Lauren Fix

Infobox Celebrity


image_size = 150px
name = Lauren J. Fix
Occupation = journalist, television personality
homepage = [http://www.laurenfix.com/]
birth_date=birth date and age|1964|02|03
birth_place= Dearborn, Michigan
occupation=journalist, television personality
spouse= Paul Fix II
homepage = http://www.laurenfix.com

Lauren Fix (born on February 3, 1964) is a New York-based journalist. [Yen, Hope. (February 27, 2003) Deseret Morning News " [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20030227/ai_n11381425 Boomers battling the bulge.] " Section: Business.] She has authored three books on automobiles. She is news journalist and correspondent for CNN and Fox News.

Racing career

Fix began racing in New York in 1981 in the SCCA Solo II Series. She debuted with a third place finish. By 1989, Lauren evolved into a road racer and started winning in her historic 1966 Trans AmMustang. She competed in SVRA, HSR and the Canadian G.T. Challenge Cup sanctioned by ASN/FIA. Lauren operated the Driving Ambitions Performance Driving School at Watkins Glen International Raceway from 1986 to 2001.

Media

Fix co-hosts "Talk 2 DIY Automotive" on DIY, providing demonstrations and tips for auto repair. Lauren has appeared in several magazines including Redbook, "USA Today", and "Woman's World". She hosted the television show local TV networks called "Car Smarts" and has been featured on several national television shows including: Oprah, Fox News, 20/20, The View and CNN.

Additionally, she is the automotive editor for "Your Life.com magazine", and the author of "Lauren Fix's Guide to Loving Your Car: Everything You Need to Know to Take Charge of Your Car and Get On with Your Life", her 3rd book.

She has been cast in the upcoming independent film Nicholas of Myra [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas] and a host of "Female Driven" on Lifetime TV.

Lauren is a member of SEMA SBN Steering Committee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEMA] and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_aftermarket] . She is also a registered IMPA (International Motor Press Association) Journalist with credentials.

Trivia

Fix is her real last name. Daughter is Shelby Fix, the Teen Car Coach, named after Carroll Shelby. Husband, Paul Fix, is a professional Trans-Am Series driver. Son is Paul Fix III, actor, seen on "As The World Turns".

elected bibliography

*"Driving Ambitions" (1993) * [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Driving-Ambitions/Lauren-Jonas-Fix/e/9780962490873/?itm=1 Driving Ambitions.] *
*"Performance Tire and Wheel Handbook" (1998) * [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Wheel-and-Tire-Performance-Handbook/Lauren-J-Fix/e/9780760304341/?itm=1 Performance Tire and Wheel Handbook.] *
*"Lauren's Guide To Car Smarts" (2008) * [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Lauren-Fixs-Guide-to-Loving-Your-Car/Lauren-Fix/e/9780312370794/?itm=1 Lauren's Guide To Car Smarts" (2008). ] *

References

* Dorsey, Sarah (April 16, 2005) CNN Live Saturday " [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0504/16/cst.04.html Body of Sarah Lunde has Been Found; A look at Hybrid Automobiles with Lauren Fix - Part 2.] "
* PrimeZone (March 17, 2006) " [http://www.laurenfix.com/v4/go.gnf?session=78093601a7ea8ae8c3a9f47b2b0fc0ed&s=laurenfix&t=&n=default&d=products&product=34871&listTemplate=i1_h1_002v Spring Shape-Ups for Your Car! With Car Coach Lauren Fix; Podcast Available at http://www.moreaboutthat.info ] "
*Morales, Natalie. (July 21, 2006) NBC Today Show "Profile: Lauren Fix gives tips for women shopping for a new car." Time: 7:00-10:00 AM
*Business Wire (February 12, 2007) " [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Feb_12/ai_n17218742 "Car Coach" Lauren Fix Partners with AutoTrader.com.] "
* [http://alumni.buffalo.edu/drpl/node/465 Lauren Fix on UB Alumni site]
* [http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/fix/index.html?iref=newssearch Lauren on CNN Flood Damaged Cars]
* [http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2006/11/14/lemon.fix.interview.cnn?iref=videosearch CNN Saving Detroit]
* [http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2006/04/15/fix.retro.cars.comeback.cnn?iref=videosearch CNN Auto Show Coorespondent]
* [http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/press/article/0,,DIY_13703_2279277,00.html Lauren on the DIY website]
* [http://www.familycar.com/Bios/LaurenFix.htm Familycar.com]
* [http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_1999/tows_past_19990120.jhtml Lauren On Oprah 1999]
* [http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2000/tows_past_20000628_e.jhtml Lauren On Oprah]
* [http://www.yourlifemagazine.com/auto0606.html Lauren's column in Your Life Magazine]
* [http://askpatty.com/page.php?ID=226&t=Flood_Damaged_Vehicle_Tips_and_Advice_-_Lauren_Fix_the_Car_Coach Flood Damaged Vehicle Tips and Advice]
* [http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Weather/Story?id=4650246&page=1 ABC News 20/20 April 2008]
* [http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/14/autos/fi_strategies/index.htm CNN Cars: Handling the deal after the deal]
* [http://us.macmillan.com/laurenfixsguidetolovingyourcar St. Martin's Press: Lauren Fix's Guide to Loving Your Car]
* [http://www.buffalonews.com/185/story/438570.html Clarence’s Lauren Fix has turned her motorhead moxie into a cranked-up career as a car-care celebrity]
* [http://alumni.buffalo.edu/drpl/node/465 Lauren Fix, BS '86 - The Car Coach]
* [http://www.nbc4.com/topic/Lauren+Fix/index.html Summer Heat Can Make Cars Dangerous]

External links

* [http://www.laurenfix.com Lauren Fix, Official site]