Bernie Wijesekara (1930 – 1 October 2014) was a senior sports journalist in Sri Lanka.
He received his secondary school education at
Nalanda College in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
(largest city of
Sri Lanka) before joining the ''
Times of Ceylon
''The Times of Ceylon'' was an English language daily newspaper in Sri Lanka published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). It was founded in 1846 as the ''Ceylon Times'' and was published from Colombo. It ceased publication in 1985.
History
The ...
'' as a junior sports journalist. Wijesekara then worked for the ''
Daily News'' and subsequently for the ''
Sunday Observer
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''.
Wijesekara was honoured with a 'Life time Service award for Cricket' journalism by Dialog Sri Lanka awards ceremony.
Dialog Sri Lanka Cricket Awards 2014
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He covered the inaugural (Prudential) Cricket World Cup held in England in 1975. He was also a Justice of the Peace.
References
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Sinhalese people
1930 births
2014 deaths
Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
Sri Lankan journalists
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