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Veteran entertainment journalist, TV host Ricky Lo passes away

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/05/04/20210504-rickylo.jpg"/><figcaption>Veteran columnist Ricky Lo.<em> Instagram: @therealrickylo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Veteran showbiz columnist and TV host Ricky Lo has passed away, his family said on Tuesday. He was 75.</p><p>Lo died past 10 p.m. on Tuesday due to a stroke, according to his sister Susan Lee. He had just celebrated his birthday on April 21.</p><p>Lo was the long-time entertainment editor of The Philippine Star, where he also had his daily column, starting in 1986.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">You will be remembered, Sir Ricky 🙏<br/><br/>It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Entertainment editor and columnist Ricky Lo on May 4, 2021. <a href="https://t.co/udLe7jFAGx">pic.twitter.com/udLe7jFAGx</a></p>— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilippineStar/status/1389616888754229248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>“You will be remembered, Sir Ricky,” The Philippine Star said in a statement.</p><p>“It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Entertainment editor and columnist Ricky Lo on May 4, 2021.”</p><p>Known for his exclusive interviews and showbiz scoops, Lo also became a host of showbiz talk shows on television.</p><p>For a time, he co-hosted ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz,” and GMA-7’s “Startalk.”</p><p>Lo’s career in entertainment journalism traces back to the late 1960s, with the old Manila Times, and later, Philippines Daily Express.</p><p>He also published a book, “Conversations with Ricky Lo,” which compiled 42 of his exclusive interviews with personalities, in 2001. <strong>— with a report from Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>Veteran showbiz columnist and TV host Ricky Lo has passed away, his family said on Tuesday. He was 75.</p>

Veteran showbiz columnist and TV host Ricky Lo has passed away, his family said on Tuesday. He was 75.