“It has been a privilege to host Guyana’s premier television morning show over the past decade. I believe in some way, that makes me the longest serving host for the show. It was indeed an honour.” Those were some of the parting words from Neaz Subhan on hosting his final show on Thursday last (May 28, 2015) for the NCN morning programme, ‘Guyana Today’.

In a somewhat emotional farewell, Subhan most recent co-host, Ms. Tamara Rodney, took the opportunity to ask pertinent questions which allowed for a brief reflection of his time on the show. Rodney mentioned how much she would miss his humour and the energy he brought to both on and off set during the time she spent with him. On his final show last Thursday, Subhan’s passion for cricket was still evident.

He expressed his profound disappointment on the manner in which Shivnarine Chanderpaul was treated by the West Indies selectors. He was clear that the issue was not about Shiv breaking Brian Lara’s record, but about treating players with respect.

He reminded that Shiv has played the most Test matches for a West Indian player, the leading Test runs scorer for a Guyanese, the second leading Test runs scorer for the West Indies and is in the top ten of all time Test runs scorers. That in itself, Subhan believes, compels respect and a decent manner to end such an illustrious career. Cricket aside, his love for cooking was also revealed.

Subhan also took the opportunity to commend the hard work and commitment of the show’s technical staff for their enthusiasm and willingness to learn which is evident from what they deliver. He noted, like everything else in life, there is always room for improvement. In this regard, he urged the producers to never be satisfied with the current product but to continue to strive to set new standards. During his time, Subhan would have co-hosted with at least eight lovely females.

Subhan produced and coordinated the show for about two of those ten years of his involvement during which time the primary focus was to transform the aesthetics of the set and to raise standards. He told the Chronicle that while it was very challenging as the producer, the opportunity to perform the task was rewarding. He hopes that during the past decade, he would have in some small way contributed to the show’s success. He pointed out that he would miss hosting the show and the kind comments from loyal fans, but reminded that life is such.

He wished continued success to NCN and the ‘Guyana Today’ family. At the end of the show on Thursday, Subhan was seen on live television walking out of the studio greeting the staff in the process. He would have conducted hundreds of interviews on various programmes on GTV, now NCN.