Family is embroiled in suit over control of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade

Steph Chambers / Post-Gazette

Posted Monday, May 13, 2024 11:37 am

Ray Schultz | MediaPost

The family that owns Block Communications Inc. (BCI), publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade, is airing some of its internal squabbling in court.

Allen Block, CEO and board member of BCI, filed suit, charging that his twin brother John Block is engaged in an “ill conceived, resentment fueled” plan to sell the company.

The suit filed with the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas also names several other family members and trusts.

Allen Block charges that the defendants formed a special committee in January to explore a sale, excluding him.

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