Posted by admin on March 8, 2010
Hour 1 – Youth hour with song requests and listener’s funny calls
Calls from Maqbool, Ruby, Javed, Mrs. Farooqi (good one), Sarvat.
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Welcoming our new team member, Saman Sheikh who is originally from Lahore and now works for PBS Chicago Public Television as a Web Producer who has accepted to be part of our team. Also introduced new talent, Muhammad Motan who is techie and has excelled itself in fixing gadgets such as Iphone and complex computer equipment. followed by an interview with Masrur Ahmad (son of Late Munzir Ahmed)
Munzir Ahmad (1903-1986) was born in Delhi and went to school in Aligarh. He then studied law and graduated from Delhi University. Despite his literary lineage, he became fascinated by game hunting during his student days. His love for nature and the pursuit of his hobby took him to the jungles of the “United Provinces” where he spent 40 years interacting with nature and wildlife. Like most big-game shikaris, his long association with wildlife and “big cats”, brought about a metamorphosis in his relationship with wildife. Munzir Ahmad’s book, Big Cats of India, is a record of his observations of the lives and ways of big cats in their natural habitat.
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Hour 3
Discussion on various topics of interest with the callers and our new team members Saman Sheikh
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Posted by Prod Q on February 16, 2010
Youth show and song Requests.
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Hour 2: Discussion on celebrating Valentine’s Day , Expatriots in Chicago calling in and giving their opinions against celebrating Valentine’s day and concerned about how this was celebrated with so much fervour in Pakistan in recent months and also the way TV Channels have promoted this event by doing special programs and shows.
This was followed by an Exclusive Interview with Veteran Journalist and News Anchor of Express News and popular show “Center Stage”. A candid interview on various topics related to the current electronic media. A number of questions were raised by the viewers on the selection of topics and bringing in same guests in almost every talkshow and too much dragging of issues such as NRO and others to a point where the common man lost interest. Also not focussing on the The state of maturity of media in Pakistan as it relates to the recent events and especially the misuse of the concept of “Breaking News” in our South Asian media.
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Hour 3: Continued Interview with Fahad Hussain and followed by discussion on various topics. Listerners calling in for various topics of interest.
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Posted by admin on February 7, 2010
Hour 1: Youth Show hosted by Jibran Ilyas
Highlights: Birthday Dedications by Jibran for Mother, Zia Uncle for Shahrukh Hasan, Sabia ji for daughter Heera.
Calls by Rubi Ji, Maqbool Sahab and Haroon; all of them sang the previews of the songs they requested. Haroon Bhai is the most “sought after” singer after he sang his own version of Neele Neele Ambar Par.
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Hour 2: Aziz Burney Interview – Hosted by Dr. Mujahid Ghazi, Khurram Habib and Jibran Ilyas
Renowned Indian Journalist, Dr. Aziz Burney (a physician turned journalist), Editor of Urdu Sahara one of the largest Newspaper of Urdu which has 22 Editions. In a pre-independence India no one has so much of responsibility in Urdu Journalism at this level which Aziz has from Delhi. He is one of the fearless journalist who are attached to the cause of Muslims in India. He is being branded as Fundamentalist journalist due to his close pulse on Muslim persecution in India. His commedable effort of writing a book which documented all the eyewitness account of the affected people of Gujrat Riots, his serials columns on Malegaon blasts and the 26/11 attacks. Books he wrote: Chasham deed Gawah , Radday Amal (on the best bakery case) , India Looses Freedom, Saddam Hussain from President to Prisoner
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Hour 3 – Discussion on Ghandi and Jinnah based on Mujalla compiled by Shahran Asim
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Posted by admin on January 18, 2010
Hour 1 – Youth show with songs requests – Hosted by Jibran Ilyas
Highlights: Call from Karachi , Finally found song “Taange Wala Khair”, Singing by callers 
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Hour 2 – Kamijee Interview by Jibran Ilyas
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Kamijee talked about his journey as a musician, association with Junaid Jamshed and Shoaib Mansoor, the story of his band Aaroh and the controversial breakup, his new life in Chicago and the story of his new solo Album “Jeevan”
Kamijee Bio:
Kamijee is a name that brings all the senses into work when one listens to his music. His music is as diverse as his audience, which is for a macrocosm. Kamijee is not only a seasoned music composer/arranger, but also a remarkable photographer, director and an editor. When all these skill sets are combined, what is produced is an organic global sound, which is the sound from the heart, for the hearts!
