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Chris Blount
05-10-05, 05:06 AM
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Carl Vogel, who left Charter Communications Inc. in January as the cable television provider struggled with debt and fierce competition from satellite-TV rivals, has joined the board of the nation's No. 2 satellite television company.

EchoStar Communications Corp., which operates The Dish Network, announced Vogel's appointment in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing late last week. Vogel served as EchoStar's president from 1995 to 1997.

Vogel has extensive experience in satellite TV services, once served as vice president of Liberty Media Corp. and CEO of Liberty Satellite and Technology, a related company. He also has served as chairman and CEO of Primestar Inc., a national provider of subscription television services.

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Richard King
05-10-05, 05:28 AM
Neat. I figured that when he left as President of Echostar that some bridges had been burned. Glad to see that that's not the case.