Radio Documentary Maker & Media Researcher

Sam Coley is Course Director of the MA Media Production at Birmingham City University, where he researches radio, popular music, and audio education. He is an author, radio documentary producer, and a Grand Jury member of the New York Radio Festival since 2012.

His music documentary work has been broadcast on the BBC, Absolute Radio, Radio New Zealand, and Greatest Hits Radio — and has covered artists such as David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Prince, The Smiths, and New Order. His academic writing explores music radio, Bowie studies, podcasting in education, and community radio in the Global South.

Coley is a Trustee of the Charles Parker Archive Trust and a member of the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research.

Contact: sam.coley@bcu.ac.uk