Gabe Spiegel

Anchor/Reporter

Gabe joined the Fox 8 family September 2012.

Raised in Akron, and a proud graduate of North High School, Gabe is so glad to be home in Northeast Ohio.

He started in the news business in the early ‘80s as a paperboy for the Akron Beacon Journal. He delivered papers in Tallmadge, Cuyahoga Falls and Akron for many years. “It’s been a dream of mine to work for FOX 8. FOX 8 is the reason I went in the news business! It’s the most powerful news vehicle in the state.”
After graduating from

Anderson University (Indiana), Gabe went on to work in TV markets like Toledo, Omaha and Columbus. He’s a lifelong Browns, Buckeyes, Indians and Cavs fan.

Recent Articles

  • Captain America: Hollywood Takes Over CLE

    Posted on: 6:10 pm, May 20, 2013, by , updated on: 10:07pm, May 20, 2013

    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Downtown Cleveland was full of gunfire and explosions as “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” comes to town....
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  • Residents Upset Over Late Night Police Training

    Posted on: 5:13 pm, May 17, 2013, by

    OLMSTED FALLS, OH — Neighbors in Olmsted Falls and Columbia Station are furious about the constant gun fire and explosions....
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  • Castro’s Attorney: ‘I Represent a Human Being’

    Posted on: 5:40 pm, May 15, 2013, by

    CLEVELAND — Ariel Castro, 52, now has new representation. Cleveland attorney Craig Weintraub has been practicing law for 26 years....
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  • Cleveland School Board Approves Tentative Deal

    Posted on: 6:51 pm, May 14, 2013, by , updated on: 10:34pm, May 14, 2013

    CLEVELAND– Avoiding another ugly local strike situation, a tentative deal has been reached between Cleveland’s school board and the teachers’...
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  • Plans Announced for Horseshoe Revenue

    Posted on: 7:09 pm, May 13, 2013, by , updated on: 10:53pm, May 13, 2013

    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald said he’s investing the county’s portion of tax revenues generated by the...
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  • Doctor Optimistic 3 Women will ‘Live Normal Lives’

    Posted on: 5:19 pm, May 10, 2013, by

    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Little did Dr. Phillip Resnick know when he woke up Monday morning that an international story would...
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  • A Look at Ariel Castro’s Double Life

    Posted on: 8:26 pm, May 9, 2013, by

    CLEVELAND– Most days, reporters chase stories all around town. Today, the story was within the walls of the TV station....
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  • Residents Rally for Safer Neighborhoods

    Posted on: 8:40 pm, May 8, 2013, by

    CLEVELAND — FBI evidence teams were back at the scene Wednesday combing through the vacant properties next door to Ariel...
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  • FBI Investigates; Charging Period Extended in Case

    Posted on: 3:38 pm, May 7, 2013, by and , updated on: 05:54pm, May 7, 2013

    CLEVELAND– As crime scene investigators continue to look for evidence at Ariel Castro’s house at 2207 Seymour Avenue, a judge...
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  • Two New Innerbelt Bridges by 2016

    Posted on: 6:20 pm, May 6, 2013, by

    CLEVELAND– Just think how easy your morning commute will be getting into the city on the Innerbelt bridge with five...
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  • High School Student Killed in Hit and Run

    Posted on: 6:04 pm, May 3, 2013, by , updated on: 10:12pm, May 3, 2013

    NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio — “Baseball, football and we were trying to get him into fishing because that’s what his grandpa...
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  • Citizens Recognized for Efforts in Man’s Arrest

    Posted on: 7:04 pm, May 2, 2013, by

    ASHLAND, Ohio — U.S. Marshals gave the “Citizen of the Year Award” to the entire community of Ashland for their...
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