Paul Easton provides radio programming consultancy as well as monitoring and content analysis for licence applications, station launches and relaunches, Rajar analysis, interim management etc.
Recent clients have included: Absolute Radio, Jack FM Oxfordshire/Oxford's FM107.9, Town & Country Broadcasting, The Local Radio Company and Alem FM (Turkey).
In February 2009 Paul was a panellist at Skillset's Tuning-In Conference in Brighton
What Others Say:
“Paul is a focussed and extremely experienced Radio professional. Great Results, Personable, Expert.” - Clive Dickens, Programme & Operations Director, Absolute Radio
“Paul comes bundled with huge experience, a wide knowledge of music, total passion for radio output and the radio business. If ours is a profession, he's a professional; if it's a trade, he's a craftsman.” - Stephen Martin, Editor, BBC World Service.
"Paul is a consummate professional. He has an encylopaedic knowledge of the craft that is radio. He speaks from personal experience in some very high profile positions that he has held over the years. I would not hesitate to recommend Paul as a consultant to stations." - Enda Caldwell, Enda Caldwell Productions.
From Radiojam - 6th April 2006 - "Watching The Consultants"
...Paul Easton is a radio consultant, having spent over 30 years in the industry, including a stint in programming at Capital Radio. He sees faults on both sides regarding the poor image of consultancy; "Some consultants don't really understand the station, its place in the market and often fail to identify the real problem. Some simply try to install a one-size-fits-all solution everywhere they go while others don't ask the right questions. Similarly some radio station management haven't really thought through why they are using a consultant and what they expect them to do...