Talat Hussain
Born (1966-05-05) May 5, 1966
Chakwal, West Pakistan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active1990 – present
Children3

Syed Talat Hussain (Urdu, Punjabi: سید طلعت حسین; born 5 May 1966) is a Pakistani journalist and YouTuber who hosts a prime time current affairs talk show on Samaa TV titled Red Line with Talat.[1][2] Syed Talat Hussain is brother of Rifaat Hussainn a Pakistani political scientist, professor, defense analyst and television personality whose career in the academia spans over four decades.

Early career

After the start of PTV World TV channel, he started a program called News Night.[3] Before that, he had been an executive director of AAJ TV and had also worked for Dawn News TV channel. He has written for Newsline magazine, Daily Dawn newspaper, Time magazine, Daily Times (Pakistan) newspaper, Daily Express newspaper and occasionally contributed to India Today newspaper and writing columns for The Daily Express newspaper.[1][4]

He has held key positions of director, News & Current Affairs with Pakistan Television Corporation, Prime Television (UK) and Telebiz. Talat was director of news at Aaj TV and also writes occasionally for Daily Express, an Urdu newspaper, since July 2008.[1][3]

In April 2018, Hussain said in a tweet that the day Geo was unable to "allow space for balanced journalism" there would be "no reason for me to continue to appear on their platform." His tweet came after Geo TV, part of Pakistan's largest commercial media group, Jang Group of Newspapers, was taken off the air in many parts of the country. The ban only ended a month later after talks between the military and the network's chiefs, who pledged to change the network's coverage. Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a briefing with a group of journalists in which he described Geo TV as "subversive" and warned the channel that it would face consequences for crossing "red lines" by challenging the military.

In 2022, Syed Talat Hussain who had been a vocal critic of the previous PTI government and Imran Khan faced many problems during the PTI ruling period. He was taken off air by Geo News among many other things to cause him problems due to his reporting.[5]

Personal life

Talat Hussain was born into a Syeds family in Chakwal District. Talat Hussain went to Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur and later did his master's degree from Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. He is married to his first cousin, Tehmina Hussain. They have three children together.His son,Shamyl Hussain plays u19 cricket and is really successful in his cricketing career.He has played the first edition of Pakistan Junior League as the captain of Gwadar Sharks and has represented Pakistan under-19 .He is currently completing his A levels from Beaconhouse Margalla Campus, Islamabad.

Current affairs TV shows by Talat Hussain

  • Sawaray Sawaray - PTV[1]
  • News Night - PTV[1][3]
  • Live with Talat - AAJ TV (First Show: 23 March 2005, Last Show: 29 Oct 2010)[1]
  • News Night With Talat– Dawn News (First Show: 8 November 2010)[1][3]
  • Live with Talat - Express News (TV channel) (June, 2012 to August 2013)
  • Live with Talat - AAJ TV ( January 2014 to May 2014)
  • Naya Pakistan with Talat Hussain - Geo News ( February 2015 to November 2018 )[2][6]

Publications

  • State of the Pakistani Media, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 26 p.
  • Journalism Education in Pakistan: Problems and Solutions, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 53 p. Co-authored with Martin Loeffelholz.
  • The Basics of Reporting and Editing, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1997, 37 p.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Profile of Syed Talat Hussain". Urduwire.com website. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "'Naya Pakistan' with Talat Hussain on Geo News | Pakistan". Geo TV News website. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Syed Talat Hussain (as Host)". Pakistan Herald. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Talat Hussain, AKU board celebrates its high achievers The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 1 November 2013, Retrieved 13 October 2022]
  5. ↑ Cherie Conela (23 April 2022). "Here's why Talat Hussain isn't quitting journalism". Journalism Pakistan website. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "'Naya Pakistan' with Talat Hussain on Geo News | Pakistan". The News International (newspaper). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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