# Amy Stone

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{{Short description|American television personality}}
{{about||the American writer|Amy Wentworth Stone|an alias|Lizzie Lloyd King}}
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'''Amy Stone''' is a former American television personality who worked for [New England Sports Network](/source/New_England_Sports_Network), [WMAQ-TV](/source/WMAQ-TV), and [WCBS-TV](/source/WCBS-TV).

==Early life and career==
A native of [Michigan](/source/Michigan), Stone graduated from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) in 1989 with degrees in communications and film. Stone began her career as a producer at [WDIV-TV](/source/WDIV-TV) in [Detroit](/source/Detroit), in June 1989. In September 1990, she received her first on-camera position as a weekend news anchor for [WLUC-TV](/source/WLUC-TV) in [Marquette, Michigan](/source/Marquette%2C_Michigan).<ref name=Chicago />

==NESN==
In March 1991, Stone joined New England Sports Network (NESN), where she was the first host of [SportsDesk](/source/SportsDesk). In 1993 she became the on-site reporter for [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) and [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) games. She also served as a substitute host on ''Sports Digest'' and the Red Sox pregame show<ref>{{cite news| title=Stone Gains Poise as NESN's Woman Anchor |first=Jack |last=Craig |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDF7316F7E8D2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=August 9, 1991 |accessdate=2011-11-27}}</ref><ref name=Chairs>{{cite news|title=Playing musical chairs at NESN|first=Jack|last=Craig|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 26, 1994}}</ref>

==Chicago==
After Stone's husband accepted a job in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), she began to look for a job there.<ref name=Chairs /> In 1994 she was hired by [CLTV](/source/Chicagoland_Television). One year later she joined [SportsChannel Chicago](/source/SportsChannel_Chicago). By 1997, SportsChannel planned to showcase Stone as a studio host. However, during a round of staff cutbacks, Stone decided to pursue other opportunities. She did not look at any network jobs, as they required extensive travel and Stone had a fear of flying.<ref name=Chicago>{{cite news|title=Dues Marked 'Paid' on Reporter's Path to Ch. 5|first=Michael|last=Hirsley|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 21, 1997}}</ref> She accepted an offer to work as a weekday sports reporter and fill-in sports anchor at WMAQ-TV. At the time of her hiring, Stone was the only female sports reporter on a ["Big Three"](/source/Big_Three_television_networks) affiliate in Chicago, the only one on a network affiliate in the top five metropolitan areas (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area), and only one of three in the top ten television markets.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stone 'thrilled' to have Ch. 5 job|first=Patricia|last=Babcock|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=November 26, 1997}}</ref>

==WCBS==
In May 2000, Stone joined WCBS-TV in New York City as a lifestyles reporter. Stone left WCBS in May 2005 after the birth of her second child.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beef with Burger Ad a Hot Topic |first=Richard |last=Huff |url=http://gothamist.com/2008/12/06/four_fired_reporters_were_not_4_new.php |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=May 27, 2005 |accessdate=2011-11-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324073933/http://gothamist.com/2008/12/06/four_fired_reporters_were_not_4_new.php |archivedate=March 24, 2012 }}</ref>

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