BLAKE ELLIS (left) and MELANIE HICKEN (right) are an award-winning investigative duo at CNN. They have exposed everything from widespread sexual abuse in nursing homes to the predatory tactics of government debt collectors. Over the years, their work has prompted legislative action and government investigation. Blake Ellis lives in Denver and is a graduate of Kenyon College. Melanie Hicken lives in Los Angeles and is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School and New York University.