David Goldstein is an Investigative reporter at CBS2 and KCAL9. He has been honored with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement award from Radio and Television News Association of Southern California and another one in 2013 from the Los Angeles Press Club. He has been nominated for more than 15 Emmy awards and a dozen Golden Mike Awards. He has been a reporter for over two decades in Los Angeles and has been working at CBS2/KCAL9 for over 20 years.
He was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City. He graduated from George Washington University with a bachelors in Journalism and Broadcasting. He interned at the CBS station while attending school there. He has a wife named Dorothy and a son named Nash who attends college in San Diego. They also have a dog named Milky Way and are all currently living in Malibu, California.
At KCBS and KCAL, David Goldstein goes undercover to investigate various topics ranging from local issues to government corruption. He has reported about DWP workers drinking on the job, going to strip clubs, and taking long breaks while on the clock which led to the department to take action. One of his investigations led to a L.A. city official to resign after he alleged her husband was receiving favors from the police.
Over the past couple months, he has worked on many stories ranging from the LAPD to the state licensing board. Goldstein obtained body camera footage showing LAPD officers planting drugs in a mans wallet back in 2017. This led to a change in the body camera recording policy to avoid any future occurrences like the one he brought to light.
His favorite stories he has worked on are stories that have caused a change and made a reaction. For example, the Cal State Chancellor retired after Goldstein revealed he was using school money for his own benefit. His advice for future reporters is to have thick skin. “You’re going to get criticism from viewers and boss,” He says. "Not every news director will like you and every news director has their own preference in writing and projecting a story" he went on. “There are a million right ways to do something right and several ways to do something wrong” he added.