All posts in John Collins

In My Opinion: John Collins: It’s called radio
August 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 take
July 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 show
June 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 legend
May 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 RAJARs
May 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 statistic
May 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 opinion
April 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 media
April 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 shortlist
April 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 text
March 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 controller
February 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 RAJARs
January 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 media
January 7, 2013

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

In My Opinion: John Collins: The RAJARs
October 28, 2011

THIS has been one of the most fascinating RAJAR surveys in a long time. It...

In My Opinion: John Collins: Radio the big winner from RAJARs
August 4, 2011

BBC Radio Scotland’s excellent figures come as no surprise. They follow an excellent book for...

In My Opinion: John Collins: In praise of ‘localness’ on radio
May 10, 2011

FIRST up – disclosure. I present a show every Sunday for Central FM. I receive...