Syed Talat Hussain
Syed Talat Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1966 |
| Occupations | Television personality Cricketer |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Rifaat Hussain (brother) |
Syed Talat Hussain (Urdu: سید طلعت حسین; born 5 May 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, YouTuber, and former cricketer.[1] He currently hosts a prime time current affairs talk show on Samaa TV titled Red Line with Talat.[2]
Personal life
Education
Hussain holds a master’s degree from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.[3]
Cricket
In 2001, Hussain played one List A cricket match for the Islamabad cricket team but had to discontinue the game due to a back injury.[1][4]
Family
Syed Talat Hussain is the brother of the political scientist and defence analyst Rifaat Hussain.
His son, Shamyl Hussain, has played cricket for the Pakistan national under-19 cricket team.[1]
Media career
Hussain began his career in journalism in the 1990s and subsequently established himself as a prominent figure in Pakistani media. Over the course of his career, he has held several senior editorial positions, including serving as Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at AAJ TV. He has worked with multiple national television networks, including PTV, Dawn News, and Geo News. He has hosted a prime-time current affairs talk show, Red Line with Talat, on Samaa TV. In addition to his work in television, he is active on digital media platforms, where he produces commentary on political and social issues through his YouTube channel. He has also contributed to print journalism, writing for publications such as Newsline, Daily Dawn, and Daily Times.[3][5]
Alleged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf interference
In 2022, Hussain, who had been a vocal critic of the 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.[6]
Current affairs TV shows
- Sawaray Sawaray - PTV
- News Night - PTV
- Live with Talat - AAJ TV (First Show: 23 March 2005, Last Show: 29 Oct 2010)
- News Night With Talat– Dawn News (First Show: 8 November 2010)
- 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][7]
Publications
- State of the Pakistani Media, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 26 p.[8]
- Journalism Education in Pakistan: Problems and Solutions, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 53 p. Co-authored with Martin Loeffelholz.[9]
- The Basics of Reporting and Editing, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1997, 37 p.[10]
See also
- Daily Times (Pakistan)
- List of Pakistani journalists
- Nadeem Malik (Pakistani journalist)
- Faisal Qureshi
References
- ^ a b c "A star in making - Islamabad's Shamyl Hussain cricket journey continues". 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b "'Naya Pakistan' with Talat Hussain on Geo News | Pakistan". Geo TV News website. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Syed Talat Hussain | Islamabad Literature Festival". Islamabad Literature Festival. Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". www.cricketarchive.com.
- ^ Talat Hussain, AKU board celebrates its high achievers The Express Tribune, Published 1 November 2013, Retrieved 13 October 2022]
- ^ Cherie Conela (23 April 2022). "Here's why Talat Hussain isn't quitting journalism". Journalism Pakistan website. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "'Naya Pakistan' with Talat Hussain on Geo News | Pakistan". The News International (newspaper). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Hussain, Syed Talat (1996). State of the Pakistani Media. Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung.
- ^ Hussain, Syed Talat; Loeffelholz, Martin (1996). Journalism Education in Pakistan: Problems and Solutions. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Pakistan Office.
- ^ Hussain, Syed Talat (1997). The Basics of Reporting and Editing. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.