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# Veteran broadcaster Rob Chandler returns to Suffolk radio roots
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/veteran-broadcaster-rob-chandler-returns-to-suffolk-radio-roots/
- Published: 2025-01-17T09:05:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:25:21.000Z
- Description: Four decades after starting his career at Radio Orwell in Ipswich, renowned local broadcaster Rob Chandler is coming home to present a new show on Gen X Radio Suffolk.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Business, #article, Gen X Radio Suffolk, Vivo Clean, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**The big picture**: Chandler will host a new weekday show from 12:00 to 14:00, starting Monday 20 January. The veteran broadcaster brings over 40 years of radio experience back to his home county, where he first began at Radio Orwell before achieving record-breaking listening figures at Radio Broadland's breakfast show.

![Rob Chandler](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1737104592-rob-chandler.png)

Four decades after starting his career at Radio Orwell in Ipswich, renowned local broadcaster Rob Chandler is coming home to present a new show on Gen X Radio Suffolk

**What they're saying**: "Quite simply, in a time where local radio seems to be all but dead and the big radio groups are networking from London or Manchester, or who knows where, the team at Gen X should be applauded and supported for keeping radio alive in Suffolk," Chandler said.

James Hazell, Managing Director at Gen X Radio Suffolk, said: "We are thrilled to have Rob join Gen X. He has been a 'radio great' for over forty years and brings a unique wealth of talent and experience to the airwaves of his home county, Suffolk."

**Commercial support:** The new show has immediately attracted sponsorship from local commercial cleaning firm Vivo Clean. Managing Director George Pennell said: “We are so proud to be sponsoring the brilliant Rob Chandler and his new show at a true local radio station. Vivo Clean is at the heart of Suffolk, just like Gen X Radio – it’s the perfect fit!”

**The bottom line**: For listeners, Chandler's return represents a homecoming for one of the county's most experienced broadcasters and a win for local radio in Suffolk, where commercial stations have faced many headwinds since Radio Orwell first launched in 1975\. Tune in at [Gen X Radio Suffolk](https://genxradio.co.uk/?ref=ipswich.co.uk) on Monday at 12:00.

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