Neville Jayaweera
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Neville Jayaweera is a distinguished civil servant of Sri Lanka
. He was handpicked by the Prime Minister of Ceylon, Dudley Senanayake
and the Cabinet Minister of Broadcasting, Ranasinghe Premadasa
to be both Chairman and Director-General of Radio Ceylon
and subsequently the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1967.
. The CBC is now known as the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
.
The SLBC is the oldest radio station in South Asia and enjoyed the title 'King of the Airwaves' in South Asia from the 1950s-1970s.
Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1990
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. He was handpicked by the Prime Minister of Ceylon, Dudley Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake
Dudley Shelton Senanayake was a Ceylonese politician, who became the second Prime Minister of Ceylon and went on to become prime minister on 2 more times during the 1950s and 1960s.-Early life:Dudley was born on 19 June, 1911 as the eldest son to Molly Dunuwila and Don Stephen Senanayake, who...
and the Cabinet Minister of Broadcasting, Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranasinghe Premadasa was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 to May 1, 1993. Before that, he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from February 6, 1978 to January 1, 1989...
to be both Chairman and Director-General of Radio Ceylon
Radio Ceylon
Radio Ceylon is the oldest radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department in 1923, just three years after the inauguration of broadcasting in Europe.- Edward Harper :...
and subsequently the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1967.
Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation
Under his leadership the brand name of the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation was strengthened. The name of the CBC underwent yet another name change in 1972 when Ceylon became the republic of Sri LankaSri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The CBC is now known as the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on January 5, 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation. Dudley Senanayake who was the Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1967 ceremonially opened the newly established Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation along with Minister Ranasinghe...
.
The SLBC is the oldest radio station in South Asia and enjoyed the title 'King of the Airwaves' in South Asia from the 1950s-1970s.
Publications
- Folk media and development communication - myths and realities : a report on experiences in people's communication in Mexico, India, and the Philippines By Neville Jayaweera.Published in 1991, Asian Social Institute (Manila)
- Some reflections on the theme of continuity and change in Indian culture by Neville Jayaweera,
Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1990
- The role of the churches in the ethnic conflict by Neville Jayaweera, Marga Institute, 2001
- The New Economics of Information by Stonier, Tom., Neville Jayaweera, James Robertson , Intermediate Technology, November 1989 Paperback