Station(s) B105, 97.3FM Name Paul Campion Website 973fm.com.au | Country Australia Style Drive-Time Show Host | |
Born 10 November 1969 (age 54)
Sarina, Queensland, Australia ( 1969-11-10 ) Show Campo Show
The Paul "Campo" Campion Drive Show | ||
Paul Campion (born 10 November 1969 in Sarina, Queensland) is an Australian radio host and a dual recipient of the Australian Commercial Radio Award for best music personality, in 2013 Paul was acknowledged at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards for 25 Years service to the industry . He is currently breakfast presenter on River 94.9 in Ipswich near Brisbane, Australia. Paul is the older brother of former rugby league player Kevin Campion.
Campion started his career in 1987 at Radio 4MK Mackay with Simone Feiler, both starting on the same day. He worked at a number of country and regional radio stations including 4VL where he worked under the tutelage of radio producer 'Camel' before arriving at Sea FM on the Gold Coast in 1991 to work with Jeff Allis and Guy Dobson.
In 1994 Campion joined 2Day FM Sydney as an on air presenter under Brad March and Brian Ford, he moved to Perth in 1996 as part of MMM working alongside Kyle Sandilands.
Campion then moved back to Queensland in 1997 where he worked at sister Austereo network station B105. At the time Campion achieved the highest ratings figures in Austereo history.
In 2001 Campion returned once again to Brisbane as the inaugural breakfast host of new DMG ARN partnership 97.3 FM. He then moved to become the drive presenter till 2015. Paul then moved to River 94.9 Ipswich where he currently hosts the Breakfast program with co-host Marie T. Paul graduated from AFTRS Radio programming with high distinction at Macquarie University Sydney and since that time has been a QUT mentor for media, communication and journalism students in Brisbane.
Campion is a Co-founder of Couee Community www.coueelife.com, and event organiser for www.mongrelevents.com.
Paul is married to Lea and has 2 children Sam and Georgia