Khalid Hameed (newscaster)

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Khalid Hameed
خالد حمید
Born
Khalid Hameed Baig

PTV
Awards
  • Pride of Performance Award
    (1990)
  • Nigar Award
    (1985)

Khalid Hameed Baig is a Pakistani newscaster who worked at

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]

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

Awards and recognition

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

References

  1. ^ a b "صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ خالد حمید". Tareekh e Pakistan (in Urdu). 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). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  8. Nigar Weekly
    (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 295–296. 2000.