians ever to make it to the BBC...
Ranasinghe Premadasa

Ranasinghe Premadasa

male, deceased (1993)
Ranasinghe Premadasa (June 23, 1924 - May 1, 1993) was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 to May 1, 1993. Before that, he served...
Vijaya Corea

Vijaya Corea

male
Vijaya Corea is one of Sri Lanka's well known media personalities who recently celebrated 40 years in the media. Vijaya Corea launched his career...
Hamid Sayani

Hamid Sayani

male
Hamid Sayani was a popular announcer with the Hindi Service of Radio Ceylon. He was the brother of Ameen Sayani who presented "Binaca Geetmala"....

Tim Horshington

male, deceased (2002)
Timothy Navaratnam Horshington was a pioneering broadcaster of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. Horshington was one of the...

Thevis Guruge

male, deceased (1989)
Thevis Guruge (23 July 1989) was a distinguished broadcaster with Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. He was the...

S. P. Mylvaganam

male
S.P.Mylvaganam was the first Tamil Announcer of the Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon. He was hugely popular not only in Ceylon but right across...
Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

male, 90 years old
Lester James Peiris (born April 05, 1919) is is an internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. An active...