# Paul Chantler > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Chantler > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Chantler.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Chantler > Source revision: 1347242002 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British radio presenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use British English|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox presenter |image= |caption= |name=Paul Chantler |birth_date={{birth date|1959|10|12}} |show= |timeslot= |show2= |station2= |timeslot2= |style= [Radio presenter](/source/Radio_personality) |country=[United Kingdom](/source/Mass_media_in_the_United_Kingdom) |prevshow= |website= |birth_name= |spouse= |death_place=[Eastbourne](/source/Eastbourne), [East Sussex](/source/East_Sussex), [England](/source/England)|death_date={{death date and age|2024|03|31|1959|10|12}}}} '''Paul Chantler''' (12 October 1959 – 31 March 2024) was a British radio broadcaster, author, and broadcasting executive who held senior programming roles at [Chiltern Radio](/source/Heart_Dunstable), [Essex Radio](/source/Heart_Essex_(Chelmsford_%26_Southend)), and [Wireless Group](/source/News_Broadcasting) and worked for the [BBC](/source/BBC).{{cite web |title=One of the founders of Podcast Radio, Paul Chantler has died |url=https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/one-of-the-founders-of-podcast-radio-paul-chantler-has-died/ |publisher=PodcastingToday |accessdate=2024-03-31 |archive-date=2024-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606091118/https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/one-of-the-founders-of-podcast-radio-paul-chantler-has-died/ |url-status=live }} ==Career== In 1971, Chantler began his career working on Hospital Radio in [Royal Tunbridge Wells](/source/Royal_Tunbridge_Wells). While serving as Program Director for [Chiltern Radio](/source/Heart_Dunstable), Chantler launched the [Galaxy](/source/Galaxy_(radio_network)) radio station, and he would later serve as the Group Programme Director for [Essex Radio](/source/Heart_Essex_(Chelmsford_%26_Southend)) and the [Wireless Group](/source/News_Broadcasting). When [BBC Radio Wiltshire](/source/BBC_Radio_Wiltshire) launched in April 1989 under the name BBC Wiltshire Sound, Chantler was its first presenter. The first song played on the station by Chantler was "[We've Only Just Begun](/source/We've_Only_Just_Begun)" by the [Carpenters](/source/The_Carpenters).{{cite web |title=BBC Wiltshire celebrates 30th birthday three decades on from first broadcast in 1989 |date=4 April 2019 |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17547788.bbc-wiltshire-celebrates-30th-birthday-three-decades-first-broadcast-1989/ |publisher=Swindon Advertiser |accessdate=2019-04-04 |archive-date=2024-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401201720/https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17547788.bbc-wiltshire-celebrates-30th-birthday-three-decades-first-broadcast-1989/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Gerry |title=A history of the BBC in Wiltshire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2008/12/09/history_of_the_bbc_in_wiltshire_feature.shtml |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=[BBC](/source/BBC) |date=2008 |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216092410/https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2008/12/09/history_of_the_bbc_in_wiltshire_feature.shtml |url-status=live }} Chantler later served as a consultant for other radio stations in the United Kingdom, such as [Premier Christian Radio](/source/Premier_Christian_Radio), Invicta, and Southern Sound.{{cite web |title=Tributes paid to radio exec and friend of Premier, Paul Chantler |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/tributes-paid-to-radio-exec-and-friend-of-premier-paul-chantler |publisher=Premier Christian Radio |accessdate=2024-03-31 |archive-date=2024-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402194135/https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/tributes-paid-to-radio-exec-and-friend-of-premier-paul-chantler |url-status=live }} Towards the end of his career he was a director of Fix Radio and Podcast Radio. In 2022, radio broadcaster Paul Hollins and Chantler co-wrote ''Essential Media Law'', a guide to libel and defamation. Following its popularity among content creators, the book was updated with a second edition in 2024.{{cite web |title=Friends and colleagues pay tribute to radio executive and entrepreneur Paul Chantler |date=31 March 2024 |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/friends-and-colleagues-pay-tribute-to-radio-executive-and-entrepreneur-paul-chantler/ |publisher=[RadioToday](/source/RadioToday) |accessdate=2024-03-31 |archive-date=2024-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331221339/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/friends-and-colleagues-pay-tribute-to-radio-executive-and-entrepreneur-paul-chantler/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=BBC Radio executive Paul Chantler dies aged 64 after tough health battle |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-bbc-radio-executive-paul-32482229 |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror) |date=31 March 2024 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605192520/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-bbc-radio-executive-paul-32482229 |url-status=live }} In 2019 Chantler was named a fellow of the [Radio Academy](/source/Radio_Academy) for his “outstanding contribution to both public and commercial radio as a journalist, presenter and programmer”.