Miles O'Brien

Birth Name:

Miles O'Brien

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Producer, Director, Writer, Camera department, Actor

Became a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association in 1988 shortly after securing his license
In 1982, he joined the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or AFTRA
Served on the board of the NASA Advisory Council's Education and Outreach Commitee from 2009 until 2011
Majored in history at Georgetown University
In early 2014, while packing news equipment into a truck while on assignment in Asia, he would injure his left forearm so much that he would soon develop acute compartment syndrome and have to have the limb amputated a few weeks later
Just prior to graduation from Georgetown, he was offered his first on-air position with WRC in Washington, D․C․
Quote: "[After losing his left arm] "Life is about playing the hand that is dealt you․ Actually, I would love somebody to deal me another hand right about now, in more ways than one․""
After leaving CNN in 2008, he would go on to work as an independent journalist before eventually starting Miles O'Brien Productions
Interested in space flight since his early days at CNN, he would co-found the podcast, Science Nation, along with help from the National Science Foundation in 2009
Joined CNN in 1992, where he would eventually cover various topics regarding science, space and aviation, among others
An avid aviator, he received his private pilot's license in 1988 after growing up learning the trade from his father and grandfather

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