WSOC-TV anchor Blair Miller moving to CMG Boston station

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WSOC-TV Channel 9's Blair Miller has accepted a job at the Cox station WFXT FOX25 in Boston, Massachusetts. Miller will be the weekend evening anchor and a reporter as well. WSOC-TV and WFXT FOX25 are both owned by Cox Media Group.

"We are glad to have Blair expand his role in our company and provide strong investigative reports to the viewers in the Boston area," said WSOC Television, Inc. Vice President and General Manager, Joe Pomilla.

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Miller joined the Eyewitness News team in June of 2002. He was named main anchor of the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts in 2010.

"Blair is a true newsroom leader." said WSOC-TV News Director, Julie Szulczewski. "He will bring his passion and knowledge to Boston."

Miller was instrumental in WSOC-TV's coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, the Carolina Panthers play-off coverage, and numerous exclusive interviews. He has received many honors for his reporting and anchoring including two Emmy awards in 2014 and 2015. Miller was also named 2013 Anchor of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters.

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"Blair is a terrific journalist with a strong commitment to the community where he lives and works," said WFXT Vice President and General Manager, Tom Raponi. "He has a keen ability to connect with the people in his stories and with the viewers."

Miller currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Ryan Newman Foundation's Rescue Ranch in Statesville, NC which strives to improve the lives of animals and educate the public.

Miller's last day on-air at WSOC-TV is September 4th. He begins in Boston mid-September.

About Cox Media Group Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps. Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America's leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading online source for savings. The company's operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 59 radio stations, seven daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. CMG currently operates in more than 20 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 31 million TV viewers, more than 3.5 million print and online newspaper readers, and more than 14 million radio listeners. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.

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