Miles O'Brien (journalist)

Miles O'Brien is a news anchor and reporter for CNN. He formerly co-hosted Live From, a weekday afternoon show on CNN's North American feed, alongside Kyra Phillips. He became a co-host of American Morning, alongside Soledad O'Brien ? their common surname is a coincidence ? on June 20, 2005. He is also CNN's space correspondent, also frequently covering aviation issues.

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News anchor - Reporter - CNN - Live From - Kyra Phillips - American Morning - Soledad O'Brien - June 20 - 2005 - Space - Aviation

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Originally from Boston, he is a graduate of Georgetown University.

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Boston - Georgetown University

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He began his career in journalism at WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. as an assignment editor in 1982. He would later go on to St. Joseph, Missouri, then to WNYT-TV in Albany, New York, then to WTSP-TV in St. Petersburg, Florida, were he won his first Emmy Award for coverage of a 1986 chlorine gas leak. In 1987, he went to report at WCVB-TV in Boston.

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WRC-TV - St. Joseph - Missouri - WNYT - Albany - New York - WTSP - St. Petersburg - Florida - Emmy Award - 1986 - Chlorine - Gas leak - 1987 - WCVB

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A licensed aircraft pilot, O'Brien is widely recognized as CNN's in-house expert on aviation, space exploration and space technology. Prior to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, NASA was reportedly close to announcing that O'Brien would be, or would be a candidate to be, the first American journalist in space. After the destruction of the Columbia and a suspension of the Space Shuttle program, the idea was shelved. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/44731.html

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Aircraft pilot - Space exploration - Space technology - Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - 2003 - NASA - Columbia - Space Shuttle program

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