Jodi Miehls

Notable work and positions

Block Communications, Inc. - President and Chief Operating Officer

Biography

Jodi Miehls is president and chief operating officer of Block Communications, Inc., a Toledo, Ohio-based media company that owns the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Blade of Toledo, and various cable television, internet, and data services, and has owned the Post-Gazette since 1927. In January 2026, Miehls informed Post-Gazette staff in a recorded video message that Block Communications would cease operations of the newspaper effective May 3, 2026, citing more than $350 million in cumulative cash losses on the paper over the prior 20 years, labor strife including a three-year unionized workers' strike, and the broader decline of the local news economy.

Career highlights

• President and COO, Block Communications, Inc. Oversees the company's newspaper, broadcasting, and cable holdings.
• Announced closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 2026 · Ended one of the oldest metropolitan newspapers in the country, effective May 3, 2026.