Colin Bell (journalist)
Dr Colin J. Bell is a journalist, broadcaster and author.
Colin J. Bell was educated at St Paul's School, London, and King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1959 with a first-class degree in the Historical Tripos.[1] He went on to become a journalist with various newspapers, including The Scotsman, and was once editor of The Scots Independent. He made the transition to broadcasting with BBC Radio Scotland in 1984.[2]
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[3] and also European Parliamentary Candidate for North East Scotland.[4] In June 1996, he was the 13th Scot to be presented with the Oliver Brown Award.[2] He later left the SNP to join the Scottish Socialist Party.[5][6]
He wrote Murder trail : death for a living.[7][8] He served as Rector of Aberdeen University from 1991 to 1993.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ 'Cambridge Tripos Results', Times, 26 June 1959.
- ^ a b c "Dr Colin Bell". Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Candidates and Constituency Assessments: Edinburgh West". Scottish Politics Research Unit. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "European Parliamentary Elections: North-east Scotland". Scottish Politics Research Unit. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Dr Colin Bell". Scots Independent. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ Arnold Kemp (13 May 2001). "Devolution's sweet honeytrap". The Observer. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Murder Trail". Foyles. Retrieved 17 August 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Colin Bell (2002). Murder trail : death for a living. London: Grenada Media. ISBN 978-0-233-05099-7.
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