Dan Miller | |
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| Born | 1962or1963(age 60–61) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Status | Active |
| Occupation(s) | TV: sportscaster, talk show host and Sports Department Director radio: play-by-play announcer and host |
| Notable credit(s) | TV: WTTG (1994) WJLA-TV (1995-1997) NFL on Fox (1994-1997-2000-2002-2007) WJBK (1997-present) Detroit Lions Television Network (2001-2003) Radio: WTNT (1992-1994) Detroit Lions Radio Network (2005-present) |
Dan Miller (born 1962or1963) [1] is an American sportscaster based in Detroit, Michigan. [2] He works as the sports director and anchor on WJBK ("Fox 2") and as a radio play-by-play announcer on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Miller was born in Washington, D.C., [3] and raised there and in Northern Virginia. He played several sports as a child, including basketball, football, and baseball. He says his father wasn't a sports fan but he always took him to his games and practices. [3] As a teenager, Miller attended Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins games with his father, who was a season ticket holder to the latter, even though "he didn't even know how to keep score". He also never missed one of his basketball, baseball or football games when his son was on the team. [3]
Upon graduating high school, Miller, got a job at Mutual Radio Network affiliates WJLA and WTEM as a college student to help as an engineer for their weekend sportscasts. At the job interview, he was asked if he knew how to edit audio tape. He lied and said he could. He kept the job for 11 years. [3] Miller attended George Mason University. [4]
In 1992, Miller got a job at WTNT ("Sports Radio 570") in Washington, D.C., as an overnight talk show host and Washington Redskins beat reporter. He only worked there for 3 months. [3]
In 1994, he got his first job in TV at WTTG as host of the Washington Redskins pre-game show. In 1995, he got a job at WJLA-TV as weekend sports anchor. [3]
From 1994 to 1997, Miller was a play-by-play announcer for NFL on Fox's regional broadcasts. [3]
In 1997, he joined Detroit's WJBK (Fox 2) as sports director and on-air personality. He is the sports director, sports anchor and host of weekly sports discussion show Sports Works on the station. [3] [5] Miller's voice can also be heard announcing during The Ford Lions Report when Lions highlights clips are shown. The program is broadcast statewide in Michigan.
Miller regularly appears via satellite to discuss the Lions on NFL Network's pre-game show NFL Game Day Morning during the "Word on the Street" segment.
Since 2005, Miller has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the NFL's Detroit Lions [6] as well the host of their official pre-game discussion show The Lions Roundtable on the Detroit Lions Radio Network, teaming with long-time color commentator Jim Brandstatter, and sideline reporter Tony Ortiz. Miller replaced longtime Lions play-by-play man Mark Champion. This is not Miller's first stint as a Lions broadcaster, however; he was the play-by-play announcer for pre-season games on the Detroit Lions Television Network from 2001 to 2003.
Miller also hosts The Lions Review Show on WXYT-FM during the NFL season.
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Miller is a member of the Detroit Sports Media (formerly Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association) founded in 1948 by pioneer Detroit Tigers announcer Ty Tyson. [7] The Detroit Free Press named Miller the "best local TV sportscaster" for 2004. In 2013, Miller was awarded the Ty Tyson Award by Detroit Sports Media for excellence in sports broadcasting.[ citation needed ]
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Clock ticks down here in Green Bay. The Lions find themselves in a very familiar position. For sixteen weeks, starting in Atlanta back in September, they took the field thinking this was gonna be their day. Sixteen times they were wrong, and now there are no Sundays left. By record, they are the worst team in league history. Zero and sixteen, those are the numbers that will forever be associated with the Detroit Lions.
— Dan Miller, December 28, 2008, on the Detroit Lions Radio Network
Three receivers to the right side. They'll flood the right. The Lions showing three down linemen. Campbell out of the shotgun. Fourth-and-10. Eight seconds left. Campbell back, throws underneath. It's a hook and lateral and they get it to... Betts, and Betts is going to be taken down. It's going to be a first down but it doesn't matter. Three zeros on the clock. Game over. Losing streak over. Nightmare over. The Lions win it, 19-14!
— Dan Miller, September 27, 2009 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Stafford up under center. Last Play of the game. Takes the Snap. Rolls, throws, endzone. TOUCHDOWN DETROIT LIONS! BRANDON PETTIGREW! ROOKIE TO ROOKIE! What a finish! And the Lions are an extra point away from the win!
— Dan Miller, November 22, 2009 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Rivers back to pass, and IT'S PICKED OFF! PICKED OFF BY THE LIONS! Cliff Avril takes it to the house! Not only that, he takes the Lions to the playoffs! That's it! Put it away! Put a bow on it! Merry Christmas everybody! Touchdown Detroit Lions!
— Dan Miller, December 24, 2011 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Clock moving, now with twenty seconds to go. The Lions will have to clock the ball. Stafford gets the offense in position. He dives in for the touchdown, did he get it? YES SIR HE DID! TOUCHDOWN DETROIT LIONS! MATTHEW TOOK IT ACROSS, AND THE LIONS HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD, WITH TWELVE SECONDS TO GO!
