Curriculum Vitae
Sam Coley
Degree Leader Radio / Senior Lecturer
Birmingham School of Media, Birmingham City University
AHRC Knowledge Transfer Fellow, BCU
BBC World Service Trust Trainer
Media Consultant CARE International
Production Consultant Prison Radio Association
Qualifications
Certificate in Broadcasting 1988 Christchurch Polytechnic, New Zealand
Post Graduate Certificate in Education 2006 University Of Central England
Post Graduate Diploma in Education 2007 University Of Central England
MA in Education 2009 Birmingham City University
Employment
Radio Commercial Producer 1989-1992 The Radio Network, New Zealand
Commercial Production Manager 1993-1994 210 FM, Reading, U.K.
Freelance Radio Writer / Producer 1995-1997 Various London radio stations
Freelance Radio Writer / Producer 1997-2000 Hyperadio Productions, Chch., N.Z.
Creative Director 2000-2001 Canterbury On Air, Christchurch, N.Z.
Creative Director 2001-2005 The Radio Network, Auckland, N.Z.
Radio Degree Leader / Snr. Lecturer 2005 - Birmingham City University
Other Experience
1989 Finalist in Clio Radio Advertising Awards, Best International Radio Commercial
2002-2005 Guest lecturer at Auckland Uni. Of Technology / N.Z. Broadcasting School / Axis Ad School
2003 Produced “Joe Strummer” documentary, winner of Silver Medal, N.Y. Radio Festival
2006 Executive Consultant / Trainer for BBC World Service Trust in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
2007 Radio tutor for the BBC “Blast” initiative, Birmingham
2007 Workshop designer and tutor for the “Aimhigher” college programme, Birmingham
2008 Media Consultant / Producer for CARE International
2008 Co-investigator for radio and development in the AHRC, KTF run by Interactive Cultures
2008 External Examiner, Radio Production, The University of Gloucestershire
2009 External Examiner, Radio Production, The University of Gloucestershire / Teesside University
Research, Conference Papers
“The educational use of radio in developing countries” Paper presented at MeCCSA conference, Coventry University,
January 2007
“Trust me – I’m on the radio: An investigation into public perceptions of free speech and accuracy on Radio Ethiopia”, Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) Africa Series, University of Westminster, March 2007
“The Hardest Sell: Spot production in developing nations” The Radio Conference: A Transnational Forum, Lincoln University,
July 2007
“Global and International Music / Staff Building, Recruitment and Training / Radio Drama and Documentaries” Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference, New York,
March 2008
“Sound and Vision: Online Practices of David Bowie Fans” Internet Attractions: online video and user-generated ephemera, Media Workshop, University of Nottingham,
June 2009
“Radio Futura” 5 x audio submissions for The Future Places Festival “Digital Media and Local Cultures” , Conference Radio Station, Oporto, Portugal, October 2009
“Spot-On Radio Production” Prison Radio Association’s 2nd Annual Conference, Warwick University,
November 2009
“Moradio”: Towards ‘Post-radio’ Issues in the Transformation of Radio Objects and Forms, University Paris I – Sorbonne – Pantheon PARIS,
November, 2009
“Radio Documentary, Memory and new Participatory Fan Cultures” , Joint presentation with Oliver Carter for the “Sights and Sounds Conference; Interrogating the Music Documentary” University of Salford, A Greater Manchester University, U.K. June, 2010
Background
Sam Coley is Senior Lecturer in Radio at Birmingham City University and was a co-investigator for radio and development in the AHRC KFT scheme run by Interactive Cultures.
Sam teaches radio production, documentary making, commercial production and digital editing skills. He has a background in both the U.K. and Australasian radio industries and worked as Creative Director for the Northern Region of New Zealand’s TRN Network.
He has worked as a radio trainer for the BBC World Service Trust and is currently a media consultant for CARE International and the Prison Radio Association. In 2006 and 2008 Sam traveled to Africa to work on various audio projects and research, including radio programmes and advertising campaigns designed to promote sexual health and reproduction awareness for young Ethiopians.
Sam is currently researching the uses of radio as an educational tool and is especially interested in the application of commercial production techniques to convey health related messages to people in isolated regions of third world countries. He also a freelance documentary producer for Radio New Zealand and in 2009 produced features for BBC WM, Spin 1038 Dublin and Absolute Radio. In 2010 he was nominated as a finalist in the “Best On-line Producer” category of the UK Radio Academy’s Production Awards.
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