Paul Chantler - Commercial radio exec and news guru
Episode 58, Apr 09, 2019, 09:04 PM
In this hour of #radiomoments ‘Conversations’, hear the story of the press journalist who dreamed of hosting a music radio show and who went on to lead some of the UK’s key stations at a pivotal moment in UK radio.
Paul Chantler tells of his radio journey, from work experience and later presentation at BBC local radio, to leading the news and programme operations across a range of formats from Galaxy to TalkSPORT. He shares stories of the financially and technically worrying early years of UK commercial radio at Invicta, Southern and Chiltern – and about developing challenger formats in more recent times at Galaxy and Vibe.
The drama, the fun, the victories – and the disappointments. In his own words, this is the Paul Chantler story. Paul died in March 2024.
Hear the full Conversations series here. Music by Larry Bryant.
Podcast the whole series.
Paul Chantler tells of his radio journey, from work experience and later presentation at BBC local radio, to leading the news and programme operations across a range of formats from Galaxy to TalkSPORT. He shares stories of the financially and technically worrying early years of UK commercial radio at Invicta, Southern and Chiltern – and about developing challenger formats in more recent times at Galaxy and Vibe.
The drama, the fun, the victories – and the disappointments. In his own words, this is the Paul Chantler story. Paul died in March 2024.
Hear the full Conversations series here. Music by Larry Bryant.
Podcast the whole series.