My brother, the journalist and broadcaster Mike Chaney, who has died aged 93, introduced Newsbeat to BBC Radio 1, edited the BBC Radio 4 Today programme and set up BBC Radio Norfolk.
As editor of Today from 1976, he steered the programme through turbulent times with flair and made an early attempt to make the programme less London-centred by opening a Manchester studio. His style, though, was controversial, and when his time at Today came to an end in 1979, Mike took on the challenge of setting up the BBC’s new Radio Norfolk, where his personal qualities and understanding of his audience made it a great success.
