About Gephardt Daily

Gephardt Daily

Gephardt Daily is a 24/7 independent digital news operation based in Utah, covering hyper-local news across the Wasatch Front, the state of Utah, and the Rocky Mountain West. Founded in 2015 and owned by Gephardt Approved, L.L.C., the site was created by veteran investigative and consumer reporter Bill Gephardt — after 35 years in television journalism, most recently with KUTV Channel 2 in Salt Lake City, where he founded the "Get Gephardt" consumer franchise. Staffed by veteran journalists recruited from TV, print, and digital news, Gephardt Daily publishes around the clock with a focus on breaking news, crime, consumer protection, and community stories. In 2024, the nationally renowned Media Bias Fact Check group rated the outlet a "least biased" source for local news with "high" marks for factual reporting — recognition founder Bill Gephardt called prouder than any award.

Founder: Bill Gephardt's Consumer Legacy

Bill Gephardt spent 35 years as an investigative and consumer reporter, most recently with KUTV, Channel 2 in Salt Lake City, where he founded and appeared in the "Get Gephardt" consumer franchise for a dozen years. The franchise — helping viewers resolve consumer complaints, exposing scams, and holding businesses accountable — made Gephardt one of Utah's most recognized broadcast journalists. When he launched Gephardt Daily in 2015, he brought that consumer-advocacy ethos to digital news. His son Matt Gephardt followed him into the franchise, replacing his father at KUTV for a decade before moving to KSL's investigative unit in 2020 — continuing what the family calls its legacy of investigative reporting in the Salt Lake market.

Founding and Ownership: Gephardt Approved

Gephardt Daily is a 24/7 independent digital news operation owned and operated by Gephardt Approved, L.L.C., doing business as GephardtDaily.com. Founded in 2015, the site employs full- and part-time veteran journalists recruited from the ranks of TV, print, and digital news. As a self-funded, advertising-driven commercial news operation, Gephardt Daily covers news on a hyper-local level across the Wasatch Front, the state of Utah, and the Rocky Mountain West. The self-funded structure — backed by Gephardt Approved, the founder's company — gives the outlet independence from corporate chains and outside investors, with editorial direction set by working journalists.

Coverage: Breaking News Around the Clock

Gephardt Daily's newsroom reports, writes, and publishes around the clock, every single day, delivering the stories that matter most to Utah readers. Coverage emphasizes breaking news — crime scenes, fires, accidents, police activity — alongside consumer investigations, local government, health, and community features. The site's 24/7 operation reflects its founder's broadcast background: the urgency of television news translated to digital. For Utah readers, Gephardt Daily is often the first source for developing stories, with updates published as events unfold. The outlet's southern Utah coverage extends to St. George, Zion, and Cedar City, serving the state's fast-growing south.

The Bill Gephardt Show

Beyond written news, Gephardt Daily produces the Bill Gephardt Show — a podcast and interview program featuring in-depth conversations with Utah newsmakers. Episodes have included former Utah governor and HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt discussing pandemic preparedness, Governor-elect Spencer Cox and state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn on Utah's COVID-19 crisis, and Congressman Ben McAdams on pandemic relief. The show extends Gephardt's interviewing skills beyond the consumer beat into policy, politics, and public health — long-form conversations that complement the site's breaking-news operation. Sponsored by local businesses described as "proud supporters of local journalism," the show reflects the outlet's community-supported model.

"Least Biased" Recognition

In January 2024, Gephardt Daily announced it had been recognized by Media Bias Fact Check — the nonprofit that has analyzed news agencies for bias and balance since 2015 — as a "least biased" source for local news. "Overall, we rate Gephardt Daily as least biased based on balanced story selection with minimal editorializing," MBFC wrote, giving the outlet "high" marks for "factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record" and finding "no failed fact checks whatsoever" in anything the team had published. Founder Bill Gephardt emphasized that the evaluation was unsolicited and uninfluenced: "Management and staff at Gephardt Daily did not solicit this evaluation, nor did we pay or subscribe to Media Bias Fact Check." For an independent local outlet, the third-party validation of its neutrality and accuracy was a landmark.

Veteran Newsroom

Gephardt Daily's staff consists of "dedicated and experienced former newspaper and broadcast reporters" — veterans of Utah's TV stations and newspapers who bring professional standards to digital news. This experienced newsroom distinguishes the outlet from aggregator sites and citizen-journalism operations: its reporters know how to cover breaking news, cultivate sources, and verify facts. The founder's pride in his team is evident: "They report, write, and publish around the clock, every single day, to deliver the stories that matter most to you." In an era of shrinking local newsrooms, Gephardt Daily's investment in veteran journalists represents a bet on professional reporting as the foundation of digital local news.

The Get Gephardt Legacy

Bill Gephardt's consumer-advocacy legacy began long before Gephardt Daily: in 1998, he founded the "Get Gephardt" franchise at KUTV, the investigative consumer segment that made his name in Utah television. His son Matt Gephardt took over the franchise for a decade before departing for KSL in 2020, extending the family's consumer-advocacy tradition across stations. The "Bill Gephardt Show" podcast continues this work in audio form. Three decades of "Get Gephardt" — from KUTV to Gephardt Daily to podcast — represent one of Utah media's most durable brands: the consumer champion who takes on the powerful on behalf of ordinary Utahns.

Editorials and Opinion

Bill Gephardt's editorials give the site a distinctive voice — the founder weighing in on the issues of the day, from school COVID policies to consumer ripoffs. These opinion pieces, clearly labeled and personally argued, reflect the site's family-owned character: the boss's views are on the page, not hidden in the newsroom. In an era of institutional blandness, Gephardt Daily's willingness to have a point of view — while maintaining the "least biased" news coverage recognized by Media Bias/Fact Check — is a deliberate editorial choice: transparency about perspective alongside fairness in reporting.

Why Gephardt Daily Matters

Gephardt Daily matters because it proves that family-owned, personality-driven local news can thrive in the digital era. Bill Gephardt's three decades of Utah consumer advocacy — from the 1998 "Get Gephardt" franchise through today's breaking-news site — give the operation a trust that corporate outlets can't manufacture. Its around-the-clock coverage, veteran newsroom, and "least biased" recognition make it a Utah institution. In a media landscape of consolidation and cuts, Gephardt Daily is local news with a face.

The Newsroom Never Sleeps

Gephardt Daily's promise is around-the-clock breaking news — and its veteran newsroom delivers, covering Utah stories as they happen rather than on a print cycle. The site's continuous publishing model, inherited from broadcast instincts, treats every hour as deadline hour: overnights, weekends, holidays, the news doesn't wait and neither does Gephardt Daily. This tempo, combined with the "least biased" recognition from Media Bias/Fact Check, defines the operation's value proposition: fast, fair, and always on. In Utah's fragmented media market, the newsroom that never sleeps has a structural advantage.

Gephardt Daily Today

Today, Gephardt Daily continues to publish at gephardtdaily.com — 24/7 independent digital news for Utah and the Rocky Mountain West, owned by Gephardt Approved and led by founder Bill Gephardt. From its 2015 founding as a veteran broadcaster's digital venture to its 2024 "least biased" recognition, the outlet has built its reputation on speed, accuracy, and consumer advocacy. Its official website is https://gephardtdaily.com.