BBC at this time was striving to be more inclusive, and Corea found himself at the forefront of an increasing thrust for diversity. His importance both as a figurehead and a consultant was recognised by his appointment as the first ethnic minorities adviser in 1978.' (The Times) See also Radio Ceylon Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation List of Sri Lankan broadcasters References Bibliography The Art of Radio By Stuart Wavell – Training Manual written by the Director Training of the CBC – Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation, 1969. (Photograph of Vernon Corea leading a brainstorming session in the Boardroom of the CBC) Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War by Penny Von Eschen, Harvard University Press, 2006, External links Vernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon Official Tribute to Vernon Corea Blog on Vernon Corea 1927–2002 Blog on Vernon Corea, pioneering broadcaster of Radio Ceylon/BBC Vernon Corea's speech at Emmanuel Church News article: A Live Wire Fades Away -Sunday Times, Colombo News article:Vernon Corea's 2nd Death Anniversary – Daily News, Colombo The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon: Feature in the Sunday Observer, Colombo British Newspapers Pay Tribute to Sri Lankan Broadcaster – Daily News, Colombo Obituary on Vernon Corea in The Guardian Obituary on Vernon Corea in The Times (Brief Lives) BBC Radio 4 Empire Stories: Vernon Corea Eighty Years of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Remembers The Legendary Vernon Corea: Feature in World Music Central Reference to Vernon Corea on the Olympic Council of Asia : National Olympic Committees website 1927 births 2002 deaths Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Autism activists British radio executives British radio journalists British radio presenters Vernon English people of Sri Lankan descent People from Wimbledon, London Sinhalese people Sri Lankan radio personalities Anglican lay readers British health activists Gandhians