Timothy Navaratnam Horshington was a pioneering broadcaster of

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 ...

, the oldest radio station in South Asia. Horshington was one of the earliest

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announcers to be appointed to the panel of announcers in the 1950s by

Livy Wijemanne Livy Wijemanne (1917-2002) as a pioneer of Radio Ceylon. He was one of Sri Lanka's greatest broadcasters. On 31 October 1948, the Post Master General (who was also the Director of Broadcasting) appointed the young announcer as an Assistant Contro ...

and

Clifford Dodd Clifford R. Dodd was an administrator and radio expert, with twenty years experience in broadcasting in Australia, before he arrived in Sri Lanka. He was sent by the Australian Government under the Colombo Plan to work in Radio Ceylon. He was a ...

. He was very popular with listeners on the island - Ceylonese enjoyed listening to his mellow voice over Radio Ceylon - the radio station ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and 1960s in

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. Tim Horshington was sent to

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in 1952-1953 on training placement with the Macquarie Broadcasting Service in Sydney. He presented radio programs such as 'Ponds Hit Parade,' and 'Holiday Choice' over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon. He died on 8 May 2002 in

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References

Bibliography

* Wavell, Stuart. - ''The Art of Radio'' - Training Manual written by the Director Training of the CBC. -

Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාව, ''Shrī Lankā Guvan Viduli Sansthāva'', ta, இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் க� ...

, 1969.

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Sri Lanka Broadcasting CorporationVernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon
Sri Lankan radio personalities 2002 deaths Sri Lankan Tamil journalists Year of birth missing {{SriLanka-bio-stub

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