Kamijee’s work is synonymous with multiple names, such as Shoaib Mansoor, Junaid Jamshed (Us rah par & Dil ki baat) and Aaroh. His accomplishments and achievements have made major contributions in the fields of pop, rock and film music (Rakht & Khuda Kay Liye). With an extensive experience of over 18 years, Kamijee has produced a number of hit albums and songs in South East Asia.
After spending a valuable time in North America for the past 6 years, composing and recording, Kamijee returns to mesmerize his fans once again, this time with his most anticipated solo album, “Jeevan”.
More info at http://www.kamijee.com
Facebook Event Page - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=301347839127
Hour 3 – Interview with Rauf Klasra (cont. from last 10 mins of 2nd hour) + Raja Krishnamoorthi Interview
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Former Deputy Illinois State Treasurer Raja Krishnamoorthi has the government experience and stellar legal and educational credentials to help reform government and bring greater transparency to the state’s finances. He has consistently demonstrated the leadership to challenge the corruption in state government and contracting that has contributed to the record state deficit.
A longtime friend of Barack Obama, Raja worked on Obama’s successful 2004 campaign for the U.S. Senate, serving first as the issues director for his primary campaign and then as a senior adviser in his general election campaign. Raja also advised Obama during his Presidential campaign and worked on his 2000 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.
More at: http://www.rajaforillinois.com/free_details.asp?id=1
Posted by admin on January 11, 2010
Hour 1 – Youth Show Hosted by Jibran Ilyas
Download Here: http://www.4shared.com/file/193512002/c493a441/TR011010HR1.html
Notes: Call from Karachi by Imroz Iqbal.
Hour 2: Naveen Naqvi Interview by Dr. Mujahid Ghazi and Jibran Ilyas
Naveen Naqvi is a senior anchor at Pakistan’s first English language news channel, Dawn News and presented the morning news programme, Breakfast at Dawn until November 2009. The Dawn group is the most prestigious media outlet in Pakistan. Before joining DawnNews, Naqvi worked with NBC News out of Islamabad. During this time, she also wrote for their online publication, MSNBC.com.
Previously Naveen Naqvi was a runway, print and television commercial model. She was a known television actor with serials such as Nangay Paon and Angar Wadi to her credit. Naqvi first appeared on television as a music show host, Music Channel Charts. This was the first music chart show on Pakistani television, making her the first video jockey (VJ) of the country. Naveen was the model in Junoon’s “Ni Heerey” music video.
She talks about her journey from modeling to New Anchoring, her thoughts on the alternative medium of blogging and other initiatives taken by the active members of civil society.
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Hour 3: Discussion on Kalsoom Lakhani’s blog which is a voice of every EX-Patriot Pakistani Living in the US on the new screening regulations at the US airports for the passengers coming from 11 Muslim countries Blog Entry on Pakistan getting into the list on “countries of interest” in regards to Airport security
Lead by Dr. Mujahid Ghazi and Jibran
Listen to the voice of Pakistanis who voiced their anger and frustration against this situation. Also some callers called for introspection on our own policies and inefficiencies.
Heated arguments. Discussing the impact on the American born Pakistani Children who are being racially profiled on airports. The concept of Random Security Checking and the written law vs the real experience for US Citizens of Pakistani origin. Heated arguments from various callers. The callers asked the government to take a firm stand and should do the same on their airports.
Must Listen.
Download here: http://www.4shared.com/file/193584585/bc9e44ac/TR011010HR3.html
Posted by admin on November 6, 2009
Hour 1: Youth Hour hosted by Zeeshan Farooq – Welcome back Zeeshan!
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Hour 2: Aleem Faizi Interview
Director Awaz Multimedia Publications from Malegaon Maharashtra India runs a website www.ummid.com on indian muslims and malegaon.
