Ian Collins is a British

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and

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and

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and author.

Radio career

Collins became a presenter on Invicta FM in

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. He joined the newly launched

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in 1995, which later became Talk Sport. He presented the Overnight show, ''Ian Collins and the Creatures of the Night'' from 1995 to 2002, then the Late-Night Weekend Show, ''Ian Collins: Unbranded'' from 2002 to 2004, replacing

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. In 2004, Collins replaced Mike Dickin on the mid morning show, including a spell co-hosting the show with Mike Parry. From May 2006, Collins moved on to host ''The Ultimate Late Show'', which he both wrote and produced along with Alan Hyde. He then moved to the late night slot in 2008 after

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left the station. Collins also presented ''The Incredibly Early Breakfast Show''. In February 2012, Collins presented his first show on

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. He left LBC in September 2018. Between November 2018 and June 2020, Collins was a joint presenter of BBC Radio Kent's Breakfast Show ''The Wake Up Call'' with Anna Cookson. He replaced John Warnett who moved to the Drive Time Show. During 2019, Collins returned as a stand in host on TalkRadio's weekday 13.00–16.00 show. and became permanent during the summer of 2020. In October 2023 Collins left his regular spot he had for three years on Talk TV and Radio to host First Edition, Weeknights on Talk TV and Radio at 10:00pm.

Other media work

Collins made his first TV appearances on cable channel

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in the late 1990s. He has also appeared on '' The Daily Politics'', '' This Week'' and '' London Tonight''. Collins wrote the book ''I Bet You Won't Read This: Confessions Of A Night Time Radio Host'' (), which includes unedited letters that had been sent into his show. The book also offers tips on how to get into the radio industry. His second book, ''67 People I'd Like to Slap'', was published in April 2017.

Personal life

Collins is a friend of Danny Wallace, and appeared in his books ''

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'', '' Join Me'', '' Yes Man'', and '' Friends Like These''.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Ian 1966 births Living people British radio personalities People from Scunthorpe