How long has Dave Malkoff been working in broadcasting? Technically since 1986. That's when, as a boy, he built a low-power pirate radio station in the basement of his Youngstown, Ohio home. Dave named his station WDCM-AM. Between 1st and 11th grades, Dave found himself working at local radio stations for free… doing anything he could to learn more about broadcasting.

In 11th grade, Dave built another station. This time it was a television station. The Liberty Local School District in Youngstown gave Dave Malkoff a grant to build a school television station… the first in the district. WLHS-TV 3 is still operating today.

In 1993, Dave got his first paycheck from a television station. It was also a CBS station. WKBN-TV in Youngstown hired the high school junior to operate a studio camera and create graphics for the newscasts. In less than a year, Dave moved into his first news job. He became a writer for WYTV, the ABC affiliate literally down the street. They were still using typewriters back then.

In 1995, Dave moved to Columbus, Ohio where he majored in political science at The Ohio State University. Not only did he go to school full-time, but Dave also worked full-time for another CBS station, WBNS-TV in Columbus. "The life of an associate producer at 10TV is very much like journalism boot-camp. I wouldn't be the journalist I am today without what I learned in Columbus."

Dave began his work as a television news reporter right after college. He moved to Champaign, Illinois where he spent a year as a reporter/photographer at the NBC affiliate, WICD-TV.

In 2000, Dave moved west to one of the greatest cities on Earth… Las Vegas. Dave spent three years in Southern Nevada as a reporter for the ABC station, KTNV-TV. Dave's biggest win in Vegas was meeting his wife Angie… an Emmy award-winning journalist herself.

In 2003, Dave moved west again to San Francisco, working as a freelance reporter from KRON-TV.

In 2004, Dave headed into the hurricanes for CBS4 in Miami. In less than three years, he covered all of these storms: Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Ivan, Hurricane Jeanne, Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma, Tropical Storm Gamma, Tropical Storm Alberto & Hurricane Ernesto.

Dave is not only a reporter, he's also an Emmy-nominated documentary film producer, photographer, and editor who has created everything from local commercials, to music videos, to a cutting-edge reality show. He has also designed several Web sites including DaveMalkoff.com. Dave is always searching for something new to learn. "Almost everything fascinates me. I'll read about anything from how hamburgers are made to the complexity of stellar mechanics. That's why this is the perfect job for me."