Gossip columnist
From Biocrawler, the free encyclopedia.
A gossip columnist is someone who writes a gossip column in a newspaper or magazine, especially a gossip magazine, that prints gossip stories, spreading news of a personal, private nature, and/or rumors and lies, usually about show business, the motion picture and television industries, celebrities, movie stars, superstars, people of politics, sports, and of wealth and society.
Some gossip columnists broadcast segments on radio and television.
Famous gossip columnists include:
- Rona Barrett
- Ana Marie Cox (also known as Wonkette)
- Nigel Dempster
- Luke Ford
- Sheilah Graham
- Hedda Hopper
- Louella Parsons
- Liz Smith
- Walter Winchell
