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] [3] According to a Gallup survey in 1986, he was the most popular male PTV newscaster. [4] [5] [6]

Currently,[ when? ] Hameed is working for Voice of America (Urdu). [7]

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
1985 Nigar Award Best newscasterWon [8]
1990 Pride of Performance ArtsWon [1]

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