- Tim Horshington
Timothy Navaratnam Horshington was a pioneering broadcaster of
Radio Ceylon , the oldest radio station in South Asia. Horshington was one of the earliest Tamil announcers to be appointed to the panel of announcers in the 1950s byLivy Wijemanne andClifford Dodd .He was very popular with listeners in the island - Ceylonese enjoyed listening to his mellow voice over Radio Ceylon - the radio station ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and 1960s inSouth Asia .Tim Horshington was sent to
Australia in 1952-1953 on training placement with 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 inToronto ,Canada .ee also
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Radio Ceylon External links
* [http://www.slbc.lk- Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation]
* [http://www.vernoncorea.info- Vernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon]
* [http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/12/21/fea10.htm SLBC-creating new waves of history]
* [http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/12/27/fea02.htm Eighty Years of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka]
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