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  Vernon Corea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Corea was a pioneer broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK.
Corea was born in Kurana, Katunayake in Ceylon on 11th September 1927.
Corea was Vicar of St.Luke's Church, Borella, and St.Paul's Church, Milagiriya.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vernon_Corea   (402 words)

  
 Living in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Vernon Corea was born on the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1927
Sri Lanka - the birthplace of Vernon Corea
Vernon Corea was born on the island of Ceylon
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Vernon went on to distinguish himself at Radio Worldwide and within a few years was invited by the BBC to head their new, " Ethnic Minorities Unit" where he worked till retirement with great distinction.
The eldest son of the Rev Ivan Corea and brother of Ernest Corea, who was one time Editor of the Daily news and later Ambassador to Washington, Vernon was a man of deep religious convictions.
However, Vernon did not flinch from those contradictions and it was the measure of his courage and of his convictions that he chose to live with them, even at the cost of the reproach of others, rather than run away and hide.
www.vernoncorea.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /appreciations.html   (1201 words)

  
 Vernon - Sri Lanka's pioneering Broadcaster
Vernon's parents were the late Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea, one time Rural Dean of Colombo of the Church of Sri Lanka and Vicar of St. Lukes Church, Borella.
Vernon was also a sought after compere of countless dinners, dances, events and he was at the helm of many a New Year celebration and his voice greeted listeners with a cheerful 'Happy New Year,' in the 1960s and 1970s.
Vernon's brother, Ernest, was Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to the United States of America and one time Editor of the Daily News, one of the oldest newspapers in Sri Lanka.
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 Ouida Corea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ouida Corea was the wife of Reverend Canon Ivan Corea, Vicar of St.Luke's Church, Borella, in Sri Lanka.
She is the mother of Vernon Corea and Ernest Corea.
Ouida Corea was an active member of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ouida_Corea   (67 words)

  
 Worldisround - Vernon Corea's Prayers for Autism Sunday by Asia Radio News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vernon Corea wrote prayers for Autism Sunday which was held on Sunday 6th January 2002 in the United Kingdom.
Vernon was a passionate supporter of the campaign in the UK because of his grandson, Charin, who has autism spectrum disorder.
Vernon attended the historic debate on Autism to mark 2002 as Autism Awareness Year in the House of Commons in Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminister in London.
www.worldisround.com /articles/22229   (543 words)

  
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Vernon was a pioneering broadcaster - he joined Radio Ceylon as an Announcer in 1957, he left the station in 1975 as Director News of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
Vernon and his wife Monica were involved with religious broadcasting working for Radio Worldwide, the radio arm of WEC in the UK.
Vernon attended the historic debate on autism launched by Linda Perham MP on 9th January 2002 in the House of Commons.
www.geocities.com /ivan_corea/vernoncorea   (406 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - News
Corea was invited to present the first ever Asian radio program in English on BBC Local Radio - in 1977 - this was a first for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Husha Uthup was a frequent visitor to Vernon's BBC office at the Langham, opposite Broadcasting House in London, whenever she was in London 'in concert' - she even used to sing Sri Lankan baila in Corea's office - because she knew the people of Sri Lanka so well.
Corea was the first to write about them in the 1960s in his EMCEE column in the Ceylon Daily News.
www.dailynews.lk /2004/09/28/new42.html   (576 words)

  
 Memorial Service in Colombo
Vijaya Corea preached to a packed congregation inside the church designed by Vernon and Ernest's father Rev.Canon Ivan Corea.Vernon's parents Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea spent many years at St.Luke's Church in Borella they were hugely involved with the local community.
Vijaya is a cousin of Vernon - together they were the formidable Corea duo in the history of public service broadcasting - in the island of Sri Lanka.Vijaya is also an outstanding broadcaster from Sri Lanka and he paid a tribute to his older cousin Vernon at the service at St.Luke's Church in Borella.
Ivan flew from London to represent Vernon's wife- Monica and children Vernon jr and Ouida, Vernon was the father- in- law of Charika, Fidelma and Praveen and grandfather of Charin, Rohan, Mark, Emily, Rebecca, Jeremy and Rachel - who all live in the United Kingdom.
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 Online edition of Daily News - Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The broadcaster Vernon Corea, who has died of diabetes aged 75, arrived in London from Sri Lanka in 1975 as a missionary with the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (WEC) - crucially, at a time when community-based local radio was just catching on.
Three years later, in 1978, the BBC appointed Corea as its first ethnic minorities adviser, and he became the benign guru to a generation of minority community media professionals.
Corea was a born broadcaster and racy raconteur, prone to making outrageous remarks with a straight face.
www.dailynews.lk /2002/10/18/fea06.html   (459 words)

