Other Sri Lankan personalities such as Owen de Abrew, the most senior Ballroom Dance professional on the island[REF] and top film director Lester James Peiris[REF] ( who reviewed books for ' Radio Bookshelf ' ) were involved in radio programmes on the airwaves.
This was in the heyday of Radio Ceylon, the announcers and presenters, particularly those who presented radio programmes on the All Asia beam, enjoyed iconic status.