Michael Collie – presenter, broadcaster and professional speaker

Known to television audiences across the UK, Michael Collie has worked on national consumer, motoring and environmental programmes. He is also a familiar face and voice as a News presenter on radio and television.

On this site, read the comments of broadcasting and production companies who've used him. Discover more about Michael Collie and the programmes he worked on.

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Professional Background

Michael Collie graduated in Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University with a distinction in Theatre Practice. After a post-graduate course in Radio Journalism he started work with BBC Radio - initially local radio and then as a reporter on BBC Radio 4, for which he won a Media Excellence Award for his investigative work.

Michael Collie has presented networked documentaries, including "The Joy of Smelling", a four-part series investigating our olfactory abilities, and "The Second Victory", a half-hour special recorded with the Gurkhas in Nepal.

For six years Michael Collie was a presenter on Country File on BBC One, during which time he also presented on Top Gear and hosted the canoeing series Paddles Up. Another spell at Radio 4 saw Michael presenting the consumer affairs programme, You and Yours.

Michael Collie's television work in the Midlands began with a live political debate series, The Midlands At Westminster. The bright lights of London beckoned, and he joined the pioneering videonews station Channel One as news anchor. Soon afterwards, the BBC invited Michael back to Birmingham to work as Presenter of Midlands Today. Since then Michael has also worked as a newsreader on BBC Radio 2 and as a presenter of The Automotive Channel on Sky.

On stage, Michael Collie has returned to his drama roots by writing and presenting concerts with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, and - more recently - with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

As well as being an experienced live television presenter and voice-over artiste, Michael Collie is a member of the Professional Speakers Association, Equity and the National Union of Journalists. He is in great demand as a television and video presenter, as a host for award dinners and presentations, and for chairing public events.

Personal Background

Born in London at an early age, Michael Collie spent most of his childhood in Sheffield. He has worked as a steelworker, an auxiliary nurse, a painter and decorator, a barman, a stagehand, a motorcycle courier and on a tollgate. And, of course, there's his career in the media.

Michael Collie lives in Worcestershire with his partner, four daughters, a cat, varying numbers of chickens and two gerbils. He drives convertibles where possible, motorbikes on occasions and unicycles at parties. Michael confesses to a strange desire to own a Cadillac hearse

Michael Collie TD BA(Hons)

Vice President:
The Gentlemen Songsters Male Voice Choir

Patron:
Fairtrade (Kidderminster)
Side by Side Theatre Company

Ambassador:
Girlguiding UK

Member:
Birmingham University Guild of Students (Life)
The Institute of Advanced Motorists
National Trust (Life)
Professional Speakers Association

Supporter:
Sustrans - The National Cycle Network

Quotes

"In broadcasting, those who face the camera are defined as, "talent". For us though, REAL talent is Michael Collie!"
John Thompson Productions

"Very professional and thoroughly entertaining! Michael hit exactly the right note for our audience"
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

"Michael Collie has worked on many productions over the years and is flexible, professional and always popular with our clients"
I-MOTUS

"Hand on heart Michael Collie is, and will always be, our first choice - a true professional and an extremely nice guy as well"
HRO'C Public Relations

"Michael Collie's professionalism, enthusiasm and interaction with our audiences continues to make our events a complete success"
TouKan

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