Stone Phillips
| Stone Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 2, 1954 Texas City, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Home town | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Debra |
| Children | Streeter (son) |
| Parent(s) | Victor, Grace |
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 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. Prior to his tenure at NBC, he was an ABC News correspondent for 20/20 and World News Tonight. He is known for his clear delivery and gravitas which was satirized by Phillips himself in appearances on The Colbert Report. Phillips was among Colbert's many guests for the sing-along at the end of the series' finale episode.
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. Stone 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.
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