John Miller, Dr. Tara Narula Join CNN in Chris Licht’s First Major On-Air Hires
thewrap.comCNN president Chris Licht has hired his first big on-air personalities — John Miller and Dr. Rara Narula — since succeeding Jeff Zucker in April with the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger.John Miller will join CNN as Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst.
Miller comes from the most recent position of NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism. He also has esteemed experience in journalism as a correspondent for CBS News and an anchor for ABC News, where he interviewed Osama Bin Laden in 1998 in a rare exclusive on-camera opportunity.“John will help deliver on CNN’s commitment to tackle complex issues while presenting audiences with independent, objective news and meaningful analysis across platforms,” Licht said. “As both a brilliant journalist and experienced, compelling subject matter expert, he brings to the network an incredible breadth of knowledge.” Miller also covered the Newtown school shootings, Boston Marathon bombings and the Sept.
11th terrorist attacks. He has earned two Peabody Awards, 11 Emmy Awards, and an Alfred I. DuPont Award. He is the former Deputy Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, and served as Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior to that.
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