Shomari Stone
An American broadcast journalist who has worked in the Miami and Washington markets, served as a CNBC correspondent, and joined WTTG in 2023 as a reporter and anchor.
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- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Country
- United States
- Profession
- Broadcast journalist, reporter and news anchor
- Current documented role
- Reporter and anchor at WTTG (FOX 5 DC), since 2023
- Previous national role
- CNBC correspondent for The News with Shepard Smith
- Professional recognition
- Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and Capital Emmy recognition are documented in independent coverage
- Government record
- Listed in the U.S. Congressional Directory press galleries in 2022
Overview
Shomari Stone is an American broadcast journalist who has worked in major television news markets in Miami and Washington, D.C. Trade reporting documents his move from WRC-TV to CNBC in 2022 and his subsequent appointment at WTTG in Washington in 2023 (Adweek Next TV).
Career
Stone’s earlier reporting work included coverage of the 2005 federal air-marshals shooting at Miami International Airport. Later, he spent more than a decade in the Washington television market before becoming a CNBC correspondent for The News with Shepard Smith (Adweek). Next TV reported in April 2023 that he would join WTTG as a reporter and anchor, marking a return to local Washington broadcasting (Next TV).
Recognition and public record
The National Capital Chesapeake Bay chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences included Stone in its 2022 Capital Emmy nomination coverage (Capital Emmy Awards). His professional identity is also recorded in the U.S. Congressional Directory’s press-galleries listing for the 117th Congress (U.S. Government Publishing Office).
What this profile does not claim
This profile does not state an exact lifetime Emmy total because the sources reviewed do not provide a consistent figure. It also does not include private-life details that are not necessary to document Stone’s public professional record.
Timeline
- 2005
- Independent coverage associates Stone with reporting on the federal air-marshals shooting at Miami International Airport and regional Edward R. Murrow recognition.
- 2011
- Joins WRC-TV (NBC4 Washington) as a reporter, according to trade reporting.
- 2022
- Moves to CNBC as a general-assignment correspondent for The News with Shepard Smith.
- 2022
- Appears in the U.S. Congressional Directory's press-galleries listing.
- 2023
- Joins WTTG in Washington, D.C., as a reporter and anchor.
What we could not verify
These claims came up in research and could not be confirmed. They are recorded here rather than published as fact or quietly dropped. If you hold a source that settles one, please tell us.
- The exact number of Emmy wins could not be reconciled across the sources reviewed.
- A younger person with the same professional name has appeared in University of Michigan athletics coverage; this profile concerns the Washington-based journalist.
Sources
5 sources (3 tier 1, 2 tier 2), each opened and read against the claim it supports. Every source is independent of the subject; no first-party material is cited. See the source policy.
This living-person profile is limited to career facts supported by independent broadcast reporting, an awarding-body record and a U.S. government directory. Claims about exact lifetime award totals are not stated as settled fact.
- 64th Capital Emmy Nominations Supports: Capital Emmy recognition and nomination context.
- Congressional Directory for the 117th Congress — Press Galleries Supports: Government-directory listing and professional identity confirmation.
- She saw her first love on the 11 o'clock news. Four months later they were engaged Supports: Independent confirmation of the journalist's identity and Washington-area public profile.
- Shomari Stone Joins CNBC as Reporter for Shepard Smith's Newscast Supports: CNBC appointment and earlier WRC-TV career context.
- Shomari Stone Joins WTTG Washington as Reporter and Anchor Supports: WTTG appointment and career chronology.
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