What happened to stone phillips on dateline
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Remember 'Dateline' Reporter Stone Phillips? What in the World Happened to Him?
Every couple of years, fans of Dateline remember original co-host Stone Phillips and wonder what happened to him.
The television reporter spent several years on our screens, first reporting major events such as the war in Lebanon and the exodus of Vietnamese boat people on-air for ABC.
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He eventually co-anchored Dateline NBC where he would interview serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and finally hosted his own show, Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. So, where is Stone Phillips today?
Whatever happened to Stone Phillips?
Texas-born Stone got his start as an entry-level writer, reporter, and broadcast producer at Atlanta's NBC affiliate. He was eventually hired by ABC News and covered major world events, including Rajiv Gandhi's election. At ABC, he was promoted to a regular role on 20/20 and later became a substitute host on Good Morning America before becoming a sports anchor for World News Sunday.
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After twelve years with ABC, Stone moved over to NBC News, where he landed the job of becoming one of the original co-anchors, along with Jane Pauley, of Dateline. It was durin
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NBC News is dropping "Dateline NBC" anchor Stone Phillips in a cost-cutting move when his contract expires at the end of June.
Phillips won't formally be replaced. His co-anchor, Ann Curry, will continue and other "Dateline NBC" reporters will serve as on-air hosts when the newsmagazine presents stories they're working on, the network said Tuesday.
"It's been a wonderful 15 years," Phillips said in a statement issued by NBC. "I'm profoundly appreciative of the many friends and colleagues, past and present, who have been a part of the 'Dateline' family. This is a great news division with a bright future. I wish the people of NBC News all the best."
He didn't immediately return a call for further comment.
Phillips was teamed with Jane Pauley, who left NBC is 2003, for much of his time at "Dateline NBC." At its peak, the newsmagazine churned out as many as five episodes a week.
The newsmagazine is probably best known now for reporter Chris Hansen's "To Catch a Predator" series nabbing suspected pedophiles. On NBC's fall schedule, the newsmagazine has only one permanent time slot, on little-watched Saturday night. It will be on three times a week in June.
NBC News has been restructuring to cut costs. Earlier this spring, it didn't renew the contract of "Nightly News" weeken
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