Cheryl Miller’s WTVR CBS 6 anchor retirement reaches its final newscast on Friday, ending 42 years at the station. She said she will still be part of the CBS 6 family, and she will keep hosting Battle of the Brains and return in December to co-host Richmond's Christmas Parade.
“It has been my honor and my pleasure to serve the community through WTVR, and that will continue,” Miller said on the CBS 6 News at Noon. She added: “While I won't be on the news every weekday, I will continue to be a part of the CBS 6 family, my family here, continuing to host Battle of the Brains as I've done since 2003, and will be back in December to co-host Richmond's Christmas Parade, which I've done since 1999, and to take part in community events as I have for decades.”
Cheryl Miller on Facebook
Miller also addressed viewers after posting details about her departure on Facebook. She wrote, “A big thank you to my coworkers, and I send best wishes and love to all those who will be walking out the door a final time today,” and added, “Thank you to everyone who reached out to me via social media after I posted details about my departure. It will take some time to read all the messages, but know that I will.”
She said in that message, “Being here at CBS 6 has given me a multitude of experiences that have left lasting impressions, and some that I never would have had had it not been for this job,” followed by, “So this is not goodbye. It's just so long for now. Thank you for allowing me into your lives. I do appreciate you all. And if you see me out and about, please say hello.”
WTVR and Richmond
Miller began her broadcasting career in 1973 and first worked in radio before moving to television. In September 1984, WTVR, then owned by Park Broadcasting, brought her to Richmond to anchor the station's noon newscast.
She stayed with the midday newscast for more than four decades, except for a brief period in the early 1990s when she worked a later shift and did live, on-site anchoring for Richmond After Six. Over the years, she covered historic elections, natural disasters, national tragedies and other stories that shaped Richmond and Virginia.
Her final newscast comes as WTVR parent company E.W. Scripps undergoes a companywide transformation that has included a workforce reduction. Miller's departure leaves viewers without a familiar weekday anchor, but not without her on-air presence; she will remain visible through Battle of the Brains, December's parade coverage and community events.
