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Sep 17, 2023

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Matt Greminger, known affectionately as Gremi, is the founder and President of Cleveland 13 News and a central figure in the movement to redefine local journalism. With nearly two decades of media experience spanning music production, motion pictures, and digital technology, he launched the network as a community-powered alternative to corporate media. His vision for a 'Born in the Feed' platform ensures that journalism remains transparent, independent, and focused on the people of Northeast Ohio rather than corporate interests.

A creative force both behind the scenes and on air, Gremi is the creator and host of 'Cleve-It To Us', a popular series that highlights Cleveland’s culture, food, history and local events. Beyond his leadership at the network, he is a dedicated community advocate who serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Workmen’s Circle Educational Center of Ohio. By combining his entrepreneurial spirit with a deep commitment to integrity, he has built Cleveland 13 into a platform where authentic storytelling and community empowerment are the standard.

Recent Stories (40)

Sep 12, 2026 ∙ 12 min

She Lost Her License Fleeing Cleveland on 9/11. 25 Years Later, She Still Wants to Know Who Sent It Home

Twenty-five years later, Jody Hagemann still remembers the name of the stranger who helped her get home from Cleveland: Bob Mengert. He had been sitting behind her on the plane, and the two still reach out to each other every September 11. Some people enter your life under circumstances so unusual that they never quite become strangers again. She remembers the hotel where they waited, the rental car, the frantic phone calls, the long drive west before they could finally turn east, and the mom

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Sep 5, 2026 ∙ 2 min

This Is Not an Aerobatic Airplane but Kyle Fowler Is Rolling It Over Cleveland Anyway

With its razor-thin forward canard wing and rear-mounted pusher propeller, Fowler’s bright yellow 1986 Rutan Long-EZ resembles a futuristic spacecraft far more than a typical show plane. Even sitting motionless on the tarmac, the machine tells a story. Before he straps into the cockpit, Fowler has to physically lift the craft from its nose, manhandling the front end into position just to manually extend the forward landing gear. The reason is pure center-of-gravity physics: whenever the plane is

Sep 5, 2026 ∙ 2 min

A Living Piece of World War II Aviation Takes on Double the Muscle at the Cleveland National Airshow

Stepping into a hangar along the flight line at Burke Lakefront Airport is always like walking into an active laboratory of aviation history, but every once in a while, timing delivers something truly poetic. Just a moment before our crew walked through the hangar doors to catch up with seasoned airshow pilot Susan Dacy, an original, stock World War II primary trainer taxied in and parked directly across from her iconic aircraft, "Big Red". In an instant, the open bay became a living before-and-

Sep 5, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Hayden Proffitt Unleashes Triple-Digit Jet Power on the Burke Lakefront Runway

If you think the loudest, fastest machines at the Cleveland National Air Show only belong in the sky, you haven’t stood near the tarmac when Hayden Proffitt fires up his jet-powered beast. Long before the aircraft overhead begin their passes, a wall of heat, raw kerosene smoke, and earth-shaking thunder rolls across Burke Lakefront Airport from ground level. Strapped inside the cockpit of his flame-throwing jet truck, Proffitt commands an absurd amount of thrust designed to push the boundaries o