Peter Bowen Named Cumulus/Chicago VP/MM

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, March 2, 2015

Peter Bowen

Cumulus announces that 20-year Chicago radio veteran Peter Bowen has been named Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Chicago. Bowen moves into the role previously held by Donna Baker, who was promoted to Regional Vice President for Cumulus. Bowen joins Cumulus from CBS Radio, where he was Senior Vice President/Director of Sales for CBS Radio's six radio stations in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Bowen worked for CBS Radio Chicago for 16 years, serving as Senior Vice President/General Manager of WBBM-FM and WJMK-FM, and as Vice President/Director of Sales for CBS Radio's Chicago stations.

Gary Pizzati, Senior Vice President for Cumulus said: "We promoted our current VP/MM for Chicago, Donna Baker to Regional Vice President, based out of Kansas City. Bringing Peter home to Chicago is a perfect fit as we build upon the strong growth and success we are experiencing in our Chicago cluster. Over the last two decades, Peter has developed deep and important relationships with the advertising community and we are delighted to have him join our team in this important role."

Bowen said: "I am thrilled to join Cumulus as VP/Market Manager at such an exciting time. I look forward to working alongside some of the best in the business driving our brands and sales efforts in Chicago. I'm coming home."