Peter B. Collins was born in Cincinnati and started in radio at an early age. He built a closed-circuit station with buddies on his high school campus. He attended Northwestern University, then became a late night talk host on Chicago’s WLS-FM. He landed in the Bay Area at KOME in 1976. After a stint at KGO, Peter joined KRQR, “The Rocker”, hosting the morning show through the 80’s.
Returning to talk radio, Peter was the lone liberal in the wilderness at KNBR and later KSFO. After leaving KSFO, Collins produced many radio shows, such as “Childhood Matters” on KISQ, “Street Soldiers” on KMEL, “Conversations on the Coast” with Jim Foster on KFRC, and Nurse Talk on AM 960. He also worked as a political media consultant, working on political campaigns for clients including U.S. Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Tom Campbell and Peter McCloskey.
Collins has served as board president of the Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit based at San Quentin Prison. The foundation provides legal and investigative assistance to inmates in California who claim to have been wrongfully convicted and seeks reviews of their cases. Having retired in 2021, Peter B. can often be found sailing on San Francisco Bay or expanding his knowledge of California wine in the Napa Valley. He lives in Marin County.