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Hour 3: ABN Open Forum : Topic of Discussion “Is younger generation better than the old generation”
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Posted by admin on October 24, 2009
Hour 1: Song Requests and Light conversation – Hosted by Jibran Ilyas
http://www.4shared.com/file/141761306/207f080c/TR101809HR1.html
Hour2: Hosted by Dr. Mujahid Ghazi and Jibran Ilyas
Moin Akhtar, Anwar Maqsood, Behrouz Sabzwari, Qazi Wajid and Shehzad Raza (1:15 – 1:30)
Fahad Jafri and Shamsa Chaudhry Interview and Multiple Sclerosis Awareness – http://www.steppingtowardshope.org (1:30pm – 2pm) http://www.4shared.com/file/141772895/4b348b40/TR101809HR2.html -
Fahad’s Interview starts at 30:45 min mark of the file above. Fahad talked about his timeline and his discovery of MS disease. Shamsa gave a background about MS (Symptoms, Causes and Cure). Fahad’s well wishers called and gave him confidence that he will be alright InshaAllah. Asian Broadcasting Network prays and wishes that Fahad is able to beat this disease. He will be treated at Northwestern Hospital as part of their Stem Cell Research study. Go to http://www.steppingtowardshope.org for more details.
Hour3: Anis Paya Interview – Hosted by Dr. Mujahid Ghazi
http://www.4shared.com/file/141786170/a73e6948/TR101809HR3.html
Anis Paya’s Bio:
-Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NED Engg University; Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan. Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Northwestern University, Chicago.
-Working as Senior Project manager with Bovis, a multi-national construction management company headquartered in Australia
-Supporter of Pak Radio, Hamdard, HDF, ISNA, Dow Medical college, NED and several charity organizations.
-Chairman of Steering Committee for NED Alumni convention in Chicago to be held from July 30-Aug 1 , 2010
-Working for a project to build new mosque and school in Burr Ridge
Posted by editor on October 11, 2009
Hour1: Song Requests from lively callers in their own voice - Hosted by Jibran Ilyas and Samra Cheema
http://www.4shared.com/file/140125722/18e1df75/TR101109HR1.html
Hour 2: Shehzad Roy Interview – Hosted by Dr. Mujahid Ghazi, Jibran Ilyas and Samra Cheema + Questions from ABN listeners
http://www.4shared.com/get/140137405/219c7736/TR101109HR2.html
Shehzad Roy is most certainly one of the most influential philanthropists of our time. He started his career as a musician in 1995 and has five hit albums under his belt. He is the President and founder of Zindagi Trust, a non-profit charitable organization, that seeks to educate the underprivileged children of Pakistan. In June 2004, Roy was honored as one of the youngest ever recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, which is one of the highest Civil Honors awarded in Pakistan for excellence in serving humanity. For his organization’s earthquake rehabilitation in Kashmir, he was awarded with the Sitara-e-Eisaar. He was also selected to be a torch bearer for the 2008 Olympic Torch relay as the pride of Pakistan. He recently receioved the 2009 Chicago Council on Global Affairs Fellowship on Social Entrepreneurship!
http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/media_press_room_detail.php?press_release_id=102
Shehzad Roy is coming to Chicago with Bushra Ansari for Zindagi Trust fundraiser on October 31, 2009. The event details are as follows:
What: Zindagi Trust Fundraiser with Shehzad Roy and Bushra Ansari
TV Ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pqsbF6J-w
When: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Westin Hotel – 70 Yorktown Center , Lombard, IL
Facebook Invite: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=251505535197
Online Tickets: http://zindagitrust.eventbrite.com
Tickets and Sponsorship Details: Tauheed Ashraf 630-926-1564
Partners: UIB Capital, OPEN Chicago, Asian Broadcasting Network, CAMP, IQRA Book Center, Chicago Council of Global Affairs and PakManzil.
Hour 3: Interview with Zaker Sabri, owner of Sabri Dental Enterprises which is a manufacturer of Dental Materials Research Evaluation Instruments for ISO/ADA Certification. Dr. Ghazi conducted the Interview and highlighted one of the real Pakistani heroes of our time. http://www.4shared.com/file/140148500/ba7725c8/TR101109HR3.html
