All posts in John Collins

John Collins: Reflections on the latest RAJARs
May 19, 2013 · Comments Off

THIS is one of those RAJAR surveys that defies instant spin as you have to...

John Collins: The Sony winners? An interesting statistic
May 14, 2013 · Comments Off

SO, the annual Sony Radio Academy Awards were held in London’s Grosvenor House Hotel last...

John Collins: Time for speech radio to be allowed to express a political opinion
April 24, 2013 · Comments Off

FOX News did something I really admired, the other day. President Obama had just finished...

John Collins: Don’t ignore radio in debates about the future of the media
April 16, 2013 · Comments Off

SEVERAL months ago, I was at a conference on the future of Scotland’s media, post-2014....

John Collins: On Scotland’s ‘meagre’ showing in the Sony Awards shortlist
April 12, 2013 · Comments Off

THE nominations were announced this week for the annual Sony Radio Awards Awards. These are...

John Collins: Digital radio stations and their scrolling text
March 21, 2013 · Comments Off

LISTENING to radio via DAB (digital audio broadcasting) is a wonderful thing because as well...

John Collins: Why bother with media courses?
March 13, 2013 · Comments Off

THE first thing I say when I start a new year with my HNC students...

John Collins: My advice for Jonathan Wall, the new 5 live controller
February 19, 2013 · Comments Off

SO, BBC Radio 5 live has a new controller – the former deputy controller, Jonathan...

John Collins: What’s stopping the commercial stations from overhauling Radio 2?
February 11, 2013 · Comments Off

THERE’S been a lot made of BBC radio 2’s RAJAR audience figures in the last...

John Collins: A review of the latest RAJARs
January 31, 2013 · Comments Off

THE Bauer Media Scotland radio group has had a busy 2012 and it has paid...

John Collins: Let’s levy to invigorate the Scottish media
January 7, 2013 · Comments Off

OF the 194 comments that currently accompany the suggestion, most appear to be against. I...