Award-winning journalist, broadcaster and television anchor Miles O'Brien was the chief technology and environmental correspondent for CNN after acting as host of CNN's American Morning until April of 2007. CNN: Anchors & Reporters: Miles O'Brien Washington Post: CNN Replaces Anchors on Its Flagging Morning Show (April 4, 2007) A pilot himself, O'Brien was the network's lead reporter on matters related to aviation and space travel for several years.
On December 3, 2008, CNN confirmed that O'Brien would be leaving the network after 16 years. It was announced that six CNN producers would also be leaving as part of a restructuring plan that would mark the end of the network's dedicated science, technology and environment unit.Show Tracker (LA Times): CNN lets go of Miles O'Brien after 16 years (December 3, 2008)
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"It has been my privilege to be surrounded by the most talented, dedicated and creative people in the business. Collaborating with them -- sharing many great adventures -- is what I will miss the most, but I leave with great memories and great friendships intact. I see a lot of exciting opportunities and I look forward to exploring what is on the horizon -- which, after all, has been my mission at CNN all these years."—Statement from O'Brien regarding the end of his tenure with CNNShow Tracker (LA Times): CNN lets go of Miles O'Brien after 16 years (December 3, 2008)
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June 9, 1959
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Attended Georgetown University
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Worked for television stations in Boston, Washington DC, Tampa and Albany, New York before joining CNN
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Joined CNN in 1992
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Wrote and hosted the weekly program CNN Science & Technology Week
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On December 3, 2008, CNN confirmed that O'Brien would be leaving the station
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No specific date for O'Brien's departure from CNN was announced
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O'Brien was scheduled to be the first journalist to travel to space, but the plan was canceled after NASA's Columbia shuttle crashed in 2003Show Tracker (LA Times): CNN lets go of Miles O'Brien after 16 years (December 3, 2008)
