Stone Phillips
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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.
, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri
. His father, Victor, was a chemical engineer and his mother, Grace, was a teacher. Stone also has two siblings: a brother, Vic, and a sister, Minta.
, he was a starting quarterback
on the football team and graduated with a degree in philosophy. He also was a member of Yale's Scroll and Key
society.
, and a sports anchor on ABC’s World News Sunday. While at NBC News, Phillips also hosted Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. 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, due to cost-cutting, did not renew his $7 million contract. His anchor seat has not been replaced.
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for...
, a newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
TV show. He also has worked as a substitute anchor for NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center...
and Today and as a substitute moderator on Meet the Press
Meet the Press
Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program produced by NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. It has been...
. He is known for his clear delivery and appearance of gravitas. This image was satirized by actor, Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert...
, on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, and by Phillips himself in two appearances on The Colbert Report.
Early years
Phillips was born in Texas City, TexasTexas City, Texas
Texas City is a city in Chambers and Galveston counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 41,521 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. His father, Victor, was a chemical engineer and his mother, Grace, was a teacher. Stone also has two siblings: a brother, Vic, and a sister, Minta.
Education
While attending Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, he was a starting quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
on the football team and graduated with a degree in philosophy. He also was a member of Yale's Scroll and Key
Scroll and Key
The Scroll and Key Society is a secret society, founded in 1842 at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the wealthiest and second oldest Yale secret society...
society.
Broadcasting career
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 AmericaGood 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...
, and a sports anchor on ABC’s World News Sunday. While at NBC News, Phillips also hosted Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. 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, due to cost-cutting, did not renew his $7 million contract. His anchor seat has not been replaced.