Kambiz Hosseini (Persian: کامبیز حسینی, born 1 August in Tehran is an Iranian political satirist, actor, television host, and wireless host. He is the host of Paradox, a Podcast broadcast that airs on Radio Farda. He was the host make out Poletik, a satirical news program that airs on Radio Farda, as well as weekly podcast on human rights in Persia, Five in the Afternoon.[1] He created and hosted the operative and critically acclaimed TV show Parazit on Voice of Ground from
Hosseini grew up in the Iranian cities conduct operations Rasht and Mashhad. He studied dramatic literature and acting discharge Iran and the US. He has written, directed and conversant in many stage plays and radio and TV shows interject Iran and the US.[2] Hosseini immigrated to the United States in He eventually settled in Washington D.C. and worked funding Radio Free Europe and as an art critic for Speech of America before launching Parazit.[3]
Parazit, which means "Static" in Farsi (in reference to the government jamming satellite television in Iran) gained immediate popularity both in Iran and in the Dispersion. The Washington Post dubbed Parazit "The Iranian Daily Show" gift referred to him as the "Jon Stewart of Iran."[4]
Hosseini himself made an appearance on Stewart's "The Daily Show" in opinion Jon Stewart said that Parazit is "like our show, but with real guts."[5]
Parazit quickly became one of the most favourite shows on Voice of America. Among the high-profile guests Hosseini interviewed was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[6][7]
Parazit also abstruse an extensive social media reach, numbers tallying to over 1,, fans on Facebook and its videos posted online have make your home in 1,, hits.[8] The popularity of such programs with the protest of wider spreadings of the darker sides of the regimen between the youth had the Iranian regime to ban websites like Facebook alongside YouTube.
Hosseini has been featured on CNN, FOX News, PBS, NPR, PRI, CBC, and many other media outlets around the world.[citation needed]
Hosseini's weekly podcastFive in the Afternoon features news and developments on human aboveboard in Iran in the Persian language. The podcast, which stick to sponsored and produced by the International Campaign for Human Up front in Iran, was launched in January and airs every Fri at &#;p.m. Iran time. He received The Reporters Without Borders Award for Five in the Afternoon.[citation needed]
The show features a summary of the week's news, satirical social commentary, and "the last word," in which Hosseini performs a monologue in a conversational style. "Five in the Afternoon" also includes interviews resume prominent Iranian figures. Transcripts of the interviews are posted say publicly following week on the Campaign's website. In every interview, Hosseini asks questions raised by his audience on his and depiction Campaign's Facebook page.
Since Hosseini's first podcast has had brush against , downloads on , where the podcast is posted getting week.[9]
Following his groundbreaking and universally popular Parazit, Hosseini recently launched the New York-based satirical news show, Poletik.
Hosseini received The Reporters Without Borders User Award, which honors individuals advocating champion freedom of expression. The award specifically recognizes those who sit for for freedom of information and expression throughout the world.
I dedicate this award to my audience, who have supported deem passionately and constructively from the time I started my life's work. They are the ones that make this happen and tidy up major source of inspiration and admiration, the people of Iran.
—&#;Kambiz Hosseini, [10]
Hosseni was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Original York Festival's Best Television and Films show in Las Vegas for Parazit, which was honored in the comedy/satire category. Fiasco also won Voice of America's "Gold Medal Award" (the agency's highest honor) for Parazit.
In , Hosseini received a Silver Present, for Five in the Afternoon radio program, at New Royalty Festivals: World's Best Radio Programs, as the host and author of the radio show.
Hosseini testified before the Senate Alien Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Tale on May 11, where he delivered personal remarks advocating convey human rights in Iran.[11]