Dave Malkoff
Encyclopedia
Dave Malkoff is an American
television
journalist
working for KTLA
in Los Angeles. He has covered some of the most destructive hurricanes in US history and reported from several parts of Iraq
at the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2010. Dave produced an Emmy Award winning documentary about the war in Iraq.
. His daily "Malkoff on a Mission" segments at 10PM are feature reports with a tech edge. Dave formerly worked at KCBS-TV
and KCAL-TV
, the CBS
west coast flagship stations based in Los Angeles, California
. He joined the CBS-owned duopoly in April 2007. His extended feature story reports would often appear as the "6:15 Spotlight" segment on KCBS's weekday-evening newscast.
His focus is science, technology
and features
along with general assignment and breaking news
reporting. His reporting career began at WICD-TV in Champaign, Illinois
. Dave has also been a reporter in Las Vegas, Miami
& San Francisco
.
, Ohio
where he got his start in broadcasting by running a low-power radio station
in his Liberty Twp.
basement.
He also built and ran the television station for Liberty High School
before moving onto commercial radio and television
. This was all before he started college at The Ohio State University
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
working for KTLA
KTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...
in Los Angeles. He has covered some of the most destructive hurricanes in US history and reported from several parts of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
at the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2010. Dave produced an Emmy Award winning documentary about the war in Iraq.
Career
Malkoff is currently a reporter with KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. His daily "Malkoff on a Mission" segments at 10PM are feature reports with a tech edge. Dave formerly worked at KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles, California. KCBS-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KCAL-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter...
and KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...
, the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
west coast flagship stations based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He joined the CBS-owned duopoly in April 2007. His extended feature story reports would often appear as the "6:15 Spotlight" segment on KCBS's weekday-evening newscast.
His focus is science, technology
Science and technology
Science and technology is a term of art used to encompass the relationship between science and technology. It frequently appears within titles of academic disciplines and government offices.-See also:...
and features
Feature story
- Published Features & news :While the distinction between published features and news is often clear, when approached conceptually there are few hard boundaries between the two. It is quite possible to write a feature in the style of a news story, for instance...
along with general assignment and breaking news
Breaking news
Breaking news, also known as a special report or news bulletin, is a current event that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming and/or current news in order to report its details. Many times, breaking news is used after the news network has already reported on this story...
reporting. His reporting career began at WICD-TV in Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
. Dave has also been a reporter in Las Vegas, Miami
WFOR-TV
WFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...
& San Francisco
KRON-TV
KRON-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a television station in San Francisco, California, serving as the Bay Area affiliate of the MyNetworkTV programming service; the station is owned by Young Broadcasting...
.
Personal life
Dave Malkoff was born in YoungstownYoungstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
where he got his start in broadcasting by running a low-power radio station
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
in his Liberty Twp.
Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Liberty Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 23,522 people in the township, 12,661 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.- Geography :...
basement.
He also built and ran the television station for Liberty High School
Liberty High School (Ohio)
Liberty High School is a public high school in Liberty Township, just north of Youngstown, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Liberty Local School District.-Athletics:Ohio High School Athletic Association Championships* Boys Cross Country – 1975...
before moving onto commercial radio and television
Commercial broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship...
. This was all before he started college at The Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
.
Emmy Awards and nominations
- 2011 Los Angeles Regional EmmyEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
Award : News Special - 2010 Los Angeles Regional EmmyEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
Nomination : Serious News Story - Single Report - 2010 Los Angeles Regional EmmyEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
Nomination : Outstanding News Feature Reporting - 2009 Los Angeles Regional EmmyEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
Nomination : Outstanding News Feature Reporting - 2008 Los Angeles Regional Emmy Nomination : Light News Story
- 2006 Suncoast Regional Emmy Nomination : Spot News
- 2006 Suncoast Regional Emmy Nomination : Reporter Features/Human Interest
- 2005 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award : Feature Segment
- 2004 Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award : News Feature (Same Day)
- 2004 Suncoast Regional Emmy Nomination : Spot News
- 2004 Suncoast Regional Emmy Nomination : Reporting
- 2001 Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Nomination : Documentary
- 1998 Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Nomination : Newscast
- 1998 Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award : Team Effort on News Event Coverage