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Paul Chantler, 64, British radio broadcaster, liver cancer.
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|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, Essex Radio, and Wireless Group and worked for the BBC.
Career
In 1971, Chantler began his career working on Hospital Radio in Royal Tunbridge Wells. While serving as Program Director for Chiltern Radio, Chantler launched the Galaxy radio station, and he would later serve as the Group Programme Director for Essex Radio and the Wireless Group. When 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" by the Carpenters. Chantler later served as a consultant/presenter for other radio stations in the United Kingdom, such as Premier Christian Radio, Invicta Radio, and Southern Sound. 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. In 2019 Chantler was named a fellow of the Radio Academy for his “outstanding contribution to both public and commercial radio as a journalist, presenter and programmer”.
Death
Chantler died on 31 March 2024, aged 64, in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Recently diagnosed with liver cancer, Chantler had been admitted to the hospital reporting breathing difficulties.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 6 questions
Questions drawn from Paul Chantler's archived record and the sources above.
1.In which year did Paul Chantler die?
- A.2015
- B.2017
- C.2011
- D.2024correct
Paul Chantler died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "d: occupation radio broadcaster. Archive record: nationality British. Archive record: date of death 31 March 2024."
2.How old was Paul Chantler when they died?
- A.59
- B.56
- C.64correct
- D.53
Paul Chantler was 64 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "ish radio broadcaster, liver cancer. Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: age at death 64. Archive record: occupation radio broadcaster. Archive record
3.In which month did Paul Chantler die?
- A.Marchcorrect
- B.May
- C.June
- D.April
Paul Chantler died in March.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "record: occupation radio broadcaster. Archive record: nationality British. Archive record: date of death 31 March 2024."
4.On which day of the month did Paul Chantler die?
- A.30
- B.28
- C.29
- D.31correct
Paul Chantler died on day 31 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "ive record: occupation radio broadcaster. Archive record: nationality British. Archive record: date of death 31 March 2024."
5.In which field was Paul Chantler known?
- A.novelist
- B.chemist
- C.radio broadcastercorrect
- D.architect
The biography describes Paul Chantler as a radio broadcaster.
Source: Profile: occupation: "cancer. Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: age at death 64. Archive record: occupation radio broadcaster. Archive record: nationality British. Archive
6.What nationality was Paul Chantler?
- A.Australian
- B.American
- C.Argentine
- D.Britishcorrect
Paul Chantler is recorded as British.
Source: Profile: nationality: "Archive record: age at death 64. Archive record: occupation radio broadcaster. Archive record: nationality British. Archive record: date of death 31 March 2024."
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