Tom Wait Wiki

Tom Wait is an American anchor and reporter for CBS2 and KCAL9 who covers the Los Angeles metro area and the Inland Empire. He is a California native.

Tom Wait Biography

Tom graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.

He began his career at News 12 The Bronx and News 12 Brooklyn in 2003.

Several years later, he joined the CBS station in Kansas City, where he covered the largest tornado to ever touch down in Kansas – a storm that destroyed the town of Greensburg.

While he was at the ABC station in Detroit, he covered crime, politics and the auto industry, including an assignment that sent him to Washington D.C. to report on the auto bailout hearings.

Tom joined CBS2 and KCAL9 in March 2013. He covers the Los Angeles metro area and the Inland Empire.

Tom is a Southern California native and he previously worked in New York City, Detroit and Kansas City, Missouri, before coming home.

He considers his reporting for CBS2 and KCAL9 to be a dream come true. When he was young and growing up, he made it a habit to watch the legendary KCAL9 anchor team of Pat Harvey and Jerry Dunphy.