John P. McGoff (1925 – January 21, 1998) was an American conservative newspaper publisher. He was the founder of the Panax Corporation and Global Communications, and the owner of "over seventy newspapers across the United States." His ties to the apartheid-era South African government drew attention from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Michigan State University community, but his 1986 charges were dropped due to a five-year statute of limitation. He filed for bankruptcy upon his retirement.
Early life
John P. McGoff was born in 1925.[1] He spent his early years with his family, including six siblings, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[1] where his father was a steel worker.[2] During World War II, he served in the United States Army both in Italy and Africa.[2] He graduated from Michigan State University in 1950.[1]