Editing Stone Phillips (section)

==Broadcasting career (1978&ndash;2013)==
After graduating from Yale, Phillips moved to [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], where he worked as a remedial reading and math teacher at the [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] [[Youth detention center|Juvenile Detention Center]].<ref name=Legends/> 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.<ref name=NBCNews/>

In 1980, after less than two years as a reporter, writer, and broadcast producer in Atlanta, Phillips was hired by [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] as an assignment editor for its [[Washington, D.C.]], news bureau.<ref name="Legends" /> 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]].<ref name="NBCNews" /> In 1986, Phillips was promoted to a regular role on the ABC news magazine ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|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 ended his twelve-year relationship with ABC in 1992, joining [[NBC News]] to serve 11 years as co-anchor with [[Jane Pauley]] and co-anchoring with [[Ann Curry]] 4 years 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 [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] soldier, about her role in the [[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|Abu Ghraib prison scandal]].<ref name=NBCNews/> 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 last earned Phillips an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Interview.<ref name=NBCNews/> 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 [[Stephen Colbert|comedian Stephen Colbert]]'s [[Stephen Colbert (character)|persona]] on ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]].''<ref>{{cite news |last=Schillaci |first=Sophie |date=December 8, 2013 |title=Stephen Colbert Reveals Month-Long Headache Surrounding Daft Punk's Scheduled Appearance |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-colbert-reveals-month-long-604364 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |location=Los Angeles |publisher=Lynne Segall |issn=0018-3660 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313072741/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stephen-colbert-reveals-month-long-604364 |url-status=live}} (46 mins 45 seconds into The Paul Mercurio Show audio file at the bottom of this Hollywood Reporter web page)</ref> On December 18, 2014, Phillips would again appear on [[Final episode of The Colbert Report|the final episode]] of ''The Colbert Report''.

As of 2012, Phillips was contributing reports to the ''[[PBS NewsHour]]''. In 2013, he reported on golf course water usage for [[Golf Channel|The Golf Channel]].<ref name="golfchannel">{{cite press release |url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/07/24/stone-phillips-examines-golf-course-water-usage-concerns-and-conservation-efforts-on-new-episode-of-in-play-with-jimmy-roberts-tuesday-july-30-at-1030-p-m-et/ |title=Stone Phillips examines golf course water usage concerns and conservation efforts on new episode of In Play with Jimmy Roberts, Tuesday, July 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 24, 2013 |website=NBC Sports Group Press Box |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144332/http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/07/24/stone-phillips-examines-golf-course-water-usage-concerns-and-conservation-efforts-on-new-episode-of-in-play-with-jimmy-roberts-tuesday-july-30-at-1030-p-m-et/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name=Parents/>