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 27, 2018Arizona State groundskeeper leaves his stamp on Cheez-It Bowl
Arizona State University groundskeeper Brian Johnson's skills were on display Wednesday night at the Cheez-It Bowl, played at Chase Field in Phoenix.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 5, 2018
December skies offer something for everyone with variety of objects
The last month of the year offers up a great variety of objects to view from our Arizona skies, including the moon, Mars, Venus and a meteor shower.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 2, 2018Decade after life-altering surgery, Valley powerlifter is a champion
A surgery gone wrong in 2009 was a life-altering experience that eventually put Valley powerlifter Ari Phillip on track to become a champion.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 22, 2018Buckling up? Arizona cited for having lax seat belt laws
Ken Kolosh, statistics manager of the National Safety Council, said states like Arizona are going in the wrong direction with their seat belt laws.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 24, 2018Immigrant apprehensions up in 2018 in Arizona, all of Southwest border
The number of people apprehended at the Arizona border jumped more than 50 percent in fiscal 2018 from the year before, according to new data.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 19, 2018Use of e-cigarettes by teens is Arizona health officials’ top priority
With teen use of tobacco products declining, Arizona health officials say their “No. 1 priority” now is reducing e-cigarette use by high school and middle school students.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 18, 2018Arizona DACA recipients find it hard to afford college after court ruling
Some DACA recipients who live in Arizona are struggling to pay for college after a court ruled earlier this year that they aren't eligible for in-state tuition.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Oct 12, 2018Changes to Arizona’s Medicaid meant to improve experience, efficiency
Arizona’s Medicaid agency has blended its health-care programs for mental and physical health for 1.5 million people in a move to increase efficiency and improve patient health.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2018Joe Arpaio mulls Supreme Court appeal of contempt of court conviction
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will likely appeal to the Supreme Court, his attorney said Wednesday, after an appeals court rejected his latest bid to have his contempt of court conviction vacated.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Oct 10, 2018Trouble for Hubble? Here’s why the space telescope is wobbly
With the Hubble Space Telescope having many systems in place to keep it going, we now find out that it was placed into “safe mode” as a number of the vital gyroscopes on board have failed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2018Former ASU swimmer joins athletes urging protection from sexual assaults
Former Arizona State University swimmer Jancy Thompson said the sexual abuse she suffered for five years at the hands of her USA Swimming coach “lives in my bones” to this day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2018Freeway litter across metro Phoenix costs millions to clean up
It cost taxpayers more than $4 million in 2017 to keep clean about 400 miles of highway in metro Phoenix, according to government data.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Sep 19, 2018View the amazing Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye
This Andromeda Galaxy is actually visible to the naked eye from the darkest of skies this time of year and may appear as a little smudge of light.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 15, 2018Poverty rate falls in Arizona but still exceeds national average
An estimated 88,529 Arizonans rose out of the ranks of poverty last year, but that still left about 1 million – or one state resident in seven – living below the poverty level, new data show.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 14, 2018MCSO works to diversify ranks of detention officers
Recent academy graduate Valeria Cazares and other Spanish-speaking officers are part of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office’s efforts to diversify its ranks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2018
Sen. Jon Kyl brings baggage as a lobbyist to job as McCain’s successor
Some government watchdogs are concerned about the lobbying past of Sen. Jon Kyl, who was appointed to succeed the late John McCain.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2018After years of increases, Arizona 2019 health premiums likely to drop
After several years of double- and triple-digit increases in health insurance premiums, Arizona could see premiums fall more than 4 percent in 2019, one of only 11 states looking at a drop, according to a new analysis.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Aug 14, 2018Astronomers around world working to solve fast radio burst mystery
What are the powerful blasts of cosmic energy known as fast radio bursts, and where do they come from in space? Astronomers around the world are working on the answer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018ACLU drops suit against Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar for social media blocking
The Arizona chapter of American Civil Liberties Union withdrew a lawsuit it had filed against U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar after he blocked two constituents from his social media accounts.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Aug 1, 2018Get ready for the Perseids, the best meteor shower of the year
Get ready for the arrival of what may be the best meteor shower in all of 2018 as we head toward the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2018Extreme heat warning in Phoenix prompts plea for water donations
This week is forecast to be a scorcher in the Valley, and Phoenix officials are asking for water donations to help those in need through the rest of the summer and into the fall.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Arizona group takes push for gun reform, voter registration on road
The Arizona chapter of March for Our Lives, the student-led movement for sensible gun-law reforms, announced a summer bus tour to educate and register young voters.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2018Audit: Hiring of customs, border agents better, but still falling short
Customs and Border Protection is getting better at attracting and hiring job applicants, but the agency still faces thousands of vacancies, according to a recent government report.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 23, 2018US Rep. Andy Biggs: Change Senate rules that hinder GOP pro-life agenda
The Senate’s 60-vote rule has prevented Republicans from doing more to enact the pro-life agenda voters want, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs says in an op-ed for KTAR.com.