Bob Harvie
Robert James Anthony Harvie "Bob" Harvie was a popular announcer of
Bob Harvie has made his commentaries when the Ceylon team was captained by
The Royal-Thomian Encounter
Bob Harvie has also been on the Radio Ceylon, CBC commentary team covering the annual
He was also known for covering the Kandy Perahara, Army Tattoo, Remembrance Day Parade as well as being in charge of Rugby and Boxing Commentaries over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon/Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
The Art of Commentary
Sriyani de Silva, in an obituary published in the Sunday Times in Colombo observed: 'Bob Harvie was the toast of the sports world, when it came to the art of commentary! Apart from his impeccable diction and use of the appropriate and accurate facts, names and terminology – which he was an absolute stickler for – Bob was able to bring any event vividly alive to listeners island wide, and even in the sub-continent if I remember right, in those days when TV did not exist. His almost magical word-wizardry would encapsulate in his own inimitable style, all the excitement of a crucial rugby encounter, magnificent Independence parade, nail-biting motor sports event, beauty pageant or black tie dinner-dance. I think I can safely say, the likes of him has never been matched.'[1]
Harvie lived in Sri Lanka until his death on 7 July 2010.
See also
References
- ^ "In fond and loving memory of the late Bob Harvie". Retrieved 18 August 2010.
External links
- Sri Lanka Cricket Official Website
- Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
- SLBC-creating new waves of history
- Eighty Years of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka
- Reference to Bob Harvie commentating in the Bradby Shield match of 1970 – The Nation newspaper, Sri Lanka
- Bob Harvie no More, Daily Mirror – Sri Lanka
- In fond and loving memory of the late Bob Harvie – Sunday Times, Sri Lanka
- Obituary on Bob Harvie – Daily News, Sri Lanka
- Obituary on Bob Harvie in the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka