Career in Radio Ceylon

Livy Wijemanne was a pioneer of Radio Ceylon. He was one of Sri Lanka's greatest broadcasters. on October 31st 1948, the Post Master General (who was also Director of Broadcasting) appointed the young announcer, Assistant Controller of Programmes. This was a start of his career in management in Radio Ceylon - the oldest radio station in South Asia. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Noel Cruz writing in the 'Island' newspaper observed: 'The Broadcasting station that had moved from Cotta Road to Torrington Square needed drive and Wijemanne provided it. He identified talent, welcomed new broadcasters and any experiments in presentation. It was Livy who first mapped out the logistics of 'Outside broadcasts', especially of the entertainment programmes relayed from the big hotels.'

Colombo Plan Scholar

Livy Wijemanne came on a Colombo Plan scholarship to the United Kingdom in early 1953. He worked with the famous John Arlott in Scotland, Wales and London. The BBC chose Wijemanne to occupy a seat assigned to a Commonwealth broadcasters at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth on June 22nd 1953 at Westminster Abbey. Wijemanne was invited the British Council to reply to the toast of the Commonwealth proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Richard Mauldling at the Coronation Civic dinner at North Garnet. Leslie Thomas John Arlott (February 25, 1914 - December 14, 1991) (known as John Arlott) was a British sports commentator for Test Match Special. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Abbeys western facade The Collegiate Church of St John, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ...

Director Commercial Service

In [[1955[[ the Government of Ceylon made Livy Wijemanne Assistant Director of the Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon, he became Director in 1956. Wijemanne worked very closely with the Australian administrator, Clifford Dodd who came to Radio Ceylon under the Colombo Plan. Dodd changed the face of the Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon turning it into an international brand - he was abely supported by Livy Wijemanne who recruited some of Ceylon's best talents - they were trained by Dodd and Wijemanne and were Ceylon's pioneering professional broadcasters. Millions of listeners tuned into Radio Ceylon. The station was the most popular radio station in South Asia in the 1950s and 1960s. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon Clifford Dodd was an adminstrator who was sent by the Australian Government under the Colombo Plan to work in Radio Ceylon. ... The Colombo Plan began in 1951, and is a regional organisation focused on social development. ... Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ...

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation

In January 1984 Livy was appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Livy Wijemanne died in 2002.

See also

• Radio Ceylon
• Clifford Dodd
• SLBC-creating new waves of history
• Eighty Years of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka
• Appreciations: Livy Wijemanne

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External links

• Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
• Vernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon