J. R. Stone Biography
J. R. Stone is an American Anchor/Reporter working for KGO-TV in San Francisco, California, in the United States as an anchor and reporter. He joined the station in March 2020.
J. R. Stone Age / Birthday
Stone manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 50s
J. R. Stone Height / Measurements
Stone is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
J. R. Stone Partner / Wife
Stone manages to keep information regarding whether he is married or not away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
J. R. Stone Kids / Children
Stone manages to keep information regarding whether he has any kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once it’s available.
J. R. Stone Family / Relatives
Stone manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether he has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
J. R. Stone Education
Stone is a highly educated and qualified man. He attended Lake Forest High School and later joined Barry University in 1999 where he graduated in 2003.
J. R. Stone Career
Stone is a reporter at ABC7 News. For the past nine years, San Francisco has been his home and there isn’t another place he would rather be. Since 2011 he has covered news in the Bay Area. Previously before joining KGO-TV/ABC7 J. R. worked at an independent channel in town as a weekend news and sports anchor. While in the station he won an Emmy for her news anchoring and helped turn lackluster ratings into some of the top-rated programs of the week.
J. R. anchored their breaking news coverage during the Ghost Ship warehouse fire. During the news of a mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival surfaced, he was live on the desk for four and a half hours. He also anchored for 10 straight hours in 2013 during the Asiana Airlines flight crashed at SFO. Previously he anchored a sports show called Sports Night Live where they made viewers a part of the show and it paid off. With no network affiliation, they managed to become one of the top-rated sports programs in the San Francisco market.
Stone covered the 2 World Series, 3 Daytona 500’s, 6 NBA Finals, 2 NCAA Football National Championships, 3 Super Bowls, and a Stanley Cup Final. J. R. was in the clubhouse interviewing players and getting doused with champagne when the Giants won their last two World Series. He has over 16 years of on-air news and sports experience,including the CBS Early Show, The Weather Channel, and national appearances on CNN.
Prior to coming to the Bay Area, he was a journalist in Florida, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. While in Florida was where he covered the Casey Anthony case and Oklahoma had the most extreme weather he has ever seen. While in Oklahoma he covered flooding, ice storms, tornadoes, and heatwaves. In his two years in Arkansas J.R. covered a number of big stories including the hospitality of The Natural State first and foremost.
J. R. Stone Salary
Stone receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
J. R. Stone Net Worth
Through J. R.’s career as a reporter, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
J. R. Stone Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Stone is active on his social media accounts. He has about 54 K followers on his Facebook Page, about 4,101 followers on his Twitter account, and around 14.9 K followers on his Instagram account.
J. R. Stone works with KGO-TV News where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Kumasi Aaron
- Chris Alvarez
- Lisa Argen
- Dan Ashley
- Larry Beil
- Tara Campbell
- Spencer Christian
- Ama Daetz
- Amanda del Castillo
- Dustin Dorsey