Complex sentence: In the early 1980s Paul become a continuity announcer for Scottish Television, after carelessly dropping his script and deciding to make up the news as he went along, Paul was given his own chat show, "Meet Paul Coia".
Split into simpler sentences: In the early 1980s Paul Coia become a continuity announcer for Scottish Television. After dropping his script and continuing by ad libbing, Paul was given his own chat show, "Meet Paul Coia".