a substitute host on Good Morning America and a sports anchor for ABC’s World News Sunday. Phillips ended his twelve-year relationship with ABC in 1992, joining NBC News to serve as co-anchor with Jane Pauley on Dateline NBC. While at NBC News, Phillips also hosted Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. He conducted a long list of notable interviews during his time with NBC. Among them was the first network interview with Lynndie England, the U.S. Army soldier, about her role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Others included notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Bernhard Goetz (a man who shot four black teenagers in the New York City Subway). The latter earned Phillips an Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview. Phillips co-anchored Dateline NBC from its inception until July 2, 2007, when NBC did not renew his $7 million contract. On October 17, 2005, Phillips was the guest on the premiere episode of The Colbert Report. Phillips' delivery was part of the inspiration for comedian Stephen Colbert's persona on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. On December 18, 2014, Phillips would again appear on the final episode of The Colbert Report. As of 2012, Phillips was contributing reports to the PBS NewsHour. In 2013, he reported on golf course water usage for The Golf Channel. In May 2013, Phillips produced and hosted Moving with Grace, a documentary airing on PBS stations that chronicled his efforts and those of his siblings to provide care for their aging parents. It also explored various issues faced by other baby boomers in similar circumstance. Personal life Phillips lives in New York with his wife Debra Del Toro-Phillips who is Puerto Rican and moved to New York City as a child. After a successful career in the fashion industry she returned to college and earned a master's degree in social work. References External links Biography at nbcnews.com 1954 births 20th-century American Episcopalians American football quarterbacks American people of Scottish descent American television news anchors American television reporters and correspondents Living people American male journalists NBC News people ABC News people People from Texas City, Texas People from Ballwin, Missouri Players of American football from Missouri Players of American football from Texas Yale Bulldogs football players Yale University alumni Journalists from Texas