Flo Anthony, an entertainment journalist known for being the first Black woman to work for the New York Post’s entertainment and Page Six departments, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. She was 74.
Anthony’s death was confirmed to Variety by Jack Hirsch, the biographer of Anthony’s husband, Michael Spinks. While working as a journalist, Anthony frequently made history, becoming the first woman to work in the New York Post’s sports department. She later became the first Black woman to write for a supermarket tabloid with National Examiner’s “Eye on the Stars.”
Before working as a journalist, Anthony started her career as a publicist to boxing figures like Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Butch Lewis, Mike McCallum and Michael Spinks. In 1985, she joined the New York Post as an agate clerk in the sports department. During her time at the Post, she broke hundreds of celebrity stories revolving around the marriages of figures like Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Mike Tyson and Robin Givens.
She appeared regularly on programs including “Inside Edition,” “The Insider” and “Entertainment Tonight,” as well as networks CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel and Court TV. She co-hosted E! Network’s “The Gossip Show” for six seasons. She became a regular contributor to TV One programs including “Unsung Hollywood” and “Life After” and appeared on programs hosted by Joan Rivers, Ricki Lake and Rolonda Watts. As recently as 2025, she appeared in CNN’s three-part documentary series “American Prince: JFK Jr.”
Additionally, she served as editor-in-chief of both Black Noir magazine and Black Elegance magazine. Through her company, Dottie Media Group, she recorded syndicated radio shows “Gossip on the Go With Flo” and “Flo Anthony’s Big Apple Buzz.”
Anthony was born on March 4, 1952 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and graduated Howard University. Anthony is survived by her longtime partner, Michael Spinks, whom she married in January.