Prabha Ranatunge | |
Birth Name: | Prabha Perera |
Birth Date: | 1926 |
Death Date: | 5 May |
Resting Place: | Borella |
Other Names: | Prabha Perera, Prabha Prathibawa |
Occupation: | Radio personality |
Spouse: | Ranatunge |
Children: | 3 |
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.[1] She joined Radio Ceylon in the 1950s as the first ever woman announcer for the station.[2] After her marriage, she worked as a radio announcer with the name Prabha Ranatunge.[3]
Ranatunge died on 5 May 2017. Her remains are lying at the Jayaratne funeral parlour in Borella.