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In My Opinion: John Collins: Names are important, not least ‘radio’
January 16, 2014
I GOT it wrong! A few years ago, we were putting together an awards event…
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In My Opinion: John Collins: It’s called radioAugust 7, 2013
TWO things during the last 24 hours have got me worrying whether the people who...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Sport in stereo an easy step to takeJuly 15, 2013
THE BBC is normally at the leading-edge of technical developments in radio. So many of...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Why radio shouldn’t be afraid of ‘iRadio’June 10, 2013
THERE are several reports – such as here, here and here – that, alongside some hardware...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Why I welcome Robin Galloway’s upcoming networked showJune 6, 2013
RADIO has a problem: its past. All of us who love the medium frame it...
In My Opinion: John Collins: The Competition Commission, Capital and the future of a Scottish radio legendMay 21, 2013
THE Competition Commission has reported on the acquistion of GMG radio by Global Radio, the...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Reflections on the latest RAJARsMay 19, 2013
THIS is one of those RAJAR surveys that defies instant spin as you have to...
In My Opinion: John Collins: The Sony winners? An interesting statisticMay 14, 2013
SO, the annual Sony Radio Academy Awards were held in London’s Grosvenor House Hotel last...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Time for speech radio to be allowed to express a political opinionApril 24, 2013
FOX News did something I really admired, the other day. President Obama had just finished...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Don’t ignore radio in debates about the future of the mediaApril 16, 2013
SEVERAL months ago, I was at a conference on the future of Scotland’s media, post-2014....
In My Opinion: John Collins: On Scotland’s ‘meagre’ showing in the Sony Awards shortlistApril 12, 2013
THE nominations were announced this week for the annual Sony Radio Awards Awards. These are...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Digital radio stations and their scrolling textMarch 21, 2013
LISTENING to radio via DAB (digital audio broadcasting) is a wonderful thing because as well...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Why bother with media courses?March 13, 2013
THE first thing I say when I start a new year with my HNC students...
In My Opinion: John Collins: My advice for Jonathan Wall, the new 5 live controllerFebruary 19, 2013
SO, BBC Radio 5 live has a new controller – the former deputy controller, Jonathan...
In My Opinion: John Collins: What’s stopping the commercial stations from overhauling Radio 2?February 11, 2013
THERE’S been a lot made of BBC radio 2’s RAJAR audience figures in the last...
In My Opinion: John Collins: A review of the latest RAJARsJanuary 31, 2013
THE Bauer Media Scotland radio group has had a busy 2012 and it has paid...
In My Opinion: John Collins: Let’s levy to invigorate the Scottish mediaJanuary 7, 2013
OF the 194 comments that currently accompany the suggestion, most appear to be against. I...
In My Opinion: John Collins: A bright six months ahead for radio?July 20, 2012
THE next six months are going to be very interesting, if you are a keen...
In my opinion: John Collins: The listening figures slide in Bauer’s AM portfolioFebruary 2, 2012
THE story that leaps out of from the lastest set of listening figures revealed today...
In My Opinion: John Collins: The RAJARsOctober 28, 2011
THIS has been one of the most fascinating RAJAR surveys in a long time. It...
