Dan Miller (born ) is an American sportscaster and television host based in Detroit, Michigan. He works as the sports director and anchor on WJBK television and as the radio play-by-play announcer on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Early life Miller was born in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Northern Virginia as a fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts, and Washington Redskins. He attended George Mason University, graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Career Beginning as a college student, Miller worked as an engineer at WJLA and WTEM, a position he held for 11 years. In 1992, he worked for three months WTNT in Washington, D.C., as an overnight talk show host and Washington Redskins beat reporter. In 1994, he got his first job in TV at WTTG as host of the Washington Redskins pre-game show. In 1995, he joined WJLA-TV as weekend sports anchor. From 1994 to 1997, Miller was a play-by-play announcer for NFL on Fox's regional broadcasts.
In 1997, Miller joined Detroit's WJBK (Fox 2) as sports director and on-air personality. He is the sports director, sports anchor and host of weekly sports discussion show Sports Works on the station.
Since 2005, Miller has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the NFL's Detroit Lions. He is a member of the Detroit Sports Media, founded in 1948 by Detroit Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
Memorable calls On December 28, 2008, Miller summed up the Lions' winless 2008 season:
On September 27, 2009, Miller commented as the Lions snapped a 19-game losing streak, the second longest in NFL history:
On November 22, 2009, after the Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns:
Personal life Miller is a married father of four children.
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