About
Kevin Stone is KTAR’s Senior Web Content Editor. He is a seasoned journalist who was born in New York and grew up in Phoenix. He got his start doing agate for the Mesa Tribune sports section — remember newspapers? — in the 1990s while completing his print journalism degree. He went on to work for The Dallas Morning News as a copy editor and page designer for the paper’s award-winning sports section before spending nearly a decade in various positions with ESPN.com. He returned to the Valley in 2013 and joined the KTAR News digital team in 2018. His favorite activities are collecting records, going to concerts and sporting events, and dining out with his beautiful wife.
Expertise
- News and sports writing and editing
- Social media management
- Wordle wizardry
Education
- University of Arizona – Bachelor’s degree in general studies with minors in English, sociology and psychology.
- Arizona State University – Bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Social Media Profiles
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 30, 2022Secretary of State-elect Fontes calls recount discrepancy ‘really problematic’
Arizona Secretary of State-elect Adrian Fontes said it was "really problematic" that one county's recount added hundreds of votes to its initial tally.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 29, 2022Recount confirms Kris Mayes’ slim victory in Arizona attorney general race
A statewide recount confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes' narrow victory over Republican Abe Hamadeh in Arizona's attorney general race, but not without more drama.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 28, 2022Kari Lake files appeal notice after judge rejects her election lawsuit
Republican Kari Lake filed a notice of appeal Tuesday in her case challenging the results of the Nov. 8 general election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 28, 2022Arizona politicians call out Southwest over ongoing wave of canceled flights
Arizona politicians are turning up the heat on Southwest Airlines over the carrier's ongoing wave of flight cancellations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 27, 2022Judge decides not to sanction Kari Lake over failed election challenge
An Arizona judge declined to sanction Republican Kari Lake and her attorneys over her failed bid to overturn her loss in the 2022 governor's race.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2022Abe Hamadeh makes inaccurate claim about Katie Hobbs’ role in recount
Republican Abe Hamadeh on Friday inaccurately accused Secretary of State Katie Hobbs of breaking the law during the election recount process.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2022Gummi World opens dietary supplement manufacturing facility in Chandler
Dietary supplement company Gummi World held a grand opening last week for its new multimillion-dollar manufacturing facility in Chandler.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2022Suspense mounts: Results of Arizona recounts delayed until next week
Arizonans will have to wait another week to learn the results of state-mandated automatic recounts in three races, including the attorney general cliff-hanger.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2022Respiratory illness patients filling up Arizona emergency rooms
Arizona health officials are warning about long wait times at emergency rooms as respiratory illnesses run rampant across the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2022Arizona’s Sinema, Kelly criticize Congress over lack of immigration action
Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly took fellow lawmakers to task for failure to enact significant immigration reforms.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 19, 2022Cardinals analyst Ron Wolfley weighs in on future for Kingsbury, Keim
Arizona Cardinals radio analyst and host Ron Wolfley said he thinks the team will make a change at general manager -- but not at head coach.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2022After training in Arizona, team ready for daring global parachute expedition
Members of an expedition aiming to complete seven parachute jumps on seven continents in seven days next month trained for their daring adventure in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2022Waymo expands riderless taxi service at Phoenix airport to general public
Waymo's driverless taxi service at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is now available to the general public.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 2022Sen. Kyrsten Sinema explains details of bipartisan immigration bill
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said that extending Title 42 is a key component for implementing wide-ranging changes to the nation's immigration laws.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 14, 2022US government sues Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey over shipping container border wall
The U.S. government is suing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey over the shipping container barrier he's building along the state's southern border.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 14, 2022
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey points finger at Legislature for holdup on school funding
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said it’s “on the Legislature” that he hasn’t called a special session to address a school spending cap on funds that already have been allocated.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2022Rep. Ruben Gallego to decide soon if he’ll run for Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate seat
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego said Tuesday he will soon decide if he will run for former party mate Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate seat in 2024.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2022ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd bringing Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour to Phoenix
A century's worth of Southern rock greatness is coming to Phoenix next year when ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd team up.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2022
With TSMC, Intel investing billions, chips could be Arizona’s sixth C
Investments by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Intel have made Arizona "the premier state for semiconductors."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 12, 2022Phoenix allocates $7.8M annually to bolster fire department staffing
The Phoenix City Council has allocated $7.8 million per year to add 58 sworn positions to the fire department's payroll.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2022Rep. Ruben Gallego, Arizona Democratic Party criticize Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s move
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego and the Arizona Democratic Party criticized Sen. Kyrsten Sinema after she announced she was changing her affiliation to independent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2022Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says leaving Democratic Party won’t change how she serves Arizona
Newly minted independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said her decision to leave the Democratic Party won’t change the way she serves her constituents.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2022Arizona border sheriff backs protesters impeding shipping container installation
A southern Arizona sheriff said protesters have been keeping crews from stacking shipping containers at the U.S.-Mexico border, and he's good with it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2022Phoenix boosts lifeguard pay incentive to $3,000 for 2023 pool season
After only having enough staff to open about half of its pools in 2022, the city of Phoenix is upping its incentive to lifeguards for next year.