Vice-President, Bravo! NewStyleArtsChannel
SPACE: The Imagination Station & Drive-In Classics
Vice-President, Entertainment Specialty Channels for CHUM Television

Paul Gratton held the position of station manager, Bravo! NewStyleArtsChannel since its launch in January 1995 until October 2007. In August 1999, Mr. Gratton was also appointed vice-president and general manager of SPACE: The Imagination Station. In September 2001, Mr. Gratton launched the digital channel Drive-In Classics. In 2005 he acquired the role of vice president, Entertainment Specialty Channels, CHUM Television.

Mr. Gratton’s experience with and expertise in programming developed when he worked at various art house and repertory cinemas in the Ottawa area as general manager and programmer. In the early ’80s, Gratton was program acquisitions coordinator and program manager at Superchannel, before moving on to First Choice, where he served as vice-president of programming. In 1991, he became chief executive officer of the Ontario Film Development Corporation, a position he held until early 1994, when he joined Citytv as senior program executive. Currently, Mr. Gratton serves as Chair of the Canadian Television Fund. He also sits on the board of the National Screen Institute and is immediate past Chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television