James "Jim" Stone is a retired American sports broadcaster who had a varied sports career as sports director at KOMU in Columbia, Missouri, KOLO in Reno, Nevada, WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and KNSD in San Diego, California. [1]
Born in 1946, Stone grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and is the son of Bernie and Betty Stone. He credits them for molding him into the image of a sportscaster and a well-rounded adult. After graduating from high school, Stone went to the University of Missouri-Columbia and received a bachelor's degree in journalism upon graduating from there. [2]
After a stint at KOMU, Stone eventually landed a position as sports director at KOLO in 1975. He anchored nightly sportscasts, was the play-by-play voice of Nevada football and basketball on the radio.
His talents caught the eye of WGAL, and Stone joined the Lancaster-based affiliate in 1981. While there, he succeeded the retiring Dave Brandt a year later in 1982. Stone would cover Penn State football and attend both the Nittany Lions' championship games. He even worked with Penn State head coach Joe Paterno in the booth for a Blue and White spring game. [3]
Stone left WGAL in 1990 and moved out West to work at KNSD, an NBC-owned and operated station in San Diego, California, as a sportscaster and reporter. [4] He was also the play-by-play voice of San Diego State football and basketball, University of San Diego basketball, and the San Diego Sockers. Stone was laid off by KNSD in November 2009. [2]
While at KOLO, Stone was named Nevada Sportscaster of the Year from the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters in 1976 and 1977. At WGAL, he was awarded Best Sports Reporting from the Associated Press along with other awards and honors during his time at KNSD.
Stone has been married to his wife named Jill, who also graduated from the same university Jim went to. The married couple has 2 children: Mindy and Zach, and 2 grandchildren.