Journalist.
Born at Hartney on 12 July 1937, son of Alfred Champ (1898-1988) and Mary Jansen (?-?), he began a life-long career in journalist at Brandon where, in 1960, he was a reporter with the Brandon Sun. He spent 15 years with CTV’s investigative affairs program W5 and served as the network’s bureau chief in Washington and London. He also worked for the American network NBC. In 2008, he retired as the CBC’s Washington correspondent. He had a long association with Brandon University, being inducted to its Alumni Wall of Fame (2004), receiving an honorary doctorate (2005), and serving as Chancellor from 2008 to his death. He died at Washington, DC on 23 September 2012. He is commemorated by the Champ Gymnasium at Brandon University.
Marriage registration [Alfred Champ, Mary Jansen], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Alfred Champ], Brandon Sun, 23 January 1988, page 125.
“CBC vet began career in Brandon,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 2012, page A8.
“Brandon University Naming Campus Gym after Henry Champ”, CJOB News.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 July 2025
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