— Dan Miller, October 27, 2013 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Final play of the game. Rodgers out of the gun. He's back. They need sixty-one yards and a touchdown. Rodgers rolling to his left, being chased, slips the tackle, Rodgers is stepping up, and lofting it deep down the field into the endzone. It is up, and it is....CAUGHT! CAUGHT BY THE PACKERS! RICHARD RODGERS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! OH NO! Unbelivable! Rodgers on the final play of the game, slipped inside of all the defenders in the endzone, and made the catch for the score. Sixty-one yards, and the Lions have lost.
— Dan Miller, December 3, 2015 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Matthew's got it back to pass, looking left, throwing, it is... CAUGHT! INSIDE THE FIVE, DIVING INTO THE ENDZONE. TOUCHDOWN DETROIT LIONS! AN! QUAN! BOLDIN! FIRES THAT BALL INTO THE STANDS AND THE LIONS HAVE THE LEAD BACK WITH SIXTEEN SECONDS LEFT. How about that quarterback? He is something else.
— Dan Miller, October 23, 2016 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Stafford's got it. Sets, looks, throws. He's got Golden Tate, who makes the catch, inside the fifteen. INSIDE THE TEN!!! HE'S BREAKING AWAY! HE'S INTO THE ENDZONE! PACK THE BAGS, START THE PLANE! THIS! GAME! IS! OVER!
— Dan Miller, November 6, 2016 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Let's see what the Lions dial up, two seconds to go. From the Falcon 11 yard line, down by 6, final play of the game. Stafford empty out of the gun, he's got it. Back, looks, looks, pumps once, steps up, looks, throws, end zone...CAUGHT! TOUCHDOWN DETROIT LIONS! T. J. HOCKENSON! THEY'VE DID IT! THEY'VE TIED IT! THEY'RE AN EXTRA POINT AWAY FROM WINNING THIS GAME! OH BABY, HOW BIG IS THAT! HOW BIG IS THAT! Matthew Stafford, MAGIC!
— Dan Miller, October 25, 2020 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
First victory of the year on the line. Goff’s got it, back, looks, throws, end zone. CAUGHT! TOUCHDOWN DETROIT LIONS! THEY DID IT! AMON-RA ST. BROWN ON THE RECEIVING END! OH, THEY’RE RUSHING THE FIELD! THEY’VE DONE IT. THREE ZEROES ON THE CLOCK! THIS GAME IS OVER! IT’S OVER! Jared Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown, his first career touchdown, AND HOW BIG IS THAT?!?!? OH. MY. GOODNESS. Have a day, boys. Have a day.
— Dan Miller, December 5, 2021 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Here we go, Goff works out of the gun, second down and nine, two minutes to go. There's Goff, back, looking, looking, throws, is it caught! AMON-RA ST. BROWN! FIRST DOWN!!! THAT'S GONNA DO IT!!! THAT'S GONNA DO IT!!! THAT'S GONNA DO IT!!! JARED GOFF! DELIVERS AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM! NOW ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TAKE A KNEE THREE TIMES, AND THIS GAME WILL BE OVER! FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE 1957, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY 5TH 1992, THESE DETROIT LIONS ARE GONNA WIN A PLAYOFF GAME! DETROIT, STAND UP, YOU'VE WAITED FOR THIS! ONE PRIDE NATION, STAND UP, YOU'VE WAITED FOR THIS! Sheila Hamp, Rod Wood, Mike Disner, Chris Spielman, Brad Holmes, Dan Campbell, they've brought it back to Detroit, they've given it to us.
— Dan Miller, January 14, 2024 on the Detroit Lions Radio Network.
Miller is married and has four children. [3]
John Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft. Ranking in the top 12 of all-time in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns, Stafford is currently fifth all-time in passing yards per game and is the fastest player in NFL history to have reached 40,000 career passing yards.
The 2008 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 79th season in the National Football League (NFL), and their 75th as the Detroit Lions. The Lions made history by becoming the first team since the schedule was expanded to 16 games to finish winless. It is one of only four winless seasons since the merger.
The Detroit Lions Radio Network is a radio network in Michigan and Toledo, Ohio that broadcasts all of the NFL's Detroit Lions games and related programming. All preseason, regular season, and postseason games are aired live throughout the network. The announcers are WJBK sports director Dan Miller with play-by-play, former Lions offensive tackle Lomas Brown with color commentary, and former Lions guard T. J. Lang serving as sideline reporter. Network coverage begins two hours before game time and ends one hour after the game's conclusion. Games are also aired on Sirius XM Radio and online with a subscription to NFL Game Pass or TuneIn Premium. The Lions' flagship station returned to WXYT-FM starting with the 2021 season, after a five-year stint at WJR. As of the 2023 season, the network consists of 50 stations in 40 markets in Michigan and one in Ohio.
