News 1st clean sweep at the Raigam Awards 2019

Colombo (News 1st); News 1st and Sirasa TV won big at Saturday (19) night's Raigam Awards in Colombo, as News 1st was adjudged the Best News Brand of the Year and Sirasa TV was named the Television Channel of the Year.

News 1st's Chanu Dissanayake & Azra Assan won the awards for Best Sinhala & English News Anchor, respectively.

News 1st's Thilakshani Maduwanthi won the Special Jury Award at the Raigam Awards 2019

News 1st's S. Krishanthraj won the award for Best News Report he filed on Illegal Migration.

Geeth Ratnayake & Sirasa TV's Janu Dolewatte win Jury Award for the 'Ado' Teledrama which was aired in Sirasa TV.

The Award for the Best Television Presenter (Sinhal went to Wasana Lakmali of Sirasa TV

Dinesh Ambulugala won the award for producing the Best Reality Program of the Year ('Heta Rata' on Sirasa TV)