Stone Stockton Phillips (born December 2, 1954) is the lead anchor of Dateline NBC, a newsmagazine TV show. He has also worked as a substitute anchor for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams 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 Senior 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 fraternity “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.
Phillips lives in New York with wife, Debra, and son Streeter Phillips (b. 1988).
