ESPN Radio Re-Aligns Personnel, Ups Davenport

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ESPN Radio has made a series of personnel announcements at the network and station levels. Mo Davenport (pictured) assumes the roll of Senior VP/ESPN Radio, responsible for the leadership, management and oversight of ESPN Audio, which includes ESPN Radio, and all related content created for digital platforms and ESPN Station Group.

Tim McCarthy assumes oversight of ESPN Radio's O&Oed stations as Senior VP/ESPN Radio Group which consists stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Pittsburgh. Previously, McCarthy oversaw the owned stations in New York (as GM).

Dave Roberts, formerly Senior Coordinating Producer, Studio Production ESPNEWS, replaces McCarthy as VP/General Manager of ESPN 1050 in New York.

Jim Pastor assumes the role of Senior VP of the newly created department, ESPNLocal.com, following the recent launches of ESPNChicago.com, ESPNBoston.com, ESPNDallas.com and ESPNLosAngeles.com. Pastor will be responsible for the strategy and development of ESPNLocal.com.

WMVP-AM/Chicago Director of Sales John Cravens (since 2004) replaces Pastor, becoming that station's VP/General Manager. Cravens, who has been in radio sales for more than 30 years, in a management role for nearly 20, has experience as a major market GM, including KSRR-FM/Houston and KHYT-FM/Detroit.

Mike Connolly, formerly with Citadel Broadcasting/Disney joins ESPN Radio as VP/Audio Sales based in ESPN's New York offices.