Source: Flo Anthony / Screenshot courtesy of Instagram @tlcjanetfan Florence “Flo” Anthony, a pioneering entertainment journalist, former national syndicated radio host, TV contributor, and the author of several books, who broke down barriers for Black women, died after a battle with cancer on August 6. She also had a nationally syndicated radio segment called “Gossip to Go With Flo” and another called “Flo Anthony’s Big Apple Buzz.” Michael Spinx and Flo Anthony attend SummerFest2024 at Southampton Arts Center on August 17, 2024 in Southampton, New York. So I went from the first African American woman in the sports department to the first African American woman in the entertainment department.” But despite her penchant for what many regard as “trash journalism” Flo did not treat gossip journalism like the reckless recycling of rumors.