Chris Miller
Chris Miller is Sales Manager for OTS Media. He has come full circle in his career, coming back to where he got his start. Miller is a born and raised “Rock Hillian” as he graduated from both Northwestern High School and Winthrop University. He began working with Our Three Sons at the young age of 13 doing special events and running audio boards.
While in high school, Miller got behind the microphone to do play by play for High School Football and Basketball. He is a graduate of Winthrop University and where he was named “Most Outstanding Senior Broadcaster.”
Miller’s experience includes two years as an Account Executive with Citadel Broadcasting in Columbia, S.C. He then became the Marketing and NTR Director and a Senior Account Executive with Cox Radio in Greenville, S.C. After his time with Cox, Miller became the General Sales Manager for Cumulus Radio’s five-station cluster in Fayetteville, N.C.
Chris has completed the RAB Sales Training Academy and was named the “Top Gun” for the class, as the highest performing graduate. Chris is a graduate of “The Center for Sales Strategy’s,” Customer-Focused Selling, “The Marketing Pro,” and “The Agency Pro.” Chris’s philosophy: “There is no stronger power than local Radio at its roots. We influence thousands of people daily with our unique programming and ability to inform the community. This helps our advertisers grow by reaching a large and very loyal audience.”
In 2010, Chris joined the OTS Silver Club for excellence in radio sales and in 2011 Chris became just the 10th member of the OTS “Gold Club” for excellence in radio sales. In 2012, Chris was named to the pinnacle of media sales with OTS as he became only the 5th member of the Platinum Club for excellence in radio sales, in doing so Chris reached the Platinum level quicker than anyone in the company’s nearly 70 year history.
In 2011, Chris, along with Comfort System’s Matt Sy, was awarded the 2011 Radio Commercial of the Year in South Carolina for the Comfort System’s Ad “Critters in the Crawlspace.”
Outside of sales for WRHI and Interstate 107, Chris still handles play by play for high school football and basketball. Miller can be heard on WRHI and Interstate 107 every morning as the Sports Anchor and is the host of the station group’s special sports events. Chris was named South Carolina Sportscaster of the Year 3 times (2010,2011,2012). Also, in 2011, Chris won a “Buzzie” from readers of The Herald as the Top Sportscaster in the area. In 2012, Chris along with Mario Washington and Andrew Kiel won the state’s 2012 Radio/Online convergence Award (2011 South Pointe State Championship Game)
Chris is active in the community through a number of different boards and committees. He currently serves in the following positions: Rock Hill Area Chamber Council Board, York County Sports Hall of Fame Steering Committee, North Rock Hill Church Journey Group Leader, Winthrop University Community Business Council, Northwestern Trojan Touchdown Club (President), Winthrop University Electronic Media Advisory Board, Winthrop Eagle Club, USC Gamecock Club and Leadership York County Class of 2011 Marketing Chair.
Outside of work; Chris loves anything sports and is a fan of Gamecock football, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Winthrop Eagles.
Chris and his lovely bride, Haven, have a toy poodle named Brinkley. The couple… and their puppy… live in Rock Hill.
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