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Brent Hurd
Brent brings a wide range of life and professional media experience to the VOA broadcast team. He currently reports and produces for VOA Tibetan and Bangla services. He occasionally reports for the Urdu service program (broadcast on Geo) and for Aaj Tak’s Headlines Today, an English broadcast to India. Brent works as a solo video journalist and collaborates with other reporters in the VOA Asian language services to share his experience of shooting, producing and editing television stories. Brent has experience reporting on global issues ranging from the conflict in southern Thailand to Tunisian women’s rights and geothermic technology in Iceland. Before coming to VOA, Brent produced and wrote feature stories for Home and Garden television and European travel programs with Rick Steves (broadcast on PBS). __________________________________________________________________________________
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He first joined the radio airwaves while a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria, where he hosted the first-ever live English world music show. He also worked as a tour guide in Europe, an adjunct English professor and contract negotiator for NASA’s international space station. Brent was born in Delaware yet considers Austin, Texas, his hometown and has traveled to more than 40 countries. He says his boundless curiosity and fascination with other cultures dovetail perfectly into his work as a journalist and trainer.
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Working with VOA since 2002, Brent has interviewed US Presidential candidates, German members of parliament, ambassadors and religious leaders for television and VOA radio’s new analysis unit "Focus." One of his most memorable interviews was with late Colonial David Hackworth, the most decorated soldier in US history.
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Imran Siddiqui
Imran Siddiqui holds over 10 years of experience in TV and FM productions within a broadcast on-air environment like NU 107, GMA channel 7 Manila, 105.1 BMFM, ABC channel 5 Manila, television business productions, CNBC Asia, Zee Europe, Pakistan television, FM 100, FM 101, FM 107 apna Karachi, Indus Vision, Indus Music, ARY digital, GEO TV and Voice of America.
He brings his Expertise in planning, producing, directing, anchoring, broadcast management, programming, productions and post productions. Well versed with the craft of producing effective Television and FM Radio utilizing creative themes and state of the art technology.
Presently working with a team of international eclectic broadcast professionals and producing world class content for Voice of Americas’ first Urdu language television program “Beyond the headlines”. The program is produced from Voice of America Urdu Television service in Washington DC and airs five days a week on Geo TV Pakistan. As a senior producer, Anchor and an international correspondent Imran Siddiqui has demonstrated skill sets of a writer, producer, director and reporter with primary tasks such as executing concepts of global importance with a local, national and international taste. Delivering cutting edge and mission-oriented packages. Real-life human stories and discussions on struggle and achievement, interfaith and World politics. Going behind the scenes and beyond the headlines everyday. Imran works as a bridge promoting cross cultural perspectives to generate a feeling of co-existence and harmony between cultures and peoples of the world. He reflects a spirit of Team building and resource development multi-tasking with TV and Radio professionals from around the world. With over a decade of network broadcast and production experience, Imran is executing concepts like: Religion in America, When east met west, Pakistani-American rock bands, The crossover Doctor, another side of The Pentagon, Students at Georgetown University, Eid in America, Full bright scholarships, The hotdog- man, Commonality in Faith and Coexistence, Kamiyab Desi’s, take an oath - New citizens of the world, the Goddard school, bill of rights, CAIR in America, Peaceful sounds from the west & east– an interview with john Densmore of The Doors and Reza Derakshani from Iran, the Disney inside you, man with a vision, fly like an eagle, the father the son and the grandfather, Islam in America, the interfaith conference and the bridge builder awards, what is terrorism? Inside the mind of a terrorist, the cab drivers of dc, driven to be the best, An interfaith dialogue with students at American University and Georgetown University.
A gradate of Mass Communications majors in Radio, Television and Films from Philippine Christian University, Manila Philippines. Previously: Broadcast consultant – the lakson group. Director Productions - Telebiz - Television Business Productions limited Producing for PTV, Zee Europe, CNBC Asia and CNBC Pakistan. Manager Programming - Apna Karachi FM 107 (Pvt) Ltd. ARY Digital TV - directed “the boyz” – a 13 episode musical drama serial. Geo Television Network – Senior Producer/director/AnchorAnchored the first television news broadcast of GEO TV. Anchored the daily morning news broadcast of GEO TV from Dubai Media City. Directed and produced GEO PAKISTAN – the first evening Primetime show of GEO TV.
Indus TV Network - Directed Face of the year awards and The Urdu version of “Harun yahya presents a series of documentaries” on real Islam. Indus TV Network Directed “a Tribute to Nazia Hasan” – the pioneer of pop music in the sub continent. Anchored and produced Television Programs on Local and International Platforms like:
Anchored Market Today on NTM Network.Anchored Tijarati Khabrain on PTV Network. Anchored Pakistan News Link on Zee Europe Anchored Karobari Duniya on PTV Network. and Zee Europe. Anchored Business Breakfast on PTV Network. Anchored Business Roundup on PTV Network. Hosted and produced radio shows on stations like FM 107, FM 101, FM 100, NU 107 and BMFM 105.1
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Yasir Qureshi
Yasir brings a local as well as international broadcast professional Television experience to Injila Foundation. Yasir started his Career in Television in 1990 when he joined Eastern Television News, the Bureau Office in Islamabad Pakistan for Worldwide Television News London (WTN) and produced news packages & documentaries for various international networks like CNN, ARD, BBC, NDTV, TEN sports and Aljazeera.
In December 2004, Yasir joined “AAJ Television Network” Current Affairs & Entertainment channel in Pakistan. Produced the networks top rated live programs on social issues including special events like Budget 2005, India Pakistan Talks, local bodies elections & 9/11 special.
Since January 2007 Yasir has been working with Al Jazeera Pakistan
