Edward Harper was an engineer who travelled to Colombo in 1921 to work in the Ceylon Telegraph Department. Harper was appointed Chief Engineer. He had an innovative mind and his passion was broadcasting. Edward Harper is known as the 'Father of Broadcasting,' in Ceylon.
Read more about Edward Harper: The Launching of Broadcasting in Ceylon, Colombo Radio, Eighty Years of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka
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