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“Music Memories And Good Old Fashion Music Memories and Good Old Fashioned Meloney Magic” is associated to one and only Derek Meloney. The man with the golden voice, who was on the airwaves of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
Hello everyone and welcome to the official Meloney Magic web site it is the intention of the presenter that those logging on will get a special insight into Derek Meloney the man behind the persona of the man behind the microphone. Derek tells you the story
After this brief foray, came an intense desire to be a part of this empire, and empire it was, filled with people who were feircely possesive of their place of work and of the image it gave them. It was a few years later that I was introduced to the original "Mystique" of commercial radio Chris Greet, Chris was presenting a series of programmes for the English National Service and was in need of young voices for these programmes. So it began the love affair with the microphone, the only successful love affair to date. I was privileged to catch the eye of Hector Jayasinhe who was the head of Drama Section of the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation, and so it was not long before I started attending the Corporations training institute down Jawatte Road. I believe it was my drama background under the care of B.B.C. radio's Stewart Wavell and John Hunt that contributed immensely to my broadcasting experience. Soon I was on the way to becoming a guest producer English National Service and so followed the programmes Radio Quiz Club, Just For Fun, The Soul Searchers and Lets Spin A Disc. These programmes were co-hosted by me with such radio personalities as Christine Blackler, Irangani Goonasinhe and Rohini Muthukrishna and Chris Greet.
Mine has been a successful career, one that I have neither abandoned nor terminated I wish to place on record my sincere appreciation to the countless listeners who enjoy my work. Mr Shirley Perera for his faith in me, his understanding and his determination Mr Jimmy Barucha and Mr Vijaya Corea for their guidance and council at difficult times. Most importantly Mr Harold L. Fernando who's association with me over the years has been nothing short of relentless. Harold himself one of the stations most senior broadcasters has been my beacon of light, producer, script writer, researcher, compiler and on occasions the object of my humour.
Thank you to Sisira Chandrasekera, the legendry operations assistant of the 70's & 80's and to the fan's who termed the phase "Music Memories & Good Old Fashion Meloney Magic ". Thanks also to the present announcers covering all radio stations, some of whom I do not know, we all share one thing in common a love for broadcasting. I now represent Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation as a Foreign Correspondent.
Derek Meloney Signing Off CHOW FOR NOW |
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Meloney
Magic
It was around 1974 whilst working
for Lloyd's advertising services, I decided to apply for a position of
relief announcer, to my amazement I was one of the lucky few, but alas my endeavours were all but lost, as the rules of engagement were that
advertising agency staff were not permitted to work the commercial beams,
a rule I found hard to accept. I was entirely out in the cold as my voice
was now approved to present commercial programmes for clients of the
agency I represented, my co-habitation with the stations best known
producer Harold Fernando was about to begin and so the commercial world of
radio saw Derek Meloney team up with Leon Belleth to present programmes.
It was the beginning of the advent of "Music Memories and Good Old
Fashioned Meloney Magic". By this time I had caught the attention of Jimmy
Barucha and Shirley Perera who seemed to have unstilted faith in my
ability as a commercial broadcaster and who never missed the opportunity
to remind me that the day I leave the agency I could return to the panel
of announcers on the commercial beam. This was incentive enough for me and
in the year 1977 Music Memories And Good Old Fashioned Meloney Magic was
heard on the commercial service on a regular basis. During this period
some of the most popular commercial service programmes went to air with
yours truly behind the mike and with help on occasions from V Rajendra, better known as Raj to his fans.
Friends
I have been very fortunate to have worked with, served under and been guided by
some of Sri Lanka’s best ever broadcasters. I try to make regular trips to Sri
Lanka when I do I take my place behind the microphone at the S.L.B.C. It is an
homecoming I much look forward to. I have spent the last 19 years in Perth - 15
of the last 19 years in the public service and part time broadcasting with the
overseas service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. I make the
occasional appearance on the ethinic radio stations. Presently,I am at the
crossroads of my life in more ways than one., do I accept the offer of work with
Perth's 90.5 Capital Radio or do I heed the call of my fan's in Sri Lanka.