The Detroit Lions Television Network is a network of seven television stations in Michigan and Ohio that broadcast the NFL's Detroit Lions preseason games and related coverage. On May 21, 2015, the Detroit Lions announced a multi-year broadcast partnership with WJBK and Fox Sports Detroit, where the regional sports network produces the preseason game broadcasts with Fox 2 producing the pre-game and post-game segments. The games air live on Fox 2 and the rest of the Detroit Lions Television Network, with re-airings on Bally Sports Detroit. Most of the stations are affiliates of the Fox network, which airs a majority of Lions regular season games.
The 2009 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 80th season overall in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first season with the Lions for new head coach Jim Schwartz, and most of his new coaching staff. The Lions also introduced slightly new uniforms and logos. The Lions improved upon their 0–16 record from the previous season. However, they missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season, which meant the Lions were one of two franchises, not including the Houston Texans, to not qualify for the playoffs in the 2000s, with the other team being the Buffalo Bills.
The 2011 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 82nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 78th as the Detroit Lions, the 10th playing its home games at Ford Field and the third year under head coach Jim Schwartz. With a regular season record of 10–6, the team improved on its 6–10 record from 2010, making it their third consecutive improved season. It was the Lions' first winning season since 2000 and first 10 win season since 1995. The Lions' 5–0 start was their best since 1956. With their win over the San Diego Chargers on December 24, the Lions clinched an NFC Wild Card spot in the postseason. After their loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17, it was determined the Lions would play the New Orleans Saints in one of the NFC Wild Card Games, which the Lions lost 45–28. It was their first playoff berth since 1999.
The 2012 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 83rd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 79th as the Detroit Lions and the fourth under head coach Jim Schwartz. The Lions failed to improve from their 10–6 record in 2011, during which they made it to the postseason as a wild card team. The Lions spent most of the season at the bottom of their division, and ended the season with an eight-game losing streak, their worst skid since the winless 2008 season. It was also the franchise's 21st consecutive season without a playoff win.
The 2013 season was the Washington Redskins' 82nd in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their 10–6 regular season record from 2012, and suffered through a 3–13 season, which was the worst record that the team had posted since 1994, resulting in the firing of head coach Mike Shanahan and most of his staff after four seasons.
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The 2016 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 87th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 83rd as the Detroit Lions, and their third under head coach Jim Caldwell. This was the first time since 2006 when Calvin Johnson was not on the opening day roster. On January 8, 2016, the Lions hired Bob Quinn as general manager. This was also the first season in over 40 years in which the Lions had an official cheerleading squad. The Lions improved upon their 7–9 record from 2015, and clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2014—the Lions finished tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the last NFC playoff spot, but won the tiebreaker based on their record against common opponents. However, the Lions were defeated by the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round and extended their playoff losing streak to nine games, making it the longest losing streak in the playoffs ever. The Lions would not return to the playoffs again until 2023, where they would snap that postseason losing streak.
The Miracle in Motown was the final play of an American football game between the NFC North divisional rivals Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions on December 3, 2015. The game, which was broadcast on television nationally on Thursday Night Football, was played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan during the 2015 NFL season. On the final play of regulation, with no time remaining on the game clock, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a 61-yard (56 m) Hail Mary pass into the end-zone that was caught by tight end Richard Rodgers II for the game-winning touchdown.
Amon-Ra Julian Heru J. St. Brown is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. St. Brown tied NFL records of scoring touchdowns in 6 consecutive games aged 22-or-younger with Randy Moss and Rob Gronkowski, and recording 8+ receptions in 8 consecutive games with Antonio Brown and Michael Thomas, while also becoming the first player in NFL history to record 8+ receptions and a touchdown in 6 consecutive games, on September 18, 2022, against the Washington Commanders.
The 2019 season was the Detroit Lions' 90th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second year under head coach Matt Patricia. The Lions had a promising start to the season with a 2–0–1 record. However, they lost 12 of their last 13 games and were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention following a Thanksgiving Day loss to the Chicago Bears in week 13. After franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford broke his backbone in a Week 9 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Lions were forced to turn to former Cincinnati Bengals backup quarterback Jeff Driskel and later undrafted free agent David Blough, neither of whom was able to lead the Lions to a single win. The Lions failed to improve on their 6–10 record from last season, finishing the season with a 3–12–1 record and nine consecutive losses. This resulted in the 3rd pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. They also posted consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 2012–2013. Not only that, they also got swept by their division rivals for the first time since 2012.
The 2021 season was the Detroit Lions' 92nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 20th playing their home games at Ford Field and their first under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes. The Lions finished 3–13–1, failing to improve upon their 5–11 record from the previous season. The Lions began their season 0–8 before tying with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 10, in which they nearly beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1955. However, the Lions would not win a game until Week 13 against the division rival Minnesota Vikings, ending a 15-game, 364-day winless streak. In Week 14, the Lions were eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive year. They finished the season at the bottom of the NFC North for the fourth consecutive season. However they ended the season on a high note, upsetting two playoff bound teams; the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15 and the top-seeded Green Bay Packers in Week 18.
The 2022 season was the Detroit Lions' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st playing their home games at Ford Field and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes.
The 2023 season is the Detroit Lions' 94th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 90th In Detroit, and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes.
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