Longtime KPRC Channel 2 Houston anchor Ron Stone has passed away KPRC reports:
Ron Stone, who anchored the news on KPRC TV for 20 years and was a Houston broadcasting legend, passed away from cancer on Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Stone, who turned 72 on April 6, spent more than 30 years on the air in Houston.He was a daily fixture for KPRC viewers from 1972 until he retired in 1992 and formed a production company. Prior to that, Stone worked at KHOU TV for 10 years. READ THE REST
I have known about his condition for about a week or so, but did not post it. I am sure the Stone family needed privacy during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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