Was hired by Dan Rather as a anchor/reporter at KHOU-TV in 1961.
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Daughters Robin Brown and Julie Payne, sons Ron Stone Jr. and Billy Stone.
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Sister Joyce Murdock.
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Majored in speech at East Central State Teachers' College in Ada, Oklahoma, where he acted in school plays and met a fellow drama student, his future wife Patsy Thompson.
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News anchor at KHOU-TV (Channel 11) and KPRC-TV (Channel 2), both in Houston, Texas.
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Was the lead news anchor at KPRC in Hoston, Texas, USA from 1972 through 1992. In addition to his newscaster duties, he operated a film production company called "Stonefilms of Texas". Besides his stint at KPRC, he previously worked at rival station KHOU.