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NORTHBROOK, Ill. and VIENNA, Va., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ - Backfence.com, a leading developer and operator of web sites for local communities, announced today the appointment of Andy Vogel to General Manager and Robert Reed to Content Manager and Editor in its Chicago area office.Vogel was formerly in charge of digital strategy for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and has charted strategy for many notable online properties including JSOnline.com, the subscription based PackerInsider.com, and cars.com.
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Reed is a former editor of Crain's Chicago Business and radio host on WBBM Newsradio 780.He has extensively covered business for broadcast as host of the WBBM Evening Business Wrap-up and as an analyst on many local television news shows.Reed is a contributing editor for Chicago magazine and also a co- author of the Marion Press book, "Covering Business."He has won numerous journalism awards, including the Peter Lisagor Award for commentary/columns.Before joining Backfence.com he was a reporter for Bloomberg Business News.