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DAVID FREIBURGER, SEPTEMBER 2001-FEBRUARY 2008, JUNE 2009-DECEMBER 2013

David Freiburger, September 2001-February 2008, June 2009-December 2013

HRM: Top memories?

 The July 2004 redesign. I often say that I was responsible for some of the worst issues of all time but also some of the best. Here’s why. Things were looking bleak in the early 2000s after a string of corporate owners had cut costs, leading to fewer staffers, lower budgets, and fewer pages. That changed in 2004 when a guy named Craig Reiss walked into my office and said, “Hi, I’m your

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