Jeff Nguyen

Jeff Nguyen covers breaking news and contributes to the CBS News California Investigates franchise.  His reports regularly air during CBS LA's evening newscasts.  

Nguyen grew up in Southern California, where he attended public schools. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science with an emphasis on American Government.  

He's earned a Mark Twain award for investigative reporting and a Golden Mike for breaking news coverage of the Woolsey Fire. He's also been nominated for an Emmy in the Los Angeles television market three times.  

Before joining CBS LA as a reporter, he worked in San Diego, Seattle and California's Central Coast. Prior to that, he was a producer for NBC Los Angeles and Fox News Channel.  

Nguyen started his journalism career as a news writer at CBS LA during his senior year at UCLA. If you have a tip for him to investigate, send it to jmnguyen@cbs.com.