Robin Galloway (born 18 December 1961) is a Scottish radio and TV broadcaster. Until 2023, he appeared on Pure Radio Scotland as breakfast host. Galloway is also Group Head Of Radio Presentation for DCT Media which is owned by DC Thomson. Pure Radio Scotland launched on 26 November 2019 on DAB Digital radio, broadcasting to the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh; also available via app and Smart Speaker.
From 2014 to 31 May 2019, Robin was the breakfast radio presenter for Heart Scotland. Heart Breakfast with Robin and Adele aired every weekday from 6am-10am. Pure Radio Scotland currently has 3 former Heart Scotland presenters including Robin Galloway (formerly Heart Breakfast with Robin & Adele) and Paul Harper and Lynne Hogan (formerly Heart Drivetime with Paul & Lynne)
Career
Robin Galloway began his career in March 1983 as a presenter for Northsound Radio in Aberdeen. While working at the station, he joined Grampian Television (now STV North) as a continuity announcer and newsreader. Robin presented a number of regional programmes for the station including feedback series Put It In Writing (1991–94), and Grampian's local & networked contributions for the ITV Telethons, and at Clyde 1 during 1993. During the Summer 1996, Robin was short- listed for the role of new male presenter in a revamp of Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, but failed to get the job
Scot FM and KEY 103
Robin left Grampian in 1995 to work on the breakfast show for the Central Scotland regional station Scot FM, which saw his rating increase by nearly 400%, helping boost SCOT FM. Robin left the station in March 1997 after a series of clashes with then Programme director Jeff Graham. Robin originally planned to work out the remaining time after handing in his notice, but Scot FM bosses replaced him within days and concupiscence forced him to sign the agreement which banned him for taking any new jobs in Scotland. Scot FM insisted on a gagging order. Later that year, Robin moved to Manchester to presented Drivertime show on Key 103 with stints at 100.4 Jazz FM, During this time, he also presented for Granada Sky Broadcasting and Discovery.
In March 1999 Robin started presenting a Sunday lunchtime show on Scot FM from his new home studio in Manchester which was paid for by Scot FM, his studio was also used present a Saturday morning show on Northsound 1 and Overnight slot on Century 105.
Return to Scot FM Breakfast show
In December 2000 he became the Scot FM breakfast DJ for the second time, and by May 2001 he had increased his Listenership by 55%. He was joined on breakfast by Marie-Clair, Robin also created a number of Characters and sketches for the Scot FM show,
Cecil & Sandy: Two hairdresser from the shop Curlup and Die on Balshagme Avenue, Winston: A Jamaican with no morals, Shug the Schemie: Shug the salesman comes into the studio daily with his 'special offers' of dodgy goods. Old Mrs Galloway and Hector Brocklebank from the wind up calls.
In June 2001, the Guardian Media Group acquired Scot FM from previous owners, the Wireless Group, this resulted in a major overhaul of the station including an on-air rebrand. Real Radio Scotland began broadcasting at 8am on Tuesday 8 January 2002 with Robin having the honour of opening the station, and introducing the first song to be played, A Star is Born. Not all of his Non Wind up Characters carried over to Real Radio. Marie-Clair left in January 2004 and was replaced by Cat Harvey, who become Robin's new Co-host.
Since 2004, Galloway has written a weekly column for The Scottish Sun, which is published every Friday.
Clyde
After being Real Radio Scotland Breakfast DJ for ten years, Galloway left the station in November 2010 shortly after an incident in which his producer ran in the nude past Labour Party leader Ed Miliband while he was being interviewed - despite Miliband defending them.
In January 2011, Galloway rejoined Clyde 1 in Glasgow to present the station's weekday drivetime show. In addition, Galloway began presenting a Sunday morning show on 9 October 2011 for the Bauer Scotland network of FM stations including Clyde 1, Forth One, Tay FM, Northsound 1, 96.7 West FM and MFR.