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 | Jan 28, 2020Arizona architecture school founded by Frank Lloyd Wright to close
The venerable Arizona architecture school founded by Frank Lloyd Wright is closing, but it’s not the end of education at Taliesin West.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 28, 2020Grand jury indicts Phoenix mom on 3 counts of 1st-degree murder
The Phoenix mother accused of killing her three young children last week was indicted by a grand jury Monday on three counts of first-degree murder.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 28, 2020
Mesa school district debunks hoax about coronavirus infecting students
Mesa Public Schools, the state's largest school district, shot down a hoax spreading on social media about the coronavirus outbreak reaching its students.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 28, 2020Arizonans join thousands, including Trump, at national March for Life
For marchers like Katie Forbes of Tempe, the “magnitude and the scale” of the national March for Life was encouraging for anti-abortion forces.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 28, 2020Arizona AG’s office offers $300,000 in grants to support trafficking victims
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced Monday it will hand out $300,000 in grants to support human trafficking survivors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 28, 2020Level up: Phoenix to be home of 1st video game-themed Atari Hotel
Arcade pioneer Atari announced plans Monday to build video game-themed hotels across the United States, with play starting in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020Homebuilder unveils Surprise luxury community, with golf course coming
Toll Brothers has unveiled Sterling Grove, a luxury community in Surprise that will feature a private Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2020Phoenix police video provides details about fatal November shootout
The Phoenix Police Department released a video detailing a standoff and shootout that left an armed suspect dead and two officers injured last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2020‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ tour with Paul Reubens to stop in Phoenix
Pee-wee Herman himself, aka Paul Reubens, will pedal his Schwinn into Phoenix for a 35th anniversary screening of “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 23, 2020Driver cited for driving in East Valley HOV lane with skeleton passenger
An Arizona state trooper had no trouble seeing through the excuse of a motorist caught driving in an HOV lane with a skeleton in the passenger seat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 23, 2020Nickelback coming to Phoenix this summer for ‘All the Right Reasons’
Nickelback will play their No. 1 album "All the Right Reasons" from front to back when the love-'em or hate-'em rockers come to Phoenix in September.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 23, 2020
Fashion retailer Express closing more stores, including 1 in Phoenix
Fashion retailer Express announced plans Wednesday to close dozens of stores nationwide this month, including one in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 21, 2020Mesa unveils new park with unique playground, 1-mile walking trail
Mesa's new Signal Butte Park is anchored by a custom-built, geometric play structure with slides and a variety of climbing features.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 21, 2020Maricopa County accepting applications for vacant assessor job
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is moving to fill its assessor vacancy in the wake of Paul Petersen’s resignation earlier this month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 17, 2020CarMax hiring 200 to staff new Tempe customer service call center
CarMax, the nation’s largest used vehicle seller, is looking to fill 200 positions after opening a new call center in Tempe this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2020TSA caught 132 guns at Sky Harbor in 2019, among most at US airports
Travelers were caught with guns at Sky Harbor Airport security checkpoints at an alarming clip last year, according to TSA statistics.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2020Foreigner, with Kansas and Europe, to crank out rock classics in Phoenix
Foreigner and friends are bringing a cassette case full of rock radio hits to Phoenix this summer on their Juke Box Heroes 2020 tour.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2020
5 metro Phoenix scammers get prison time for telemarketing scheme
The final defendant has been sentenced in a metro Phoenix telemarketing scheme that preyed upon elderly victims, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2020Ka-chow! Lightning McQueen replica sells at Scottsdale auction
A "Cars" collector plunked down nearly $10,000 on an undrivable Lightning McQueen replica at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 16, 2020Thirsty Lion hiring for another new location, this time in Chandler
A month after its most recent debut, Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill is hiring for a soon-to-open Chandler location, the restaurant's fifth in the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 15, 2020Caterer looking to fill 350 jobs for Waste Management Phoenix Open
M Culinary Concepts needs to hire hundreds of temporary employees this month for the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 15, 2020How to get a gift card with Snoop Dogg’s weird Dunkin’ sandwich
If you order Snoop Dogg's doughnut sandwich with plant-based sausage Thursday morning, Dunkin’ will throw in a $5 gift card, but only at three Valley locations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 15, 2020Mark Kelly heads into election year with big cash lead over Sen. McSally
Democrat Mark Kelly padded his war chest with more than $6.2 million in Q4, while incumbent Sen. Martha McSally took in about $4 million.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 15, 2020Sprawling Scottsdale mansion hits market with price tag of nearly $10M
The 14,313-square-foot, multi-level mansion in Scottsdale's exclusive Silverleaf community was listed this week for $9.75 million.