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Article: O'Brien at home in and on the air: CNN anchor guides America through another space shuttle mission.(FIFTH ESTATER)(Miles O'Brien)(Biography)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- August 15, 2005
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When the Columbia space shuttle disintegrated during reentry in February 2003 and CNN's major anchor Aaron Brown was out of pocket, science correspondent Miles O'Brien stepped in. Clearly and calmly, O'Brien--a trained pilot with hundreds of hours logged in the skies--guided viewers through the tragedy.
This pinch-hitting led CNN to name O'Brien co-anchor of the weekday newscast Live From ... and, this past June, co-anchor of the high-profile, New York-based American Morning. Working alongside Soledad O'Brien (no relation). O'Brien has helped build the show's audience 12% in news' target demo (viewers 25-54) and 5% in total viewers--to an average 495,000 in July. ...
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