Mitchell Fink, author and entertainment journalist who wrote gossip columns for Check out the Los Angeles Heraldp, the people Magazine and New York Daily NewsHe died on Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Florida, his family announced. He was 82 years old.
Widely known for his “golden Rolodex” and a list of contacts that included New York, Washington and Hollywood, Fink was also a CNN contributor. Showbiz today For six years while appearing on other shows such as Access Hollywood, Good day New York and CBS Morning News.
After graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Fink worked as a magazine editor Record the world magazine before moving to Check out the Los Angeles Heraldr, where he moved from music criticism to covering politics and hard news.
In 1987, he took over the newspaper’s “Page 2” column, which landed him on-air appearances as an entertainment correspondent for KTTV in Los Angeles.
After closing Herald-Examiner In 1989, Fink joined the people The magazine launched its famous “Insider” column. Join New York Daily News in 1998 and wrote a column six days a week until 2002.
As an author, Fink achieved New York Times bestseller status with his 2002 book, Never Forget: An Oral History of the Events of September 11, 2001He wrote it with his wife, Lois Mathias.
His other books included 2006 The last days of dead celebrities2011 Change of heart And 2014 Frank Sinatra, Miriam and Me.
More recently, he completed Second chancesan oral history of shoe designer Steve Madden; The documentary was produced in 2017 Crazy: The Steve Madden Story; He served as CEO of 1on1 Public Relations Company.
In addition to his wife, survivors include sons Jesse and Brian and grandchildren Samson, Alice and Cameron.
