Colin Bell (journalist)

For the footballer, see Colin Bell.

Dr Colin J. Bell is a journalist, broadcaster and author.

Colin J. Bell was a journalist, with newspapers including The Scotsman and former editor of The Scots Independent. He made the transition to broadcasting with BBC Radio Scotland in 1984.[1]

He served the Scottish National Party as Executive Vice-Chairman, 1978-1984 and Campaign Director, Euro elections 1984. In 1979 he stood as SNP Parliamentary Candidate for West Edinburgh[2] and also European Parliamentary Candidate for North East Scotland.[3] In June 1996, he was the 13th Scot to be presented with the Oliver Brown Award.[1] He later left the SNP to join the Scottish Socialist Party.[4][5]

He wrote Murder trail : death for a living.[6][7] He served as Rector of Aberdeen University from 1991 to 1993.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dr Colin Bell". Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Candidates and Constituency Assessments: Edinburgh West". Scottish Politics Research Unit. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  3. ↑ "European Parliamentary Elections: North-east Scotland". Scottish Politics Research Unit. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Dr Colin Bell" (49). Scots Independent. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  5. ↑ Arnold Kemp (May 13, 2001). "Devolution's sweet honeytrap". The Observer. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  6. ↑ "Murder Trail". Foyles. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  7. ↑ Colin Bell (2002). Murder trail : death for a living. London: Grenada Media. ISBN 978-0-233-05099-7.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Willis Pickard		 Rector of the University of Aberdeen
1991–1993 		Succeeded by
Ian Hamilton