Khalid Hameed (newscaster)

Khalid Hameed
خالد حمید
Born	Khalid Hameed Baig Rawalpindi
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	News presenter
Years active	1972 - present
Television	PTV
Awards	Pride of Performance Award (1990) Nigar Award (1985)

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).

Life and career

Hameed was born in Rawalpindi. He joined Pakistan Television as a news presenter in February 1972. ^{[1] [2] [3]} According to a Gallup survey in 1986, he was the most popular male PTV newscaster. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

As of January 2025, Hameed is working for Voice of America (Urdu). ^[7]

On July 15t 2025, he started his own YouTube channel, under the name 'Khalid Hameed', where he posts daily news briefs.

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
1985	Nigar Award	Best newscaster	Won	[8]
1990	Pride of Performance	Arts	Won	[1]

References

1. "صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ خالد حمید". Tareekh e Pakistan (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
2. "5 PTV News Anchors: THEN And NOW!". bolo Jawan. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
3. "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.
4. "POPULAR PTV NEWSCASTERS: Khalid Hameed and Mahpara Safdar are the most popular newscasters". Gallup Pakistan. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
5. "Year 1986". Gallup Pakistan. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
6. "khalid hameed and mahpara safdafr are most ... - Gallup Pakistan". Yumpu. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
7. "خبریں خالد حمید کے ساتھ". Voice of America (Urdu) (in Urdu). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
8. "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال1985". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 295–296. 2000.