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A trailblazing entertainment columnist who changed the way celebrities were covered is no longer with us. Flo Anthony, known for her famous column Go With The Flo, has died at the age of 74.
How Did Flo Anthony Die?
The noted longtime publicist for the Jackson family’s cause of death is still unknown. Reports surfaced from her employer, Am News that she passed away on Thursday (August 6th) at the age of 74. Biographer and close friend Jack Hirsch shared with AmNews that Florence disclosed to him in March that she was battling cancer. She recently tied the knot with her famous boxer husband, Michael Spinks, after 40 years of dating.
Anthony was a close friend of Latoya Jackson and was a prominent radio show host, gossip columnist and author for over 40 years.
Longtime AmNews columnist Florence "Flo" Anthony, known for "Go With the Flo," has died at 74.
— New York Amsterdam News (@NYAmNews) August 6, 2026
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What Is Her Legacy?
Anthony is credited as one of the first Black women in journalism to break through. The former publicist of Muhammed Ali, Anthony transitioned into full time journalism, breaking barriers along the way.
She became the first woman to work in the sports department of the New York Post and the first Black journalist to work in the newspaper’s entertainment and Page Six departments. She became the first Black woman to have a celebrity news column with Eye On Stars for The National Examiner. In the 90s and 00s, she became a go to reporter for several tv shows including: Joan Rivers, Ricki Lake, Geraldo Rivera, Maury Povich, Leeza Gibbons, Bertice Berry, Vicki Lawrence, and others. She appeared on several TV programs, including Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition.
She also hosted the E! TV show, The Gossip Show along with a noted correspondent on E! True Hollywood Stories.
Several prominent figures and journalists expressed their condolences through social media posts as they reflected on her legacy.
