Khalid Hameed (newscaster)

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Khalid Hameed
خالد حمید
Born
Khalid Hameed Baig

NationalityPakistani
OccupationNews presenter
Years active1972 - present
Television PTV
Awards

Khalid Hameed Baig is a Pakistani newscaster who worked at Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television during the 1970s and 1980s. Currently, he is associated with Voice of America (Urdu).

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Life and career

Hameed was born in Rawalpindi. He joined Pakistan Television as a news presenter in February 1972. [1] [2] According to a Gallup survey in 1986, he was the most popular male PTV newscaster. [3] [4] [5]

Currently,[ when? ] Hameed is working for Voice of America (Urdu).[ citation needed ]

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
1985 Nigar Award Best newscasterWon [6]
1990 Pride of Performance ArtsWon

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References

  1. "5 PTV News Anchors: THEN And NOW!". bolo Jawan. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. "نیوز کاسٹر خالد حمید او ر عشرت فاطمہ نے کیا یاد گزرے ہوئے زمانے کو". Awaza (in Urdu). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. "POPULAR PTV NEWSCASTERS: Khalid Hameed and Mahpara Safdar are the most popular newscasters". Gallup Pakistan. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. "Year 1986". Gallup Pakistan. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. "khalid hameed and mahpara safdafr are most ... - Gallup Pakistan". Yumpu. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  6. "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال1985". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 295–296. 2000.