Now that The Daily is being put out of its low-readership misery, one question is whether Richard Johnson will be let out of the witness protection program? ”I’ll now be working for the New York Post, and will again have some readers,” Johnson answered me. Asked if he’s staying in LA or moving back to NY, Johnson replied, “I’ll be in LA for at least several more months. I think it depends if I can be of value here.” I hope Richard lets me buy him a plane ticket pronto back to Manhattan. Because his reporting accuracy has greatly suffered in LA.
Related: Rupert Murdoch’s iPad Folly The Daily Folds
Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke - tip her here.


Johnson couldn’t break a nail, let alone a story. His weekly appearances on Good Day LA featured warmed-over, second-rate stories that could barely be considered news or gossip. Good riddance…
We’d be lucky to have him back in NY; the news scribes at PAGE SIX have almost completely destroyed the magic of what Johnson did … just awful, re-cycled stories, clearly fed by the PR-machine. They’ve destroyed what Richard has done. Our gain for sure! Welcome home Mr. Johnson!
I predict he’ll be back at the Six by June.
Thank you, Mrs Johnson.