Prabha Ranatunge (1926-2017), also known as Prabha Perera, was a Sri Lankan radio personality who was the first Sinhala female announcer in Sri Lanka. She joined
Radio Ceylon
Radio Ceylon ( si, ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවය ''Lanka Guwan Viduli Sevaya'', ta, இலங்கை வானொலி, ''ilankai vanoli'') is a radio station based in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the first ...
in the 1950s as the first ever woman announcer for the station. After her marriage, she worked as a radio announcer with the name Prabha Ranatunge.
Death
Ranatunge died on 5 May 2017. Her remains are lying at the Jayaratne funeral parlour in Borella.
See also
*
List of Sri Lankan broadcasters
This list of Sri Lankan broadcasters includes notable broadcasters from the country of Sri Lanka.
A
*Chitrananda Abeysekera
*Karunaratne Abeysekera
B
* K. S. Balachandran
* Leon Belleth
*Nihal Bhareti
* Jimmy Bharucha
C
*Vernon Corea
*Vij ...
References
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1926 births
2017 deaths
Sri Lankan radio personalities