BOL hires former Geo bureau chief

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 25 December 2014

Faysal Aziz Khan has been appointed as the senior executive vice president at BOL News. His extensive experience in journalism includes key roles at major news outlets.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Faysal Aziz Khan, a media trainer and former bureau chief of Geo News, has joined BOL News as senior executive vice president.

He started his career in journalism in 1996 as a reporter for The Nation and Nawa-e-Waqt newspapers. A year later, he switched to daily Jang and worked there for five years as a reporter. Khan became the Geo News’ youngest bureau chief in 2002.

He has played a significant role in training new talent in journalism. He has conducted trainings for numerous television channels in addition to being Geo’s official trainer for news content production and reporting.

He has also worked as a trainer for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Pakistan Press Foundation initiative as well as numerous non-governmental organizations.

Khan was awarded the Pakistan Media Award in 2013 for Best Investigative Journalism. He received the Leadership Award from the Association of Television Journalists in 2011 and the Best IT Reporter award at the ITCN, Singapore, in 2002. “Faysal Aziz Khan is one of the leading Shaheens in Pakistan’s media industry and his addition to BOL will strengthen the flight of BOL,” Axact and BOL’s Chairman and CEO, Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh said in a statement. Picture courtesy: bolnetwork.com

KEY POINTS:

• Faysal Aziz Khan joined BOL News from Geo News.
• He became the youngest bureau chief at Geo News in 2002.
• Khan has trained many journalists and worked with multiple organizations.
• He received the Pakistan Media Award in 2013 for Best Investigative Journalism.
• His addition is expected to strengthen BOL's operations.