{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Roy |title=Four new fellowships awarded by the Radio Academy |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/05/four-new-fellowships-awarded-by-the-radio-academy/ |website=[Radio Today](/source/Radio_Today_(website)) |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=2019 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604192232/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/05/four-new-fellowships-awarded-by-the-radio-academy/ |url-status=live }} ==Death== Chantler died on 31 March 2024, aged 64, in [Eastbourne](/source/Eastbourne), [East Sussex](/source/East_Sussex). Recently diagnosed with liver cancer, Chantler had been admitted to the hospital reporting breathing difficulties.{{cite web |title=Tributes paid after death of former radio executive Paul Chantler |date=31 March 2024 |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/tributes-paid-after-death-of-influential-uk-radio-executive-304320/ |publisher=KentOnline |accessdate=2024-03-31 |archive-date=2024-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331202606/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/tributes-paid-after-death-of-influential-uk-radio-executive-304320/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Beloved BBC radio star dies at 64 after battle with cancer as tributes pour in |date=31 March 2024 |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1883531/BBC-radio-executive-Paul-Chantler-dead |publisher=Daily Express |accessdate=2024-03-31 |archive-date=2024-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401022622/https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1883531/BBC-radio-executive-Paul-Chantler-dead |url-status=live }} ==Bibliography== *{{cite book |last1=Chantler |first1=Paul |last2=Harris |first2=Sim |title=Local Radio Journalism |date=1997 |publisher=Focal Press |isbn=9780240514222 |pages=178}}{{cite journal |title=Book/video reviews |journal=Journal of Radio Studies |date=2009 |volume=5 |issue=2 |doi=10.1080/19376529809384551}} *{{cite book |last1=Chantler |first1=Paul |last2=Stewart |first2=Peter |title=Essential Radio Journalism: How to produce and present radio news |date=2009 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=9781408141281 |pages=288}} *{{cite book |last1=Chantler |first1=Paul |last2=Stewart |first2=Peter |title=Basic Radio Journalism |date=2013 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781136024344 |pages=288}}{{cite web |title=Book Review – Basic Radio Journalism |url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/book-review-basic-radio-journalism/ |website=RadioInfo Australia |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=2003 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604193730/https://radioinfo.com.au/news/book-review-basic-radio-journalism/ |url-status=live }} *{{cite book |last1=Chantler |first1=Paul |last2=Hollins |first2=Paul |title=Keep It Legal |date=2018 |isbn=9781718072985}}{{cite web |title=New book helps broadcasters to Keep It Legal |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/08/new-books-helps-broadcasters-to-keep-it-legal/ |website=Radio Today |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=2018 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604192236/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/08/new-books-helps-broadcasters-to-keep-it-legal/ |url-status=live }} *{{cite book |last1=Chantler |first1=Paul |last2=Stewart |first2=Peter |title=JournoLists |date=2020}}{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Lee |title=Paul Chantler and Peter Stewart publish Journalism book |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/01/paul-chantler-and-peter-stewart-publish-journalism-book/ |website=Radio Today |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=2020 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604192234/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/01/paul-chantler-and-peter-stewart-publish-journalism-book/ |url-status=live }} *{{cite book |last1=Hollins |first1=Paul |last2=Chantler |first2=Paul |title=Essential Media Law |date=2022 |publisher=Amazon Digital Services |isbn=9798849975436}}{{cite web |title=Huw Edwards writes foreword for new Essential Media Law book |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/09/huw-edwards-writes-foreward-for-new-essential-media-law-book/ |website=Radio Today |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=2022 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604192232/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/09/huw-edwards-writes-foreward-for-new-essential-media-law-book/ |url-status=live }} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chantler, Paul}} Category:English radio DJs Category:British radio executives Category:1959 births Category:2024 deaths Category:21st-century British male writers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paul Chantler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Chantler) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Chantler?action=history)). 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