Matt Gephardt is a seasoned investigative journalist with over 20 years of experience. He is known for his consumer watchdog segment "Get Gephardt," which has been on-air since 2010. Matt focuses on local stories in Salt Lake City, Utah, and his articles cover a wide range of topics including consumer fraud, healthcare conflicts, small business issues, and scams.
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Matt Gephardt's coverage primarily revolves around personal finance and consumer protection, with a strong focus on local issues within the United States, particularly Utah and Salt Lake City. His articles often cite data to support his investigative reports, indicating an interest in fact-based analysis.
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— Used cars at least a decade old used to be the epitome of affordability. Now, not as much.
DAYBREAK — The KSL Investigators planned to meet Todd Taylor at his home in Daybreak. When KSL entered his address into Google Maps, the app took the team to a field just over 300 yards away from Taylor's condo.
— “I was getting a million phone calls,” Katie Sandberg said of all the calls about Medicare plans and support she's been receiving recently.
By: Matt Gephardt
SANDY — Point to anywhere on a map and chances are pretty good Dave Zwahlen has been there. “We've been all over the world,” he said. “We've been to all seven continents.”
DRAPER — As far as damages go, what happened to Deme Frost's new car wasn't the worst.
By: Matt Gephardt
The Utah Division of Consumer Protection recently sent a letter to every dealer in the state saying it will “investigate” and “enforce” state law requiring car buyers to be treated without “deceptive acts and practices.” Division director Katie Hass says they've received a wave of complaints from consumers saying they felt cheated while buying a car.
By: Matt Gephardt
SOUTH SALT LAKE — A few weeks back, Intermountain Health held a news conference about so-called “counterfeit car seats.” It featured Jillian Davis, whose car seat was so below safety standards, the hospital wouldn't even let her take her new baby home in it.
By: Matt Gephardt
Leer en español Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes SOUTH SALT LAKE — A few weeks back, Intermountain Health held a news conference about so-called "counterfeit car seats."
By: Matt Gephardt
BOUNTIFUL — The McKinley family travels a lot – one or two trips a year, all over the world. “This year we were just in Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain,” said Travis McKinley.
By: Matt Gephardt
MAGNA — Gene Allen's Kia Sportage runs fine now, but he says it cost him $7,000 to get it there. “The engine blew up,” Allen said. “I started having engine problems with it.”
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