[1] In 1971, Chantler began his career working on Hospital Radio in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
The first song played on the station by Chantler was "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters.
In 2022, radio broadcaster Paul Hollins and Chantler co-wrote Essential Media Law, a guide to libel and defamation.
[2][8] 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.