  
 Pioneering broadcaster no more
Vernon was educated at Royal College, Colombo where he played an active role from being a member of the debating society to playing tennis.
Vernon Corea returned to Sri Lanka and went into teaching at Uva College, Badulla where he met his wife, Monica, who was also a teacher.
In 1978, Vernon Corea was appointed as the first Ethnic Minorities Advisor for the British Broadcasting Corporation and held it until his retirement.
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 Vernon Corea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vernon Corea was born in (Click link for more info and facts about Kurana) Kurana, (Click link for more info and facts about Katunayake) Katunayake in (An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India) Ceylon on 11th September 1927.
Vernon Corea joined (Click link for more info and facts about Radio Ceylon) Radio Ceylon as a Relief Announcer in 1956.
Vernon Corea worked for WEC, then for (Click link for more info and facts about BBC Radio London) BBC Radio London as a presenter for the popular (Click link for more info and facts about London Sounds Eastern) London Sounds Eastern.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/ve/vernon_corea.htm   (268 words)

  
 Worldisround - Remembering Vernon Corea of Radio Ceylon by Asia Radio News
VERNON COREA - the Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon died on 23rd September 2002 in New Malden Surrey.
A descendant of Dominicus Corea, King of Kotte in the 16th century, his parents were the late Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea, one time Rural Dean of Colombo for the Church of Sri Lanka and Vicar of St. Lukes Church, Borella.
Vernon was educated at Royal College, Colombo where he played a full role in the life of the school from debating society to playing tennis.
www.worldisround.com /articles/22228/text.html   (758 words)

  
 BBC and SLBC pay tribute to broadcaster Vernon Corea
Veteran broadcaster Vernon Corea died in New Malden in Surrey in the United Kingdom on the 23rd of September 2002, aged 75.
Corea was one of the most popular Ceylonese Announcers in India in the 1950s and 1960s.
Corea was invited to present the first ever Asian radio program in English on BBC Local Radio - in 1977 - this was a first for the British Broadcasting Corporation,'said the Daily News.
www.pressbox.co.uk /Detailed/18311.html   (434 words)

  
 Peace Corps Online | Radio Ceylon mourns the death of President John F.Kennedy
One of Sri Lanka's outstanding broadcasters, Vernon Corea, joined forces with the Peace Corp's first ever volunteer to Ceylon - Craig Thompson in 1963 to present a moving tribute to the late John F.Kennedy, on the day he was assasinated - on the airwaves of Radio Ceylon - the oldest radio station in South Asia.
Vernon included some of the great speeches made by JFK and announced the assasination of the youngest ever President in Dallas, Texas.
Vernon Corea never met John F.Kennedy however in 1986 he visited Washington and the John F.Kennedy Center when his brother, Ernest Corea was Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States.
peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2019291.html   (805 words)

  
 Desi Hot OR Hot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Radio Ceylon, which was long a monopoly in Sri Lankan radio, was established in 1925.
One of Sri Lanka's pioneering broadcasters, Vernon Corea, introduced Sinhala Music on the English Services of Radio Ceylon.
Vernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon (http://www.vernoncorea.info)- Listen to Sri Lankan music on the 'Vernon Presents' page
www.desihotornot.com /encyclopedia/index.php?title=Music_of_Sri_Lanka   (610 words)

  
 Vernon Corea Presents...
From the time Vernon Corea joined Radio Ceylon in 1956 he presented some of the most popular radio programmes in South Asia.
Throughout his life and his broadcasting career Vernon Corea promoted the very best of Sri Lankan talent in the world of popular music.
Countless Sri Lankan musicians went to see Vernon for his advice, encouragement and support.
www.vernoncorea.info /id22.html   (333 words)

  
 Vernon Corea - The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
' Vernon was a pioneering influence in the BBC and helped to lay the foundation for the work we are continuing to do to make sure our staff and our programmes are truly representative of our nation's diverse population.
'Vernon Corea will always be fondly remembered by his colleagues and friends as a man who gave freely of his time to aspiring “artistes” and other radio personalities alike...'
Great men such as (Clifford) Dodd and (Vernon) Corea in the founding days of Radio in Sri Lanka left a marvellous legacy and those coming thereafter have a grand tradition to follow.
www.vernoncorea.info   (467 words)

  
 Wimbledon Guardian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mr Corea's brother Ernest, the former Sri Lankan ambassador to Washington, flew in to attend the funeral at Emmanuel Church in Wimbledon Village where Vincent was a lay reader for many years.
New Malden resident Mr Corea, the BBC's first ethnic minorities adviser, enjoyed a 45-year career in broadcast in Sri Lanka and the UK and was training people up until he died at the age of 75.
Mr Corea lived in Coombe Gardens, New Malden, for 15 years with his daughter Ouida and was a highly regarded member of the community.
www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk /news/display.var.632358.index.0.html   (264 words)

