Gigi Stone
Encyclopedia
Gigi Stone is an American television correspondent
and anchor, currently working for Bloomberg TV.
, where she went to the Nightingale-Bamford School and learned to speak Portuguese
, French
and Spanish
. She received a Master's degree from Columbia University
's Graduate School of Journalism, where she won the John M. Patterson Prize for Best Television documentary. She volunteered in a Peace Corps
-style program in South America , and is a graduate of the Outward Bound training school
, the ABC
affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina
, where she trained as a volunteer firefighter and battled a blaze as part of a news series. For another story, she assisted in water rescue training at the Cherry Point marine base.
Stone later worked at the New York 1 network, as an anchor and correspondent.
' affiliate news service. At Business Week TV, she wrote, produced and reported live daily business updates for WABC-TV
and BusinessWeek: Money Talks
, a national consumer affairs finance program for ABC
affiliates.
Stone has worked as a correspondent and anchor at ABC News. She reports for World News Tonight, Nightline, and Good Morning America
, among others. She also works as an anchor for World News Now
, ABC's overnight news program, as well as ABC News Now
, the network's 24-hour news channel.
Stone has covered jailhouse lawyers, Human Growth Hormone treatments,, Muslims in the US military, and public school teachers' pay. She has anchored and reported live, breaking news events including the death of Pope John Paul II
and Hurricane Katrina
. She has reported, written and produced investigative series
on pension shortfalls, health insurance fraud and predatory lending
practices.
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
and anchor, currently working for Bloomberg TV.
Early life
Stone grew up in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, where she went to the Nightingale-Bamford School and learned to speak Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. She received a Master's degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
's Graduate School of Journalism, where she won the John M. Patterson Prize for Best Television documentary. She volunteered in a Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
-style program in South America , and is a graduate of the Outward Bound training school
Early career
Stone's first major job was as a general assignment news reporter for WWAY-TV-3WWAY
WWAY is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Cape Fear area of North Carolina that is licensed to Wilmington. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 from a transmitter northwest of Bolivia. Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station has studios on North Front Street...
, the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
, where she trained as a volunteer firefighter and battled a blaze as part of a news series. For another story, she assisted in water rescue training at the Cherry Point marine base.
Stone later worked at the New York 1 network, as an anchor and correspondent.
ABC career
Stone reported business news for Business Week TV and NewsOne, ABC NewsABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
' affiliate news service. At Business Week TV, she wrote, produced and reported live daily business updates for WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
and BusinessWeek: Money Talks
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, a national consumer affairs finance program for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliates.
Stone has worked as a correspondent and anchor at ABC News. She reports for World News Tonight, Nightline, and Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, among others. She also works as an anchor for World News Now
World News Now
World News Now is an American overnight news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company's television network. Its tone is often lighthearted, irreverent and humorous...
, ABC's overnight news program, as well as ABC News Now
ABC News Now
ABC News Now is an American 24-hour news channel offered via digital television, broadband and streaming video at ABCNews.com and on mobile phones. It delivers breaking news, headline news each half hour, and wide range of entertainment and lifestyle programs. The channel is currently available in...
, the network's 24-hour news channel.
Stone has covered jailhouse lawyers, Human Growth Hormone treatments,, Muslims in the US military, and public school teachers' pay. She has anchored and reported live, breaking news events including the death of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
and Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. She has reported, written and produced investigative series
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
on pension shortfalls, health insurance fraud and predatory lending
Predatory lending
Predatory lending describes unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices of some lenders during the loan origination process. While there are no legal definitions in the United States for predatory lending, an audit report on predatory lending from the office of inspector general of the FDIC broadly...
practices.