On Air Talent by Paul Kaye

What did all these teams have in common that propelled them to win and then continue winning?

Coaching is a partnership in which the coach helps a team find opportunities for personal and professional development based on individual needs and goals, as defined by the team member.

For many shows the idea of creating great content feels like chasing a mythical creature. "Does it exist?" "How will we know if we have discovered it?" Many shows don't know what great content should sound like.

Developing someone’s strengths creates peaks in their performance, and your goal should be to raise the amplitude of those peaks.

How do you spot talent that has the potential to be great? It’s a question I get asked a lot; and the answers are plentiful; Paul has the answers inside...

Paul got his first PD role in the early 2000s, making him the youngest programmer in the UK at the time. After nearly a decade programming in the UK Paul moved to Canada in 2012 to work for Newcap. Paul spends his days looking after stations in the CHR, Hot-AC and Classic Hits formats and also holds the role of National Talent Development Director for the company.

Coaching is about facilitating the performance, learning and development of another. (Paul Kaye)

The aim of Airchecks Exposed is to offer some insight into effective airchecks; to shine a light on what talent really want from their coaches and how we can build an action plan to make the time spent with talent more meaningful. (Paul Kaye)