Ian Mohr Named Page Six Deputy Editor

For the first time since longtime editor Richard Johnson left the column, Page Six is getting a male face.

The New York Post's gossip column will welcome Ian Mohr as its deputy editor.

Former Page Six Deputy Editor Paula Froelich tweeted the news Friday morning; the Huffington Post has confirmed the move.

Mohr is a veteran of the trade magazine circuit, having served as Variety's box office reporter and The Hollywood Reporter's New York bureau chief. He is a Brooklyn native and a graduate of the University of Denver.

Johnson left the column late last year to join News Corp's iPad-only The Daily, where he writes The Flash gossip column. Emily Smith now edits the column, which is home to reporters Stephanie Smith and Tara Palmeri as well.

Comments

[lindabear]

10:43 AM on 04/04/2011

So they found a dude to do rupert's bidding - how funny.

[tcnsrq]

05:02 PM on 04/03/2011

page six is more a mouthpiece for what Murdoch doesn't like.

[holyghostie]

11:44 PM on 04/02/2011

He looks like he should be in the new gay Archie spinoff.

[EllaBelle18]

07:48 PM on 04/02/2011

He's cute!

[me again]

08:14 PM on 04/01/2011

Not much male about him.

[kenhamlett]

04:26 PM on 04/01/2011

I am a liberal Democrat living in New York, and I am amazed by the comments before mine. It is a gossip column for heaven's sake. It has never pretended to be anything other than mindless and superficial. I am very concerned with the tendency in our media to put stories that belong on Page Six on our front pages and our nightly news (and commentary) shows. But, gossip for the sake of entertainment should be encouraged. Then, perhaps the news pages (and channels) can get back to reporting and analyzing actual news. Oh, I know I will hear from people who tell me that I must be a Republican and a follower of the tea party, if I am going to defend a column in a Murdoch-owned paper. But, in New York, if you want good theater news (Michael Riedel) and good sports news, you have to take an occasional look at the Post. So, go ahead, blast away. But, Page Six is harmless fun.

[ButterBiscuit]

05:14 PM on 04/01/2011

harmless fun for the readers, not so much the people being gossiped about.

[kenhamlett]

07:47 PM on 04/01/2011

From what I hear, many of the people plant stories on Page Six about themselves. In this day and age, there is no such thing as bad publicity.

[ptrgamb]

03:55 PM on 04/01/2011

Page Six is swill. The NY Post is birdcage liner

[Just a passerby]

12:23 PM on 04/01/2011

I h8 him already.

[ramal]

02:19 PM on 04/01/2011

Well said.

[Just a passerby]

02:58 PM on 04/01/2011

I shouldn't say that, but really! Imagine at the end of your life, you look back, and all you can say is: "I was a gossip editor."

I'd be so ashamed.

[dblueII]

11:38 PM on 04/01/2011

And yet here you are reading up on him.