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 | Jun 5, 2019Valley student’s sloth art picked for national Google Doodle contest
A West Valley high school student is in the running to have her illustration, titled “Sloths are Neato," featured in a Google Doodle.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 4, 2019
Arizona politicians react to House approval of immigration bill
One Arizona congressman said the American Dream and Promise Act was “right” and “smart.” Another called it “disastrous.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 4, 2019Video: Woman spins wildly during Piestewa Peak helicopter rescue
The Phoenix mountain rescue of a hiker created a stir when video showed her rescue basket spinning wildly under the helicopter carrying her to safety.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 4, 2019Tempe company granted Arizona’s first industrial hemp license
The Arizona Department of Agriculture granted the state's first industrial hemp license to Tempe-based Arizona Hemp Consultants last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 3, 2019Bill Nye, Gen. John Kelly highlight 2019-20 Arizona Speaker Series
The second season of the Arizona Speaker Series quickly sold out after a lineup including Gen. John Kelly and comedian Jay Leno was revealed Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 3, 2019
Sen. Martha McSally to hold telephone town hall with Lindsey Graham
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally announced she will hold a telephone town hall for Arizonans on immigration, border security and other issues.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 31, 2019Bill Montgomery among 11 applicants for Arizona Supreme Court vacancy
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is among 11 candidates under consideration for an Arizona Supreme Court opening for the second time this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 31, 2019Expect to see emergency vehicles in downtown Phoenix on Sunday
If you see emergency vehicles swarming near the Phoenix Convention Center early Sunday morning, don’t panic. It’s only practice.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 30, 2019Arizona Corporation Commission position changes hands
Lea Marquez Peterson was appointed to replace Andy Tobin on the Arizona Corporation Commission after Tobin moved to the state Department of Administration.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Sky Harbor travelers left behind more than $11K at checkpoints in 2018
Travelers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last year left behind more than $11,000 worth of cash, mostly loose coins, according to the TSA.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Keep on trucking: Waymo resuming self-driving semi testing in Valley
Waymo, the company that started as Google’s self-driving car project, announced Wednesday it was resuming freight truck testing in the Phoenix area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019Probe into ASU economics teacher’s claims finds no wrongdoing
A former state Supreme Court chief justice found no evidence supporting an ASU faculty member’s claims of unethical behavior in the economics department.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2019
Arizona gas prices tick down in time for Memorial Day travel
After sharply rising last month, gas prices in Arizona have settled just in time for Memorial Day weekend road trips.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2019Buckeye, Phoenix can both claim title of fastest-growing US city
Buckeye leads the nation in population growth percentage, and Phoenix is No. 1 in numeric increase, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2019Metro Phoenix job growth over last year outpaces total in 21 states
The Phoenix area added 68,000 jobs over the past year, beating the total in 21 states, including Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Massachusetts.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2019Sen. Kyrsten Sinema confronts AG William Barr about ‘political games’
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said she confronted Attorney General William Barr about “partisanship and political games” during a one-on-one meeting Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2019Ground broken on $300M community in Mesa called ‘future of senior living’
Mesa Mayor John Giles called the Grande Vita development, located on Crismon Road north of the U.S. 60, “the future of senior living.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2019Uber begins service to and from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Travelers using Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport now have a new way to get there. The southeast Valley facility has reached an operator agreement with Uber.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2019Expect northern Arizona campsites to fill up for Memorial Day weekend
For many Phoenix-area residents, Memorial Day weekend means camping. And that means crowded campsites in northern Arizona’s national forests.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2019Historic downtown Phoenix location reborn as high-rise apartments
The Stewart, a 19-story mixed-use building rising atop the former Stewart Motor Company and Circles Records and Tapes, is ready for its grand opening.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2019Gilbert breaks ground on $85M police and firefighter training facility
Gilbert, Arizona’s fifth-largest municipality, broke ground on its first police and firefighter training facility six months after getting voter approval.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2019Gilbert OKs plan for hotel, park, housing, more in downtown district
Gilbert approved a plan to grow its popular downtown area with a boutique hotel, housing, parking structures, office and retail space and a park.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2019Sky Harbor to install nursing stations inside security in Terminal 4
Mothers traveling through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will no longer have to exit through security to nurse or pump at Terminal 4.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2019Roommates with a view: X Phoenix high-rise to offer shared rentals
A new downtown Phoenix high-rise will offer full apartments or the cheaper alternative of a private bedroom in a furnished suite shared by other renters.