R.I.P.: Matt Loede, Longtime Cleveland Sports Media Figure

Matt Loede

Matt Loede, a longtime fixture in the Cleveland sports media scene as both a writer and a broadcaster, passed away this past Wednesday after a long battle with cancer.

He was 46 years old, reports WKYC3.

In May of 2019, Loede was diagnosed with stage four stomach, kidney and pancreatic cancer. After a lengthy hospital stay, four rounds of chemotherapy, and a stem cell transplant, his cancer was in remission. In August of 2020, he announced that the cancer had returned to the point where his lymphoma had spread. 

Through it all, he continued to work. 

Loede's journalism career of more than 25 years included everything from radio work at WEOL-AM 930 in Elyria, to instructing at the Ohio Media School, to reporting at local sporting events for outlets such as the Associated Press Broadcasting, NBC Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, and more. 

He also wrote three books during his career. Game of My Life: Cleveland Browns: Memorable Stories of Browns Football was published in 2016. He also wrote two books about his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers, 2013's 100 Things Steelers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die and Game of My Life Pittsburgh Steelers: Memorable Stories of Steelers Football, which was published in 2019. 

More recently, Loede worked as a sportswriter for Outkick.