Page Six

After Rupert Murdoch bought the New York Post in 1976, the paper started the New York gossip column Page Six.⁠[1]

The column was created by journalist James BradyJames BradyJames Brady (1928–2009) was an American journalist, columnist and author and a Korean War veteran who served as publisher of Women’s Wear Daily and editor of Harper’s Bazaar, created the New York Post gossip column Page Six, and wrote a long-running celebrity column for Parade.Open the full entry.⁠[2]

In the 1980s the column moved back two pages but kept the Page Six name. Richard Johnson became its editor in 1985, left for the New York Daily News in 1990 and returned to the Post in 1993.⁠[1]

In February 2000 the New York Post launched pagesix.com, a website devoted to gossip and funded through advertising and sponsorships. Editor Richard Johnson said, “We've got the best gossip in New York.”⁠[3]

In April 2006 billionaire Ron Burkle alleged that Page Six contributor Jared Paul Stern had sought $100,000 plus $10,000 a month for a year to stop unfavorable items. Post editor-in-chief Col Allan said that if the allegations proved true, the conduct would be morally and journalistically reprehensible.⁠[4]

Post spokesman Howard Rubenstein said the paper had suspended Stern, taken his computer and was cooperating with the federal inquiry.⁠[5]

Stern denied the accusations. In January 2007 his lawyer confirmed he would not be indicted and attributed the accusations to Burkle’s personal vendetta against the New York Post.⁠[6]

A Page Six magazine had two trial runs in the first half of 2007.⁠[7]

The weekly Page Six Magazine, inserted in the Sunday edition, was edited by Margi Conklin, formerly of Harper’s Bazaar and New Woman.⁠[8]

Paula Froelich, the column’s second in command for about a decade, left in 2009 after her first novel, Mercury in Retrograde, became a bestseller; she had previously been a financial reporter at Dow Jones.⁠[9]

In October 2010 Richard Johnson, who had led the column for 25 years, announced he was leaving for a digital venture of parent company News Corp in Los Angeles, and deputy editor Emily Smith succeeded him. Johnson said, “I love Page Six and The Post, but I've always wanted to give Los Angeles a try.”⁠[10]

The television show Page Six TV aired as a pilot in 2016 and in February 2017 was picked up for fall 2017 syndication, led by the Fox-owned stations.⁠[11]

In October 2018 the New York Post Digital Network launched Page Six Style, a vertical on celebrity fashion and beauty edited by Elana Fishman with PageSix.com editorial director Maggie Coughlan; it launched with about 800 stories.⁠[12]

In April 2019 Page Six TV, a half-hour show co-hosted by Bevy Smith, Elizabeth Wagmeister and Carlos Greer, was set to end after two seasons, with production continuing through the summer.⁠[13]

In January 2024 Page Six unveiled Page Six Studio, a video studio a year in the making meant to sharply increase its video output, as part of efforts to position Page Six as a stand-alone brand and broaden its advertising and audience.⁠[14]

Built by Brooklyn-based KMH Integration around a Panasonic KAIROS live production platform, the studio is used for podcasts, celebrity interviews and news, and for distributing video to social and streaming platforms.⁠[15]

On February 26, 2025, SiriusXM announced Page Six Radio, a daily two-hour show airing from March 31 from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. ET on its Stars channel (ch. 109), hosted by Danny Murphy, Evan Real and editor Ian Mohr.⁠[16]

In August 2025 the New York Post Media Group announced a separate daily, the California Post, to debut early the following year, with content including a version of Page Six.⁠[17]

In November 2025 the streaming news platform Haystack News announced it would add on-demand video from the New York Post, Page Six and New York Post Sports.⁠[18]

Page Six: Official website: https://pagesix.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[3]