caption successor birth_place nationality title article_title known_for image employer name occupation
'' the father of commercial broadcasting in ceylon '' livy wijemanne australia australian director under the colombo plan -rrb- , commercial service of radio ceylon -lrb- contracted clifford dodd
 founding the commercial service of radio ceylon cliffordrdodd.jpg the government of ceylon clifford r.dodd radio administrator
clifford dodd

clifford r. dodd was an administrator and radio expert , with twenty years experience in broadcasting in australia , before he arrived in sri lanka .
he was sent by the australian government under the colombo plan to work in radio ceylon .
he was appointed director of the newly formed commercial service of radio ceylon .
the colombo plan was established in july 1951 to provide economic aid to areas of south and southeast asia .
the headquarters are in colombo , the former capital city of sri lanka .
