Shan Wickremesinghe is the founder of Sri Lanka's first television station ITN and the current chairman of TNL TV television and radio network.
12 Facts About Shan Wickremesinghe
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Shan Wickremesinghe is the older brother of President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Shan Wickremesinghe was born on 20 December 1947 in Colombo as the eldest of the family.
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Shan Wickremesinghe's parents were Esmond Wickremesinghe and Nalini Wickremesinghe nee Wijewardena.
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Shan Wickremesinghe's father was an ex-Lanka Sama Samaja Party lawyer who became a media proprietor taking over the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe is married to Maitree Wickremasinghe, Sri Lankan academic and professor of English in 1994.
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Shan Wickremesinghe is married and the couple has one daughter, Ishini.
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Meanwhile, his father realized that he was working towards the radio in this way whereas Shan Wickremesinghe was sent to "Shard House School" in England to learn more.
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Students were sent to other colleges to study and Shan Wickremesinghe was referred to North Texan College.
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On Ivan's acquaintance, Shan Wickremesinghe learned to make televisions from an old Indian television maker, which was during the era of black-n-white television.
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In 1970, Shan Wickremesinghe launched a record production company called "Sangeetha" where the first disc was made for Gypsies Sunil Perera.
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In 2016, Shan Wickremesinghe received the Lifetime Achievement Award from President Maithripala Sirisena at the Rupavahini State Awards.