If you are not the kind of host who gets joy out of watching your co-host blossom right in front of your eyes, then you need to check what kind of heart you really have.
Hosts who are insecure cannot handle being surrounded by talented people. People who are quick-witted, full of energy, full of excitement—those people become a problem for you. When listeners call in and ask to speak to someone else on your cast, you get jealous because you are the host… but they want to talk to the person they are connecting with.
So what’s the real problem with this kind of host?
They don’t know who they are yet.
They are not comfortable with themselves.
They are still comparing themselves to everybody else in the studio.
If you are the host, you’ve got to make sure everybody has a place on the show—including you. This is what most radio shows never do enough of: have real team meetings when the show is over. Real, honest, transparent conversations. Not fake stuff. Not surface-level stuff. Get right to the elephant in the room.
“What? It takes you too long to make your point.”
“You talk and talk and talk… and we’re losing.”
If you don’t point things out, the behavior continues. They get comfortable doing it. And that’s on you, the leader of the house.
Address everything that’s a nuisance on your show, and it will get better fast.
Don’t be afraid to point out what annoys the hell out of you. And sometimes, take the person who annoys you the most out to lunch after the show. Do it privately if that makes it easier—but do it.
Your ability to lead as the father of the house is critical.
Or the mother of the house.
Whatever your role—that show is your home.
You don’t lead like a tyrant or an egomaniac, but you do keep the balance so that every person on that microphone feels like their presence was justified when the show ends that day.
Because when the house is in order, the show is unstoppable, and you will have peace.
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