Chathura Alwis
Chathura Alwis | |
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| චතුර අල්විස් | |
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| Born | May 15, 1986 Panadura, Sri Lanka (prior to 1983–1986) |
| Education | Sri Sumangala College, Panadura Thurstan College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Television | Lokaya Saha Lokayo Derana Aruna Talk with Chathura Wada Pitiya Travel with Chatura |
Chathura Alwis (Sinhala: චතුර අල්විස්; born 15 May 1986) is a Sri Lankan journalist.[1][2][3] He attended the Sri Sumangala College in Panadura for his primary education and Thurstan College in Colombo for further studies. In 2017, he won the "Most Popular Journalist on Social Media" award at the Mashable World Social Media Day Awards. He was also awarded the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples' Award for Best Television Presenter in 2018, 2019, and 2020.[4][5][6][7][8]
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter | Won |
| 2019 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter | Won |
| 2020 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter | Won |
| 2021 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the Year | Won |
| 2022 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the Year | Won |
| 2023 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the Year | Won |
| 2024 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the Year | Won |
| 2025 | Chathura Alwis | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the Year | Won |
References
- ↑ මාධ්යවේදී, නිවේදක චතුර අල්විස් [Journalist, Announcer Chathurah Alwis]. Sarasaviya. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ දොළොස් වැනි වරටත් මාලිනිය ස්ලිම් නීල්සන් අබිසෙස් ලබයි [Malini wins Slim Nielsen Abyss for the twelfth time]. Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ මම එක පුතෙක් නෙමෙයි පරපුරක්ම හැදුවා [I raised not just one son, but a generation]. Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "These photos of wall art in Sri Lanka were not taken at the same location". AFP Fact Check. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Derana wins top awards at SLIM People's Awards 2021". Ada Derana. March 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ Mani, Nelson (January 9, 2021). "FACT CHECK: දෙරණ අරුණ වැඩසටන ඉදිරිපත් කල පසුබිමේ තිබෙන චිත්රය මේ වන විට විනාශ වී ඇත්ද?" [FACT CHECK: Has the painting in the background of Derana Aruna's program been destroyed by now?]. Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Derana TV Chathura's Double Standards Exposed: Citizens Enraged Over Racist Slurs Of Derana TV Anchor". Colombo Telegraph. April 2, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Derana Chathura's issue takes a new twist". Sri Lanka Mirror. Apr 2, 2020. Archived from the original on Sep 1, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.