Brant Miller (born February 8, 1950) is the chief

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for

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owned and operated television station

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. At WMAQ-TV he is the meteorologist on NBC 5 News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Miller joined NBC5 News in 1991.

Career

Miller began his meteorological broadcast career as a weather forecaster at Fox 32 in 1989. As a private pilot, Miller has integrated his expertise in aviation weather and meteorological studies at

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and

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. He has obtained the American Meteorology Society's (AMS) Seal of Approval, and the advanced Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM), as well as the National Weather Association (NWA) Seal of Approval for his television and radio forecasts. In addition to weathercasting on television, Miller has been entertaining radio audiences for over 25 years. Brant was a DJ on

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for over a decade before switching to television full-time. Even before WLS, Brant was heard on

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(Denver), KLIF (Dallas), and WPGC (Washington, D.C.). Miller is the recipient of the Illinois Broadcasters Association's First Place Silver Dome Awards for best television weather segment. He also won Chicago Emmys for a weather special: "The StormTrackers", Special Children's Programming and 10 Emmys for Chicago Auto Show specials.

Charitable work

Miller continues to support the

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' fight for healthy babies, as well as other child orientated functions and charities.

Life

Raised in

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, Miller lives with his wife Lisa and their two sons in

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. Brant is also an avid gardener, "tinkerer" and home repair aficionado. Brant survived a bout with cancer during the 1980s.

External links

Brant Miller's biography from NBC 5 ChicagoBrant Miller's biography from WLS-FM
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