Brian Champagne
UPR Contributor, Automotive News/Cache Valley CoverageBrian Champagne grew up in the less-famous Central California but left after starting his television news career there. He worked 22 years in news for NBC, ABC, Fox, and CBS affiliates in four markets. He served as chief photographer for KTXL-TV in Sacramento, but worked in front of the camera, too.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Bakersfield, and his Master’s from the University of the Pacific in Stockton. Look for UOP in the exterior shots from the movie “Flubber,” which was shot while he attended.
He now teaches Broadcast Journalism full-time at Utah State University but connects the professional and academic worlds by doing stringer, freelance, and contract work for all stations in the Salt Lake City market and beyond.
Brian’s favorite toys were always cars, he subscribed to Motor Trend magazine at age 12, and he started reporting on them in 1996. Watch for Brian’s automotive reporting on UPR, where he is a regular contributor.
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With summer in full swing, you may have seen a futuristic three-wheeler on the roads and were at a loss for words to describe it. UPR Contributor Brian…
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More of you are buying crossovers instead of cars, and automakers are responding. UPR Contributor Brian Champagne is worried about sounding like a broken…
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You might drive an SUV because you want to be able to drive off-road. But UPR contributor Brian Champagne tried one out and said for every point S-U-Vs…
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UPR Contributor Brian Champagne borrowed a vehicle to test out and said you’ll probably love all the cool features inside. The only problem is what you…
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Ford’s full-size SUV sales are a third of what they were in the late 90s. For GM, they’re half that. Another brand’s big off-roader is facing the same…
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Most civilized people like quiet cars whether we’re in them or they’re driving past us. But now they may be getting too quiet and the government and…
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In the Japanese carmaker Mazda’s latest sales numbers, the Mazda3 is in third place. Those figures came out around the same time the Mazda3 won yet…
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Skiiers, ski season is over. As Brian Champagne learned while borrowing a Volvo, if you put your toys away, you can save 12% on your gasoline bill.The…
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Generic. Universal. One size fits all. Clothes don’t fit well with that sizing and neither does your car. Car guy Brian Champagne checked out a van and a…
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The car you have now is probably heavier than the one you had before that. What does that do to the physics of driving and how do modern cars compare to…