Eardley Peiris | |
Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Known For: | Broadcasting |
Employer: | Radio Ceylon / Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
Occupation: | Broadcaster |
Eardley Peiris was a radio announcer with Radio Ceylon who joined the radio station in the late 1950s and enjoyed huge popularity with millions of listeners across South Asia. He presented some of the key radio programs like Holiday Choice, he also read the English news bulletins of Radio Ceylon.
Peiris and the select band of announcers of Radio Ceylon enjoyed iconic status in South Asia. Radio Ceylon ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and 1960s.[1]