CBS Chicago Resets Sales Management
CBS Radio Chicago has realigned the sales management at its spoken-word and music formats — Chad Feldman has been appointed of Director of News and Sports Sales and Joe Mackay is the cluster’s newly named Director of Music Sales. In his new position, Feldman will oversee sales for WBBM-AM (Newsradio 780/105.9) and WSCR-AM (670 The Score) as well as play-by-play sales for Chicago Cubs and Bears broadcasts. Mackay will be responsible for the sales activities of Top 40 WBBM-FM (B96), Country WUSN (US99), Triple A WXRT and Classic Hits WJMK (104.3 K-Hits).
Feldman (left) has been with CBS Radio Chicago since 2006, starting as Local Sales Manager for The Score before being upped to GSM in 2013. His prior sales experience includes a stint at WMVP/Chicago and at Sports and Classic Rock stations in Washington, D.C. Mackay was most recently National Sales Manager for CBS Radio stations in Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Earlier stops include Spanish Broadcasting System, Cumulus, Crawford Broadcasting and Emmis.
Tim Pohlman, SVP/Market Manager, CBS Radio Chicago, said of Feldman, “Chad sets the standard for best practices among all of our talented managers. The devotion for the brands he works on is evident every day and I’m thrilled to see him take this next step in his career.” Speaking of Mackay, Pohlman said, “Joe is smart, hard-working, creative and a tremendous leader. His passion for radio and the media industry is unmatched, and we are excited to welcome him.”
Concurrent with these sales leadership changes, CBS Radio Chicago’s updated sales management team also includes these four General Sales Managers: Paul Agase (B96); Dan Richman (WXRT); Carla Ross (WJMK) and Sheila Mulcahey (WUSN). John Cravens, who had been overseeing News and Sports sales, will be transitioning to a consulting role with CBS Radio Chicago.
