Paul Rusling
- a brief biography
Paul Rusling was born in Bridlington, a fine resort on the Yorkshire riviera. His early years were spent in Dunswell and then the family lived off Hessle Road in Hull.
Paul went to school at Adelaide Juniors and then Riley Technical High School before completing his education in radio engineering at the College of Technology in Hull.
He worked as a disc jockey in many night clubs in Hull and across the UK, and joined Radio Caroline in 1973.
With his wife ANNE, Paul also ran several pubs, hotels and restaurants in the London area. In the early 1980s he began working as a broadcast consultant to several international broadcasters- see HERE for more details.
In 1989 Paul and Anne launched a full colour weekly newspaper in East Yorkshire called the Haltemprice Herald. A fierce battle with the local Daily Mail ensued and they were priced out of the market after 18 months.
Paul reverted to his role as a Broadcast Consultant and worked for many of Euorpe's largest broadcasters - fuller details is on Paul's own web site.
In 2006 Paul and Anne acquired the then closed Triton Inn in Brantingham. With the help of a couple of dozen excellent staff they turned it into one of the most popular restaurants in the East Riding. They sold the Triton business in 2014.
Paul has since written many magazine articles and several books, mostly about radio or music, including Radio Caroline, laser, DAB, radio station formatting, music and, in 2023,
In 2017, Paul was awarded the coveted Golden Microphone award for services to radio at the annual Radio Day in the Netherlands.
In 2017 Paul and Anne were headhunted to devise a refurbishment plan for the Ferns Farm Hotel at Carnaby near Bridlington. This is a well-known leisure complex, comprising a restaurant, letting rooms, lounge-bar and a leisure facility with a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, steam room, sauna and gymnasium!
The planned refurbishment and promotion campaign did not commence in early 2018, as had been promised. Having enduring a hard winter on the coast and being keen to get on with life, Paul and Anne then left the Ferns Farm hotel "for pastures new."