Dan Miller (journalist)

For other people of the same name, see Dan Miller (disambiguation).

Dan Miller
Miller at WSMV studios
Born	Zachariah Daniel Miller III September 30, 1941(1941-09-30) Augusta, Georgia
Died	April 8, 2009(2009-04-08) (aged 67) Augusta, Georgia
Occupation	News anchor
Spouse(s)	Karen
Children	4
Notable credit(s)	WSMV-TV (1969–1986, 1992–2009) KCBS-TV (1986–1987) The Pat Sajak Show (1989–1990)

Zachariah Daniel Miller III (September 30, 1941 – April 8, 2009),^[1] commonly known as Dan Miller, was an American television personality who grew up in Augusta, Georgia.

Miller was a longtime news anchorman for WSMV (formerly WSM-TV) in Nashville, Tennessee. Beginning his tenure there as a weathercaster in 1969, he moved to the news anchor desk in 1971. In 1986, Miller left Nashville to serve as principal anchor at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, a position he held for one year. Miller then gained fame in the United States nationally as the announcer and sidekick for his friend and one-time WSM-TV colleague, Pat Sajak, during Sajak's short-lived CBS late-night talk show, The Pat Sajak Show. Upon returning to Nashville in 1992, Dan began hosting his own cable talk show, Miller & Company, on The Nashville Network. An earlier version of Miller & Company had aired on WSMV from 1980 to his departure for L.A. in 1986. Miller returned to the WSMV anchor desk in 1995 and continued his work there until his death in 2009.^[2]

Miller appeared in the CBS movie, Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story, which featured Michele Lee as Dottie West. He appeared as a guest on Hollywood Squares in 1989. In 1999, he was granted an exclusive interview with the parents of murdered six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey,^[3] which led to many appearances on nationally-televised news programs.

Miller was also a prolific writer of essays about life on and off the television screen, at "Dan Miller's Notebook".^[4]

Death

Miller died on April 8, 2009, after suffering a heart attack while walking in Augusta, Georgia, with longtime friend and WSMV sports director Rudy Kalis. He had returned to his hometown to attend The Masters golf tournament with Kalis and another friend and colleague, Terry Bulger.^[5]

References

1. ^ Dorsey, Sara; Devine, Josh (2009-04-14) (streaming). Memorial Program Reflects Dan's Life (Television news). WSMV-TV. Event occurs at 0:56. http://www.wsmv.com/video/19177393/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
2. ^ "Passings". Los Angeles Times. 2009-04-09. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings10-2009apr10,0,1485634.story. Retrieved 2009-04-09. 
3. ^ "Ramsey interview airs starting tonight". The Atlanta Journal: p. D3. 1999-11-16. 
4. ^ "Dan Miller's Notebook". http://www.danmiller.typepad.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-09. 
5. ^ "TV anchor Dan Miller dies at 67". The Tennessean. 2009-04-09. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990409004. Retrieved 2009-04-09. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Dan Miller biography at WSMV.com
• Dan Miller's Notebook
• Dan Miller at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Miller, Zachariah Daniel III
Alternative names	Miller, Dan
Short description	Television journalist and personality
Date of birth	September 30, 1941
Place of birth	Augusta, Georgia, United States
Date of death	April 8, 2009
Place of death	Augusta, Georgia, United States