Radio broadcaster/executive. Credited as the first true disk jockey at WTIC radio in Hartford, Conn., he was the host of "Juke Box Jingles" and served in numerous capacities behind the microphone through a long career in broadcasting. Known as "Ross the Musical Boss," he played the hits of the day beginning in 1945 and had the opportunity to interview dozens of the musical icons who headlined at the State Theater in Hartford, the premier venue between New York and Boston. Among those who appeared on the Miller show were Nat "King" Cole, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Dean Martin. He also hosted "Connecticut Vignettes," a regular feature on Bob Steele's "Morning Watch" program as well as WTIC's first afternoon call-in show, "The Miller Party Line," which debuted in the summer of 1954. The show, which comprised interviews with celebrities, a variety of features and covered the gamut of local life in the 1950s, was co-hosted by his wife, Betty. (The couple had hosted a similar show when they began their broadcasting career in Greenfield, Mass.) He was named assistant program manager in 1962 and program manager the following year, a position he would hold until 1974. He also oversaw special programs for WTIC AM. In his later years he served as Vice President of Editorial Services and Special Projects for WTIC's parent company, The Ten Eighty Corporation, and is credited with penning WTIC's editorial commentaries into the 1980s. Active with numerous civic groups and charities, he hosted the Capitol Region Conference of Churches' weekly radio program, "The Aging Process." He retired from the Ten Eighty Corporation in 1993.
Radio broadcaster/executive. Credited as the first true disk jockey at WTIC radio in Hartford, Conn., he was the host of "Juke Box Jingles" and served in numerous capacities behind the microphone through a long career in broadcasting. Known as "Ross the Musical Boss," he played the hits of the day beginning in 1945 and had the opportunity to interview dozens of the musical icons who headlined at the State Theater in Hartford, the premier venue between New York and Boston. Among those who appeared on the Miller show were Nat "King" Cole, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Dean Martin. He also hosted "Connecticut Vignettes," a regular feature on Bob Steele's "Morning Watch" program as well as WTIC's first afternoon call-in show, "The Miller Party Line," which debuted in the summer of 1954. The show, which comprised interviews with celebrities, a variety of features and covered the gamut of local life in the 1950s, was co-hosted by his wife, Betty. (The couple had hosted a similar show when they began their broadcasting career in Greenfield, Mass.) He was named assistant program manager in 1962 and program manager the following year, a position he would hold until 1974. He also oversaw special programs for WTIC AM. In his later years he served as Vice President of Editorial Services and Special Projects for WTIC's parent company, The Ten Eighty Corporation, and is credited with penning WTIC's editorial commentaries into the 1980s. Active with numerous civic groups and charities, he hosted the Capitol Region Conference of Churches' weekly radio program, "The Aging Process." He retired from the Ten Eighty Corporation in 1993.
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