Malcolm Byron is a North Carolina native who developed a passion for the weather at an early age. It all started with a fear of tornadoes. Learning simple facts about the weather was an initial coping mechanism, but it was not 100% effective. That changed on April 16th, 2011, when North Carolina experienced one of its worst tornado outbreaks. A tornado tore through a town adjacent to his hometown, and Malcolm has been awe-inspired by the power of Mother Nature ever since.

Malcolm attended North Carolina State University and graduated at the top of his class in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in meteorology. During his college tenure, Malcolm interned at the National Weather Service forecast office in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also has experience coordinating weather balloon launches during extreme weather events to provide critical information to forecasters.

Malcolm earned the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in 2024 and has been a professional member of the AMS since then. Before joining WBRZ in September 2023, Malcolm spent a few years at KLKN-TV in Lincoln, Nebraska. There, he had the opportunity to cover everything from tornado outbreaks to blizzards.

In his spare time, Malcolm enjoys disc golf, running, learning guitar, formulating puns, and watching college sports.