Khalid Hameed (newscaster) explained

Khalid Hameed
Birth Name:	Khalid Hameed Baig
Birth Place:	Rawalpindi
Nationality:	Pakistani
Occupation:	News presenter
Years Active:	1972 - present
Television:	PTV

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]}

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

Awards and recognition

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ خالد حمید . Tareekh e Pakistan . 25 December 2022 . ur.
2. Web site: 5 PTV News Anchors: THEN And NOW! . bolo Jawan . 6 February 2019 . 25 December 2022.
3. Web site: نیوز کاسٹر خالد حمید او ر عشرت فاطمہ نے کیا یاد گزرے ہوئے زمانے کو . Awaza . 20 May 2020 . 25 December 2022 . ur.
4. Web site: POPULAR PTV NEWSCASTERS: Khalid Hameed and Mahpara Safdar are the most popular newscasters . Gallup Pakistan . 25 December 2022.
5. Web site: Year 1986 . Gallup Pakistan . 25 December 2022.
6. Web site: khalid hameed and mahpara safdafr are most ... - Gallup Pakistan . Yumpu . 25 December 2022.
7. Web site: خبریں خالد حمید کے ساتھ . Voice of America (Urdu) . 25 December 2022.
8. نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال1985 . . 2000 . Golden Jubilee Number . 295–296 . ur.