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‘Just Vijaya Corea and You’on Tuesdays at SLBC
Radio, somehow, never lost its magic despite the initial thrill and grandeur of television, the audio-visual electronic medium. After many long years, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation has, in recent times, hit the bull’s eye. SLBC Chairman, Hudson Samarasinghe being a product of the medium, even though of the Sinhala Service, saw the immediate need to provide a boost to the English Commercial Service, which is no longer alone, but in a competitive environment.

Former Director General of the SLBC, Veteran Broadcaster, Vijaya Corea, whose record on radio as a presenter, news reader and compere is unmatched. In the mid seventies, Vijaya clinched the award for the most popular radio presenter consecutively in every public popularity poll that was ever conducted. With much persuasion, the old friendship finally availed and the evergreen media personality agreed to return to the airwaves every Tuesday night at 9.30 for one whole hour. Thus, the programme titled “Just You and Me” began a few weeks ago.

The passage of time has revealed that numerous listeners have had this radio date carved out in their diaries. Listeners have been heard to exclaim: “This is unique.” “This is different.” “This truly tugs at the heart strings.” Vijaya Corea comes on the air saying: ‘Let it be’ … “Just You and Me” … just like it used to be. He does not mention the titles of the songs nor the names of the artistes. Instead, he focuses on the thrust of the song in its meaning with the accent on the lyrics. What is captivating is that, as the content of the programme comprises Golden Hits that everybody loves, it affords the listener an opportunity to play a kind of ‘guessing game’ as his voice gets into the ambit of making the introductions to each song.

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