Paul Thompson is an Australian broadcaster who has launched, acquired, developed and managed broadcasting stations and networks throughout Australia in a career which started in 1965. He is responsible for building two distinct national radio broadcasting networks from inception. He was the founding CEO of the Austereo Radio Network, which he guided for 15 years. In 1996, DMG Radio Australia was launched with Thompson as CEO.[1] The company now has owns the Nova (radio network) (with stations targeting under 40 listeners in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth) along with the Vega network (aimed at older listeners) in Sydney and Melbourne, Star 104.5 FM on the Central Coast and Adelaide’s number one talk station FIVEaa. Thompson was one of two inaugural inductees in the Commercial Radio Australia “Hall Of Fame” in 2002 and is regarded as the 'father' of FM broadcasting in particular in Australia. Thompson also holds an enviable track record of identifying and training some of Australia's most legendary Program Directors such as Greg Smith, Brad March and Jeff Allis.