Sandy Miller
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Sandy Lee Miller is a journalist
and news anchor from Missouri
.
Miller currently co-anchors weekdays for FOX 2 News
at 6 p.m and is an anchor for Fox2 NewsEdge at 10:00p.m. She joined FOX 2 in October 2002. Before joining the FOX team, Sandy co-anchored the 9 p.m. news at KPLR-TV
for 4 years. She also served 3 years as the Director of Marketing for Koplar Communications prior to her anchoring and reporting duties. In addition to news media, Sandy has spent over 10 years in corporate television working for Anheuser-Busch
, STIHL-TV, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and many others.
Miller grew up at the Lake of the Ozarks
and graduated from Missouri State University
in Springfield, Missouri
where she was attending on a scholarship. She worked as an intern at KOLR-TV
while in Springfield and moved to St. Louis in 1985.
Miller won the Miss Missouri USA
1984 title and placed 3rd runner-up to Mai Shanley
of New Mexico
in the national Miss USA
pageant in 1984. She went on to win the Miss International USA title and compete in the Miss International 1984
pageant in Japan
but didn't place. She is involved in many community organizations and volunteers for numerous charities. Some of the organizations she enjoys donating time to include the Missouri Humane Society
, United Cerebral Palsy
and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
.
Sandy lives in western St. Charles County with her husband, Matt and sons Cole and Clay. She is still an active member in the St. Louis community including the Humane Society.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and news anchor from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Miller currently co-anchors weekdays for FOX 2 News
KTVI
KTVI, virtual channel 2, is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the St. Louis, Missouri, designated market area. The station is owned by Local TV LLC, the media arm of private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, under a local marketing agreement with Tribune-owned CW affiliate KPLR...
at 6 p.m and is an anchor for Fox2 NewsEdge at 10:00p.m. She joined FOX 2 in October 2002. Before joining the FOX team, Sandy co-anchored the 9 p.m. news at KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KPLR is owned by the Tribune Company, and is an affiliate of The CW Television Network. The station's studios are located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in Northwest St. Louis County KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station...
for 4 years. She also served 3 years as the Director of Marketing for Koplar Communications prior to her anchoring and reporting duties. In addition to news media, Sandy has spent over 10 years in corporate television working for Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the...
, STIHL-TV, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and many others.
Miller grew up at the Lake of the Ozarks
Lake of the Ozarks
The Lake of the Ozarks is a large reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Extents of three smaller tributaries to the Osage, the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek, and Gravois Creek, are included in the impoundment...
and graduated from Missouri State University
Missouri State University
Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...
in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
where she was attending on a scholarship. She worked as an intern at KOLR-TV
KOLR
KOLR is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Ozark Plateau area of Southwestern Missouri that is licensed to Springfield. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter on Switchgrass Road north of Fordland...
while in Springfield and moved to St. Louis in 1985.
Miller won the Miss Missouri USA
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
1984 title and placed 3rd runner-up to Mai Shanley
Mai Shanley
Mai Therese Shanley , Miss New Mexico USA, Miss USA 1984, is a former beauty queen. Her mother is ethnically Taiwanese and is from Taiwan, while her father is Irish American....
of New Mexico
Miss New Mexico USA
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New MexicoThe Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant....
in the national Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant in 1984. She went on to win the Miss International USA title and compete in the Miss International 1984
Miss International 1984
Miss International 1984 was held at Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall, Yokohama, Japan on October 30, 1984. Ilma Urrutia earned Guatemala's first Miss International crown.-Results:- Special awards:*Friendship: ', Jennifer Foong Sim Yong...
pageant in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
but didn't place. She is involved in many community organizations and volunteers for numerous charities. Some of the organizations she enjoys donating time to include the Missouri Humane Society
Humane Society
A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons, although in many countries, it is now used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals...
, United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy is an international nonprofit charitable organization consisting of a network of affiliates. UCP is a leading service provider and advocate for adults and children with disabilities, including cerebral palsy...
and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a non-profit organization in the United States established to provide the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis . The Foundation provides information about cystic fibrosis and finances CF research that aims to improve the quality of life for people with the...
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Sandy lives in western St. Charles County with her husband, Matt and sons Cole and Clay. She is still an active member in the St. Louis community including the Humane Society.