Sumathi Best Television Announcer Award information
The Sumathi Best Television Announcer Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan news announcer of the year in television screen.[1]
The award was first given in 2002, under the title best announcer. In 2009, the award was separated for two as Best Announcer and Best Presenter. Since 2011, the award is given to the best three announcers. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]
Year
Best Announcer
TV channel
2002
Chamuditha Samarawickrama
TNL TV
2003
Sampath Sri Jayasinghe
Sirasa TV
2004
Hasantha Hettiarachchi
Independent Television Network
2005
Gayan Chinthaka Abeysinghe
Independent Television Network
2006
Rangana de Silva
TNL TV
2007
Harindra Jayalal
Swarnavahini
2008
Chethana Liyanage
Sirasa TV
2009
Chaminda Gunaratne
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2010[3]
1st - Sandamali Hewanayake
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2nd - Najith Matharage
Independent Television Network
3rd - Dilka Samanmalee
TV Derana
2011
Nadeeka Karunanayake
Swarnavahini
2012
1st - Chawika Gunasekara
Swarnavahini
2nd - Chaminda Gunaratne
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
3rd - Dilka Samanmalee
TV Derana
2013
1st - Madushan de Silva
Swarnavahini
2nd - Chathura Alwis
TV Derana
3rd - Madhushika Karunaratne
Independent Television Network
2014
1st - Thilini Perera
Swarnavahini[4]
2nd - Sunethra Kumari
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
3rd - Rangana Seneviratne
TV Derana
2015
1st - Sunethra Kumari
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2nd - Imran Hameed
Independent Television Network
3rd - Rangana Seneviratne
TV Derana
2016
1st - Nishanthi Dilrukshi
Independent Television Network
2nd - Ishara Samarasinghe
Swarnavahini
3rd - Nayomi Fernando
[5]
2017
1st - Anurudda Rathnayake
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2nd - Amila Munasinghe
Siyatha TV
3rd - Nishadi Ruwanmali
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation[6]
2018
1st - Ishara Samarasinghe
Swarnavahini
2nd - Kalindu Karunaratne
TV Derana
3rd - Vidharshi Nilma
Independent Television Network
2019
1st - Chathura Kodithuwakku
TV Derana[7]
2nd - Dinushi Dheerasinghe
Independent Television Network
3rd - Chavika Gunasekara
Swarnavahini[8]
2020 [9]
1st - Kalindu Karunaratne
TV Derana
2nd - Ishara Samarasinghe
Swarnavahini
3rd - Kushani Paris
Sirasa TV
2021[9]
1st - Roshani Wijesuriya
Hiru TV
2nd - Sajith Ranasinghe
Swarnavahini
3rd - Mahika Madushani
TV Derana
2022
1st - Udayashan Idamegedara
Siyatha TV
2nd - Sanoj Muthumala
Sirasa TV
2023
1st - Saranga Pathirana
Hiru TV
2nd - Banuka Karunaratne
TV Derana
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^"Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
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