Miller to Be a Host on CNBC

Comedian Dennis Miller will become a TV talking head again in January, this time hosting an hourlong show five nights a week on CNBC, the General Electric Co. network said Thursday.

Miller, an Emmy award winner, also will serve as executive producer of the prime-time talk show, which will be taped in Burbank and produced by NBC Studios.

He began his career 18 years ago at NBC as a regular on “Saturday Night Live.� In 1994, Miller launched a weekly series on Time Warner Inc.’s HBO cable channel called “Dennis Miller Live.� Later he was a “Monday Night Football� commentator for two seasons on Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network.

“We are thrilled that he has chosen CNBC as his new prime-time home,� said CNBC President Pamela Thomas-Graham.

-- Meg James