Bob Harvie
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Bob Harvie was a popular announcer of Radio Ceylon. Harvie's voice was inextricably linked to cricket commentaries from the island of Ceylon. He has led the English cricket commentary team from Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Harvie has been a significant figure where cricket commentaries from Sri Lanka are concerned and he has been on the radio on Ceylon test matches against visiting England teams. Bob Harvie has made his commentaries when the Ceylon team was captained by Anura Tennakoon and Michael Tissera. Bob Harvie was Ceylon's ' John Arlott' and enjoyed huge popularity as a cricket commentator, giving his ball by ball commentaries over Radio Ceylon alongside other great Ceylonese commentators such as Norton Pereira.
Bob Harvie has also been on the Radio Ceylon, CBC commentary team covering the annual Royal - Thomian cricket match, the 'Battle of the Blues, the oldest unbroken Ceylonese cricket match between S.Thomas' College Mount Lavinia and Royal College Colombo.
He was also known for covering Boxing, Rugby, the Kandy Perahara, Army Tattoo & the Remembrance Day Parade.
Harvie still lives in Sri Lanka.
