Stone Phillips
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Stone Stockton Phillips (born December 2, 1954) is the co-anchor of Dateline NBC, a newsmagazine TV show. He has also worked as a substitute anchor for NBC Nightly News and Today and as a substitute moderator on Meet the Press.
Phillips was born in Texas City, Texas to Victor (Monsanto chemical engineer) and Grace (teacher) Phillips and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Parkway West High School. During college at Yale he was the starting quarterback for the football team and graduated with a degree in philosophy. He was also a member of the Yale secret society “Scroll and Key.” He has also hosted Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. In 1986, he landed his first major on-air role as a correspondent for 20/20. That year, he also acted as substitute host on Good Morning America and as sports anchor on ABC’s World News Sunday. On October 17, 2005, Phillips was a guest on the premiere episode of The Colbert Report.
He is known for his clear delivery and appearance of gravitas. This image was satirized by actor Rob Lowe when the actor hosted Saturday Night Live, in a sketch where Phillips (played by Lowe) constantly repeats his delivery just to get it right.
Phillips lives in New York with his wife, Debra, and son Streeter Phillips (b. 1988).
| Preceded by Originator |
Dateline NBC 1992–Present Co-Anchor with Jane Pauley from 1992 to 2003 solo from 2003 to 2005, and with Ann Curry from 2005 to Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
