Speaker Detail

Alam Parvez

Journalist

Prof. Pervaiz Alam is a renowned broadcast journalist with over 30 years of experience. He has worked with both BBC Service (Radio) and BBC World (Television) in London for more than 15 years as a Senior Producer. At BBC World Television, he was the Executive Producer of programmes such as India Business Report, Question Time India, Bollywood Bosses, Hardtalk India/Pakistan and Question Time India/Pakistan. In India, working with the BBC World Service Trust (BBC Media Action), Prof. Alam directed and produced 'Life Gulmohar Style' - a series of 156 radio plays on gender equality, broadcast by nearly 20 FM Stations. As a guest faculty, Prof. Alam has lectured at the Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College, BBC Training Workshops, Lady Shri Ram College for Women and many other reputed institutes. He started his career with the All India Radio as a Programme Executive in New Delhi and went on to win several Akashvani Awards for his radio documentaries.