Miles O’Brien

Miles O'Brien: Biography in Details

Who is Miles O’Brien?

Miles O’Brien is an independent American broadcast news journalist. Furthermore, he is perfectly trained in science, technology, and aerospace.

He has won more than a dozen awards in his career.

In his career, Miles covered some of the big news for CNN such as Hurricane Katrina, the airliner crash of US Airways Flight 427, the first space station launch from Kazakhstan, and much more.

Miles O’Brien: Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Miles was born on June 9, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity.

Later, he grew up in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan alongside his father (Michael O’Brien) and mother. Furthermore, Miles is also a third-generation general aviation pilot and his father was also a private pilot.

Concerning her education, the veteran journalist attended a local high school and later completed his graduation from Georgetown University.

Miles O’Brien: Career, Professional Life

Miles O’Brien began his journalism career with WRC-TV in Washington, DC. Before CNN, Miles worked as a reporter and anchor at TV stations in Massachusetts; Tampa, Florida, and some other cities.

In 1992, Miles joined CNN. Initially, he worked as CNN’s science, space, aviation technology, and environment correspondent.

In addition, Miles served several major news of the United States space program such as the Hubble Space Telescope, the first space station launch from Kazakhstan, John Glenn’s return to space, landings on Mars, and much more.

Apart from that, the CNN journalist has also covered some air crashes which include US Airways Flight 427, ValuJet 592, TWA 800, EgyptAir 990, American Airlines 587, Comair 5191, and a few more. In March 2014, Miles left CNN and was signed by CNN as an aviation analyst.

Besides this, Miles O’Brien established Miles O’Brien Productions in which he began to form stories that consist of PBS, Discovery Science, National Science Foundation, Spaceflightnow.com, and corporate clients. In 2010, Miles achieved another success by becoming a PBS NewsHour science correspondent.

Awards

In his extraordinary career, he has won many awards and achieved many honors. So far, Miles has lifted National Headliner Award, George Foster Peabody Award, and Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award.

Moreover, Miles has also received the Florida Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story, National News, and Documentary Emmy Award, Boston/New England Emmy Award, and much more.

Miles O’Brien: Net Worth, Salary

Miles O’Brien has accumulated a net worth which is around $5 Million as of 2022.

Similarly, a journalist’s average salary is around $38k per year.

Miles O’Brien: Rumors, Controversy

So far, there are not any drastic rumors regarding his personal and professional life. Moreover, he has not dragged in any controversy yet. As of now, he has not been the topic of controversy.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

There is no information regarding Miles O’Brien’s height and weight. Furthermore, he has hazel blue eyes and light brown hair.

Social Media Profiles

Miles O’Brien is also active on social media. He normally uses his social account to give updates and post photos.

On Twitter, Miles has more than 78.2k followers. Furthermore, he has around 2.2k followers on Facebook and more than 3.7k followers on Instagram.

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