Chicago Radio: CBS Radio Adds Cravens, Agase To Lead Sales

John Cravens

CBS Radio/Chicago has announced John Cravens as Director of News and Sports Sales and Paul Agase has been named as Director of Music Sales.

Agase will oversee sales operations for the market's music stations including CHR WBBM-FM, Classic Hits WJMK-FM, Country WUSN-FM and AAA WXRT-FM.

Cravens will manage sales efforts for News WBBM-AM & WCFS-FM, Sports WSCR-AM and sports play-by-play sales for both the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs.

"I am extremely excited to have two senior veterans in the market lead our sales efforts with the great brands of CBS Radio Chicago," said Senior VP/Market Manager Tim Pohlman. "Paul and John have been leaders in the Chicago market for many years. Their solid relationships with partners, clients, and our internal team will be key to growing our revenue in the years ahead."

Paul Agase

Agase, a 38-year radio and media veteran, has spent the majority of his sales management career at CBS Radio/Chicago. Most recently, he led the sales teams of WBBM-FM, WJMK-FM and WUSN-FM as general sales manager. Prior to that, he worked at crosstown Cumulus Media as VP/Sales. Agase has also held senior management roles at CBS Radio/Chicago properties including WBBM-AM & WCFS-FM, WSCR-AM and WBBM-FM.

Cravens most recently served as VP/General Manager of Chicago-based ESPN 1000 after four years as Director of Sales for ESPN 1000 and WLS-FM Chicago. He also managed the sales efforts of the ESPN Radio/Chicago digital property, and held various senior management positions with parent company Disney/ABC. Cravens has also worked in New York, Washington DC, Houston and Detroit, and has managed play-by-play sales for the New York Yankees, New York Jets, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Bulls.