Dave Malkoff

Dave Malkoff’s pretty much a news chameleon—one minute he’s elbow-deep in wildfire ash out in California, the next he’s freezing his tail off in the Arctic, poking around at melting glaciers and figuring out how all that ice melt might mess with our coastlines. Not exactly your average desk job. The guy’s been everywhere—13 countries, four continents—chasing down stories about climate change and environmental chaos. He’s chatted with world leaders, crawled through spaceship factories (yeah, really—got a peek at the Webb Telescope and SpaceX Dragon before they ever left the ground), and basically lived out every science nerd’s dream. Before jumping into the CBS News Innovation Lab gig, Dave was running the show as the chief environmental correspondent at The Weather Channel, even hosting a docuseries called “Weather Channel Explores.” The man’s not just about talking heads and soundbites—he’s got six Emmys collecting dust somewhere, which isn’t exactly nothing. Basically, if it’s big, dangerous, or changing the world, Dave’s probably got his camera pointed at it. Doesn’t matter if it’s a hurricane, a wildfire, or some top-secret satellite build, he’s on it, hunting the real story, and taking viewers along for the ride. There’s just not a lot this guy hasn’t seen or covered—he’s the sort of journalist who makes you wonder if he ever actually sleeps.