Tina Patel Mahoney is a television reporter and anchor for CBS L.A. News (Channel 2 and Channel 9 in Los Angeles). She mainly appears on the morning show from 5 a.m. – noon weekdays, covering breaking news, general assignment stories and features across Southern California. Mahoney has reported for television stations in Seattle, Las Vegas and Palm Springs. She also helped launch news operations in San Bernardino, Calif., and Wichita Falls, Texas, and served as the news director for a local television station in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A New Jersey native, she graduated from USC with a BA in broadcast journalism and international relations.