  
 Sinhala Jukebox Community - Bringing Sri Lankan Music Fans Together   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vernon Corea's 3rd Death Anniversary falls on 23rd September 2005.
Des Kelly, the Sri Lanka born star now living in Melbourne in Australia noted: 'Vernon Corea will always be fondly remembered by his colleagues and friends as a man who gave freely of his time to aspiring “artistes” and other radio personalities alike.
Bill Forbes met Vernon Corea in the early 1960s at Radio Ceylon.Forbes traveled to Ceylon after his outstanding success in 'Oh Boy' Vernon was one of the first to interview him and play his hits on Radio Ceylon.Vernon also wrote about Bill Forbes in his Entertainment columns published in the Ceylon Daily News.
community.sinhalajukebox.org /index.php?page=2   (2354 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Vernon Corea
Kurana is a small town close to Katunayake in the island of Sri Lanka.
Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is the stage name of one of UKs most popular singers.
It was presented by Vernon Corea and produced by Keith Yeomans.
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 www.vernoncorea.info - new website on Vernon Corea
Vernon was an Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the British Broadcasting Corporation in the 1970s and 1980s.
Vernon hailed from Sri Lanka, he joined Radio Ceylon as a relief announcer in 1956.
After a brief spell in Christian Radio with Radio Worldwide in Upper Norwood, London, Vernon Corea joined the BBC continuing his pioneering work and training broadcasters from the ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom.
www.webspawner.com /users/asiaradionews   (145 words)

  
 Daily Mirror Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vernon Corea passed away on Sunday at the age of 75 in London.
Many will remember him for his wit and humour which was often an integral and spontaneous part of his presentations both in the studio and on stage.
He is the brother of the Editor of the 'Daily News' and later Sri Lanka's Ambassador in the USA, Ernest Corea.
www.dailymirror.lk /2002/09/25/News/7.html   (1084 words)

  
 Sinhala Jukebox Community - Bringing Sri Lankan Music Fans Together
Vernon Corea was the first Sri Lankan to be appointed to the senior management of the BBC taking up the post of Ethnic Minorities Adviser.
Greg Dyke, Director-General BBC said 'Vernon was a pioneering influence in the BBC and helped to lay the foundation for the work we are continuing to do to make sure our staff and our programmes are truly representative of our nation's diverse population.
Vernon was born in Kurana, Katunayke on September 11, 1927.
community.sinhalajukebox.org /index.php?topic=SLRadio   (619 words)

  
 Vernon Corea - Wikiquote
Vernon Corea, a pioneering broadcaster with Radio Ceylon/Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation]], and the BBC, was born in Kurana, Katunayake in Ceylon, on 11 September 1927.
Vernon Corea was appointed an Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the BBC in 1978.
Vernon Corea of Radio Ceylon and the BBC
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 Memorial Service in Sri Lanka for Vernon Corea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of the pioneering Sri Lankan broadcaster Vernon Corea will be held on Saturday 23rd November 2002 at 10 am at St.Luke's Church, Borella, Colombo, Sri Lanka.The service will be led by Rev.Abraham Coilpillai, Vicar of St.Luke's Church, Borella.
Donations in Vernon Corea's name will be for St.Luke's Church, Borella, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Vernon Corea was one of Sri Lanka's outstanding broadcasters.
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 ::: CLUB LK ::: >> News Flash >> Tsunami Sri Lanka Appeal on tribute site to Sri Lankan broadcaster Vernon Corea
Vernon Corea who died in New Malden, Surrey in the UK in September 2002 was a pioneering broadcaster of Radio Ceylon and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC).
Vernon Corea also presented the popular BBC program 'London Sounds Eastern' on BBC Radio London.
Vernon Corea was a committed supporter of the Autism Awareness Campaign.
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 Click2NewSites.com - A Gateway to New Web Sites, Best Web Sites, Press Releases and Business Opportunities.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
UK -- June 05, 2004 -- Churches are using the prayers for autism written by Vernon Corea, Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the BBC, who died in 2002, Autism Awareness Year.
Vernon Corea was an Anglican who was born in Sri Lanka - he was Lay Reader at Emmanuel Church in Wimbledon Village.
Vernon presented the popular London Sounds Eastern on BBC Radio London 206 in the 1970s and 1980s.
www.click2newsites.com /pressrelease07062004-29.htm   (201 words)

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