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Reporters
Investigative Reporter David Goldstein is the current recipient of the Journalist of the Year award from the Los Angeles Press Club. In his more than 15 years reporting in LA, David has been nominated for more than 15 emmy awards and has won a half dozen Golden Mike Awards.
He was a founding member of KCAL's Primetime newscast, having joined the station in 1989. Prior to that he was a reporter at WCBS-TV in New York and has also worked as an investigative reporter in Miami.
David has covered a wide variety of stories including the Persian Gulf War, the OJ Simpson trial, the trial of the police officers accused of beating Rodney King and the LA riots.
His investigative reports have led to immediate results.
An investigation into the illegal placement of registered sex offenders prompted the resignation of the head of the State Department of Corrections and the implementation of a statewide task force to overhaul the system.
A report on the potential of sex offenders being hired as Santas during the Christmas season prompted a new bill in the state legislature.
A report on the California Department of Corrections selling used assault rifles and the CHP selling confiscated weapons led to a statewide ban on future sales.
And David's undercover investigation of a doctor who illegally prescribed pain medication led to the arrest of the physician and the suspension of his license.
David Goldstein grew up in the suburbs of New York City and graduated from George Washington University with a degree in Journalism and Broadcasting.
In his spare time he likes to jog and play tennis.
<a href="http://cbs2.com/goldstein">David Goldstein's Reports</a>
