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Sri Lankan radio personality
Prabha Ranatunge
BornPrabha Perera
1926
Died5 May 2017 (aged 90–91)
Resting placeBorella
Other namesPrabha Perera, Prabha Prathibawa
OccupationRadio personality
SpouseRanatunge
Children3

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. She joined Radio Ceylon in the 1950s as the first ever woman announcer for the station. After her marriage, she worked as a radio announcer with the name Prabha Ranatunge.

Death

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

See also

References

  1. Gossip, Hiru (2017-05-05). "Daily NEWS Srilanka: First female radio announcer Prabha Ranatunge passes away". Daily NEWS Srilanka. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  2. "Radio Ceylon [ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation ] - Part 1". Laksara. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  3. DIGITAL, ITN. "First female radio announcer Prabha Ranatunge passes away | ITN News". www.itnnews.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
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