Stone Phillips
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| Stone Phillips | |
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| Born | Stone Stockton Phillips December 2, 1954 Texas City, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Years active | 1986–2007 |
| Home town | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Stone Stockton Phillips (born December 2, 1954) is an American television reporter and correspondent. He is the former co-anchor of Dateline NBC, a newsmagazine TV show. He also has worked as a substitute anchor for NBC Nightly News and Today and as a substitute moderator on Meet the Press. He is known for his clear delivery and appearance of gravitas. This image was satirized by actor Rob Lowe on Saturday Night Live, and by Phillips himself in two appearances on The Colbert Report.
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Early years[edit]
Phillips was born in Texas City, Texas, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. His father, Victor, was a chemical engineer and his mother, Grace, was a teacher. Stone has two siblings: brother, Vic, and sister, Minta.
Education[edit]
Phillips attended Parkway West High School in Ballwin, Missouri. He was an honor student and starting quarterback on the football team.
While attending Yale University, he was a starting quarterback on the football team and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in philosophy. He also was a member of Yale's Scroll and Key society.
Broadcasting career[edit]
In 1986, Phillips landed his first major on-air role as a correspondent for 20/20. That year he also was a substitute host on Good Morning America, and a sports anchor on ABC’s World News Sunday. While at NBC News, Phillips hosted Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. In February 1994, Phillips interviewed the notorious serial-killer Jeffrey Dahmer. On October 17, 2005, Phillips was a guest on the premiere episode of The Colbert Report.
Phillips anchored Dateline NBC from its inception until July 2, 2007, when NBC, in a cost-cutting move, did not renew his $7 million contract.
As of April 2012, Phillips was contributing reports to the PBS Newshour.
Family[edit]
Phillips lives in New York with his wife, Debra, and their son, Streeter Phillips (b. 1988).
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- 1954 births
- American football quarterbacks
- American people of Scottish descent
- American television news anchors
- American television reporters and correspondents
- Living people
- NBC News
- People from Texas City, Texas
- People from St. Louis, Missouri
- Players of American football from Missouri
- Players of American football from Texas
- Yale Bulldogs football players
- Yale University alumni
- People from Dobbs Ferry, New York
