Steve Greenberg: The Innovation Insider

Steve Greenberg is an invention groupie. Born into a family of patent filers, Steve has always recognized the importance of America's inventors. That's why he wrote a book about America's garage inventors, called GADGET NATION: A Journey Through The Eccentric World of Invention.

Steve is also on the board of the United Inventors Association (UIA). For the UIA, Steve produced and hosted a 10-part educational video series on What Every Inventor Needs To Know.

As "The Innovation Insider," Steve travels the country looking for innovative products.

Each month, Steve can be seen demonstrating innovative products on television programs seen in America's largest television markets including New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Washington, DC and Houston.

To see a sample of Steve's TV segment click here.

Steve can also be seen on national television shows such as NBC's Today Show, CBS's Early Show, ABC's World News This Morning and World News Now, Fox & Friends, and others. For three years Steve could be seen nationally every weeknight demonstrating innovative products on the Discovery Channel's Your New House. For six years Steve was on HGTV's very popular Dream Builders. For Dream Builders, Steve traveled the country showcasing the latest in home design, construction and trends. For five years, HGTV also used Steve's reporting skills for coverage of the hottest new home improvement products at NAHB's International Builders Show. Steve has also been a judge for Hammacher-Schlemmer's Search For Invention Contest.

Steve writes for several magazines, newspapers and websites. His "Innovation Insider" features appear in the Miami Herald, Air Currents magazine, ROOMS magazine, Smart Homeowner magazine, and others.

Before he made his beat about innovation, Steve was a full-time television news reporter. While working at the CBS-owned station in Miami, Steve traveled to Cuba five times, has covered Hurricane Andrew, followed Hurricane Emily to the Carolinas, and has reported stories in Mexico, Honduras, Bahamas and around the U.S. Steve's reports have been seen on CBS's morning newscast and routinely on CBS's national news feed service.

Steve has been honored with 12 Emmy Awards. He has received the highest broadcast national award from the American Heart Association and he has received special recognition from the Florida Medical Association for his coverage of the HIV Haitians detained at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Steve also took first place in the Sunshine State Awards for feature reporting. His educational kids' programs Doc Steve's Amazing Science Seekers, Baby Animals, Mammals & More, and Gators, Crocs & Other Yucky Swamp Creatures have all received numerous honors and endorsements from teacher/parent organizations.

Click here to watch a sampler of Steve Greenberg, The Innovation Insider in action.