Prabha Ranatunge Explained

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]

Death

Ranatunge died on 5 May 2017. Her remains are lying at the Jayaratne funeral parlour in Borella.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daily NEWS Srilanka: First female radio announcer Prabha Ranatunge passes away. Gossip. Hiru. 2017-05-05. Daily NEWS Srilanka. 2017-12-03.
  2. News: Radio Ceylon [Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation ] - Part 1]. Laksara. 2017-12-03. en-US.
  3. Web site: First female radio announcer Prabha Ranatunge passes away ITN News. DIGITAL. ITN. www.itnnews.lk. en-US. 2017-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224633/http://www.itnnews.lk/local-news/first-female-radio-announcer-prabha-ranatunge-passes-away/. 2017-12-03. dead.