but Monaro retains the Legacy – Ed
A prominent news media outlet published the words “Stone Dead”… reading further, it came as a surprise to me that the story was about the 87 year old father of one of our own legendary and fearless journalist in our Monaro region.
A memorial would be held for Stone at Nine’s former Sydney studios in Willoughby. Due to Covid restrictions attendance would be limited and the event would be made available online. Gerald is survived by his wife Irene, his two children, Klay and Jennifer, and two grandchildren, Louis and Gina.
In 2015 Gerald Stone was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for “significant service to print and broadcast media as a journalist, editor, television producer and author.” And in 2017 he was inducted into the Australian Media Hall of Fame.
Australian Gold Logie award-winning television journalist, reporter and writer, Jana Wendt said in 2017, “Gerald Stone had an instinct for a story, he knew what a story was and he knew how to tell it to a particular audience.”
His legacy and style may be witnessed now in his daughter’s Snowy Monaro Forum Group.
