Kambiz Hosseini

In 2015, Hosseini received a Silver Award, for Five in the Afternoon radio program, at New York Festivals: World's Best Radio Programs, as the host and creator of the radio show.

Hosseini's weekly podcast Five in the Afternoon features news and developments on human rights in Iran in the Persian language. The podcast, which is sponsored and produced by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, was launched in January 2013 and airs every Friday at 5:00 p.m. Iran time. He received The Reporters Without Borders Award for Five in the Afternoon.

Hosseni was awarded the Bronze Medal at the 2012 New York Festival's Best Television and Films show in Las Vegas for Parazit, which was honored in the comedy/satire category. He also won Voice of America's "Gold Medal Award" (the agency's highest honor) for Parazit.

Hosseini himself made an appearance on Stewart's "The Daily Show" in 2011 and Jon Stewart said that Parazit is "like our show, but with real guts."

Hosseini testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Affairs on May 11, 2011 where he delivered personal remarks advocating for human rights in Iran.

Hosseini grew up in the Iranian cities of Rasht and Mashhad. He studied dramatic literature and acting in Iran and the US. He has written, directed and acted in many stage plays and radio and TV shows in Iran and the US. Hosseini immigrated to the United States in 2000. He eventually settled in Washington D.C. and worked for Radio Free Europe and as an art critic for Voice of America before launching Parazit.

Kambiz Hosseini (Persian: کامبیز حسینی ‎, born 1 August 1975 in Rasht) is an Iranian political satirist, actor, television host, and radio host. He is the host of Paradox, a Podcast series that airs on Radio Farda. He was the host of Poletik, a satirical news program that airs on Radio Farda, as well as weekly podcast on human rights in Iran, Five in the Afternoon. He created and hosted the successful and critically acclaimed TV show Parazit on Voice of America from 2009-2012.