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WRAL anchor and reporter Eric Miller will host his last show on the NBC-affiliate station on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 11 p.m.
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Miller confirmed to The News & Observer that he is leaving the station officially on Wednesday, Sept. 23. In October, he will join King 5 News in Seattle, Washington as a reporter and fill-in anchor. The West Coast station is also an NBC-affiliate.
Miller was welcomed to the station in 2021 as a multimedia journalist before transitioning to the anchor and reporter position, according to Miller’s LinkedIn account. Before joining WRAL, Miller worked for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Virginia.
News of Miller’s departure first came from former WRAL reporter Heidi Kirk, who left the station at the end of July after originally joining them in November 2023. The N&O reported on Kirk’s exit shortly before her last broadcast.
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“He will definitely be missed,” a commenter said on Kirk’s Facebook post. “He’s my favorite anchor at the station.”
Miller is originally from Georgia and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism with a double major in political science at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. While working in North Carolina, Miller enjoyed outdoor activities like hiking, mountain biking and backpacking, per his biography on WRAL’s website.
The News & Observer recently reported on other changes at WRAL. Scott Mason, the Tar Heel Traveler, departed the station in August, The N&O reported.
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