Research Fellow
Sam Coley, Senior Lecturer in Radio, is the co-investigator for radio and development in the AHRC KTF 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. 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.
He 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. The website www.radiofordevelopment.org.uk shares Sam’s experiences as a radio trainer and researcher in regards to spot production and development radio.
Books, Chapters, Articles
“Creative Juice” In house creative magazine of The Radio Network, Contributor and Editor 2002 – 2005
“New broadcast technologies” UNESCO [contributor] forthcoming 2009
Conference Contributions
“The educational use of radio in developing countries” MeCCSA Conference, Coventry University, Jan 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
Presentations on; “Global and International Music / Staff Building, Recruitment and Training / Radio Drama and Documentaries” Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference, New York City, March 2008
Memberships
The Radio Academy
The Radio Studies Network /
The Higher Education Academy
Contact Sam: sam.coley@bcu.ac.uk