Travon Miles
Prior to coming to ABC11, Travon was Sports Director at WMDT in his native Salisbury, MD.
While serving his hometown, Travon won multiple sports broadcasting honors. Under his leadership, the WMDT sports department won four straight Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association awards for its year round local sports coverage. Over the years, he led coverage for some of the area's biggest sports stories including NCAA national championships, the NFL and NBA drafts, and high school state title runs. He was a charter member of the startup Delmarva Sports Insider, a 30-minute show dedicated to all local sports-- the first of its kind on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Travon is a graduate of Salisbury University, where he earned a BA in Communications. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, INC. as well as the National Association of Black Journalists. When he's not watching sports, he's enjoying time with family and close friends.
Travon's Stories
Pickleball enthusiasts welcome growth of sport in Triangle
Robert Valdillez has seen the rapid growth of the sport of pickleball in the Raleigh area from the beginning.
NC artist inspired by Tupac Shakur poem in design of Canes' BHM jerseys that sell out fast
NC artist Mike Jones said he drew inspiration from 'The Rose That Grew From Concrete,' a poem by Tupac Shakur.
Apex sophomore helps pioneer the movement for girls flag football in Wake County
Coco Lavielle just wanted to play some football. With persistence and a little help from the Carolina Panthers, she and a lot of other girls are participating in Wake County schools.
NCCU's star QB Davius Richard makes the cut off the field as sought-after team barber
Sometimes NCCU QB Davius Richard brings his clippers on road trips and cuts in the team hotel.
NCCU Eagles land in California to face nationally-ranked UCLA at Rose Bowl this weekend
Saturday's game at the Rose Bowl will be the first time North Carolina Central faces a nationally-ranked opponent
Duke volleyball makes rare trip to Durham neighbor NCCU
It's the first time in 48 years that the Blue Devils have visited their Durham neighbors, and it's being used as a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange County.
Krzyzewski, Hansbrough among 5 inducted into hoops hall of fame
Duke coaching legend Mike Krzyzewski and his former player, Johnny Dawkins along with Tyler Hansbrough, a former North Carolina star, made up three of five members inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday
Former UNC field hockey star starts new era as NCAA's youngest coach
When Erin Matson was named head coach of North Carolina's powerhouse field hockey team in late January, it sent shockwaves through the collegiate world.
Jim Valvano's daughters reflect on their father's lasting legacy ahead of his Hall of Fame induction
On the eve of Jim Valvano's induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, his daughters sat down with ABC11 Sports Anchor Travon Miles.
Carolina Panthers 'excited' to build team as training camp steps up a notch
Day two of the Carolina Panthers training camp was all about the grind.