Veteran Entertainment Reporter Flo Anthony Dies at 74 After Cancer Battle

Flo Anthony, a pioneering figure in entertainment journalism, died at age 74 after battling cancer. She made history as the first Black woman to work in one outlet’s entertainment and Page Six departments and the first woman on its sports team. Before entering journalism, she served as a publicist for boxing icons such as Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Butch Lewis, Mike McCallum and Michael Spinks.

Joining the Post in 1985, she broke countless celebrity stories about high-profile marriages, including those of Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Mike Tyson and Robin Givens. Anthony later wrote for the National Examiner, appeared on programs like Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight, co-hosted E! Network’s The Gossip Show for six seasons, and contributed to TV One’s Unsung Hollywood and Life After.

She also edited Black Noir and Black Elegance magazines and produced syndicated radio shows through her Dottie Media Group. Her death was confirmed by biographer Jack Hirsch, and she is survived by her partner Michael Spinks, whom she married in January.