Vernon Palmer

Vernon Cyril Palmer (14 April 1925 – 20 November 2009) was a Singaporean radio and television personality, best known for his Radio Malaya, then Radio Singapore, then Radio Malaysia (Singapura), then again Radio Singapore programmes in the 1950s and the 1960s. Nicknamed "Mr. Radio", he spent 36 years in radio, initially as a technician and later as a producer and broadcaster. He then served as the Controller of Television from 1966 to 1972, when he became the Controller of Programme Administration. In 1979, he was made the Senior Controller of Programme Administration, then a newly-created role. He then became the assistant director of training before officially retiring in 1982.