(File Photo: Source for Photo: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette logo is displayed on the newspaper’s Pittsburgh office Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Chicago-based Hoffman Family of Companies reportedly has now expressed interest in possibly saving the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The company also reached a “definitive agreement” to purchase a controlling interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins from Fenway Sports Group in December of 2025. According to the founder and chairman of Hoffman Family of Companies, his company is in discussions to buy the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The owner of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Block Communications, Inc., announced on January 7th, 2026 that the 240-year-old newspaper would publish its final edition on May 3rd, 2026, which will permanently cease its operations.