Age, Biography and Wiki
Stone Phillips is an American television news anchor and journalist. He is best known for his work on Dateline NBC, where he served as a correspondent and anchor from 1992 to 2009. He was born on December 2, 1954 in Texas City, Texas.
Phillips attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. He then went on to earn a Master of Science degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Phillips began his career in journalism in 1978, working as a reporter for KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas. He then moved to WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas, where he worked as a reporter and anchor from 1980 to 1985. In 1985, he joined NBC News, where he worked as a correspondent and anchor for Dateline NBC. He remained with the show until 2009.
Phillips has won numerous awards for his work, including two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.
As of 2021, Stone Phillips' net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.
| Popular As |
Stone Stockton Phillips |
| Occupation |
News anchor |
| Age |
70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
2 December, 1954 |
| Birthday |
2 December |
| Birthplace |
Texas City, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous News anchor with the age 70 years old group.
Stone Phillips Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Stone Phillips height is 189 cm .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
189 cm |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Stone Phillips's Wife?
His wife is Debra Phillips
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Debra Phillips |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Streeter Phillips |
Stone Phillips Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Stone Phillips worth at the age of 70 years old? Stone Phillips’s income source is mostly from being a successful News anchor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Stone Phillips's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
News anchor |
Stone Phillips Social Network
Timeline
Stone Phillips was born in Texas City, Texas, to parents Victor and Grace Phillips, a Monsanto chemical engineer and school teacher, respectively. Victor Phillips is a veteran of World War II. Phillips and his siblings—brother Victor III and sister Minta—were raised in the Claymont section of Ballwin, Missouri, in the Greater St. Louis area. As a boy Phillips was an acolyte at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Ellisville, Missouri, where his parents were founding members of the congregation. Phillips attended Parkway West High School in Ballwin, Missouri, where he was an honor student and starting quarterback on the football team. Phillips is of Scottish ancestry.
In May 2013, Phillips produced and hosted Moving with Grace, a documentary airing on PBS stations that chronicled his efforts and those of his siblings to provide care for their aging parents. It also explored various issues faced by other baby boomers in similar circumstance.
As of 2012, Phillips was contributing reports to the PBS NewsHour. In 2013, he reported on golf course water usage for The Golf Channel.
Phillips ended his twelve-year relationship with ABC in 1992, joining NBC News to serve as co-anchor with Jane Pauley on Dateline NBC. While at NBC News, Phillips also hosted Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. He conducted a long list of notable interviews during his time with NBC. Among them was the first network interview with Lynndie England, the U.S. Army soldier, about her role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Others included notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Bernhard Goetz (a man who shot four black teenagers in the New York City Subway). The latter earned Phillips an Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview. Phillips co-anchored Dateline NBC from its inception until July 2, 2007, when NBC did not renew his $7 million contract.
On October 17, 2005, Phillips was the guest on the premiere episode of The Colbert Report. Phillips' delivery was part of the inspiration for comedian Stephen Colbert's persona on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. On December 18, 2014, Phillips would again appear on the final episode of The Colbert Report.
The couple has one child, son Streeter Phillips, born in 1988. A daughter was born in August 1995 but died that same day. His brother Victor is a biologist, and sister Minta is a retired radiologist residing in North Carolina.
After graduating from Yale, Phillips moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he worked as a remedial reading and math teacher at the Fulton County Juvenile Detention Center. He was supplementing his pay by moonlighting as a waiter when he landed an entry-level news position at WXIA-TV, the local NBC affiliate. In 1980, after less than two years as a reporter, writer, and broadcast producer in Atlanta, Phillips was hired by ABC News as an assignment editor for its Washington, D.C., news bureau. In 1982, he began filing stories as an on-air correspondent for ABC, covering such major events as the war in Lebanon, the exodus of Vietnamese boat people in the mid-1980s, and Rajiv Gandhi's election campaign following the assassination of his mother, Indira Gandhi. In 1986, Phillips was promoted to a regular role on the ABC news magazine 20/20. Beginning that year, he also served as a substitute host on Good Morning America and a sports anchor for ABC’s World News Sunday.
Phillips matriculated at Yale University where he continued to excel in academics and in athletics. In 1976, he was starting quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs squad that won the Ivy League football championship. Phillips was a member of Yale's Scroll and Key secret society and earned the university's prestigious F. Gordon Brown Award for outstanding academic and athletic leadership. Phillips graduated with honors from Yale in 1977, earning a Bachelor of Philosophy.
Stone Stockton Phillips (born December 2, 1954) is an American television reporter and correspondent. He is best known as the former co-anchor of Dateline NBC, a news magazine TV series. He also has worked as a substitute anchor for NBC Nightly News and Today and as a substitute moderator on Meet the Press. Prior to his tenure at NBC, he was an ABC News correspondent for 20/20 and World News Tonight.
