- 1960s
- 1960's
- Houston
- Harris County
- KPRC
- KPRC-TV
- television
- tv
- television news
- tv news
- news report
- news footage
- reporter
- journalist
- journalism
- television documentary
- documentary
- tv documentary
- Ray Miller
- Miller, Ray
- narrator
- narrated by
- ice
- icebreaking
- ice-breaking ship
- ship
- Northwest Passage
- voyage
- expedition
- Passage to Prudhoe: Frank Q. Dobbs
- Dobbs, Frank Q.
- Frank Dobbs
- Dobbs, Frank
- SS Manhattan
- Alaska
- North Slope
- arctic
- Purdhoe Bay
- seafaring
- Arctic Ocean
- ocean
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Stanley Haas
- Haas, Stanley
- oil
- oil field
- oil industry
- oil drilling
- Humble
- Humble Oil
- Humble Oil Company
- crude oil
- Humble Oil and Refining Company
- oil tanker
- ship yard
- tanker ship
- tanker
- longshoreman
- Chester
- Pennsylvania
- engineer
- engineering
- North Slope oil field
- North Slope oil field
- sea route
- ocean ice
- science
- scientist
- Colos Bennett
- Bennett, Colos
- Roger Steward
- Steward, Roger
- captain
- ice flow
- Viscount Melville Sound
- sea ice
- expedition
- voyage
- technology
- radio communication
- communication system
- radio officer
- Carl Thenemann
- Thenemann, Carl
- navigation
- navigation equipment
- equipment
- navigation technology
- John H. MacDonald
- M'Clure Strait
- helicopter
- expedition
- bridge
- propulsion
- Del Englishbey
- Englishbey, Del
- Jon Burkhart
- Burkhart, Jon
- oil well
Newsman Ray Miller (1919 - 2008) began his broadcasting career in 1938 in his home town of Fort Worth. He relocated to Houston soon thereafter, where he joined KPRC Radio. When KPRC purchased Houston's first television station in 1951, Miller adopted the burgeoning medium, eventually winning a Peabody Award. In 1969, Miller created The Eyes of Texas, a regional television series examining all things Texas. On the air for 30 years, the series became Houston's longest-running local television program. Miller retired in 1979, serving as news director at both KPRC Radio and KPRC-TV for over 40 years. During his decades-long tenure at KPRC, Miller mentored a number of journalists, including Dan Rather and former US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
After retiring from television production, Miller became a local historian, writing several books and travel guides about historic attractions in Houston and Galveston. He also worked with the Harris County Historical Commission to secure markers for numerous sites.