Pam Stone (born September 30, 1959) is an American

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, writer, and

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host. Born in

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, Stone graduated from Joseph Wheeler High School and attended Kennesaw College, in Kennesaw, Georgia, before leaving in her third year to pursue stand-up comedy in Los Angeles. Stone is one of the few comedians ever invited to perform at The White House, and in her stand-up career has appeared on ''

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'', ''Oprah Winfrey'', ''Joan Rivers'', as well as multiple appearances on ''

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'', three Showtime cable comedy specials: ''Pam Stone, A Pair of Jokers'', ''Showtime's Comedy Club All-Stars'', and ''Showtime's Montreal Comedy Festival''. She also hosted ABC's ''50 Years of Funny Females'' and, on several occasions, guest hosted E! TV's ''

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''. In 1992, Stone won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-up. Stone co-starred in the television series ''

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'' for seven seasons as the character, Judy Watkins. She also appeared in the sit-com, ''

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'', the

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political documentary, ''But Seriously, Folks'', and the

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1994 film ''

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''. She hosted a syndicated daytime talk radio show, ''The Pam Stone Show'', for five years, which first aired on weekdays, then Saturdays, on

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based radio station WLNK 107.9 The Link. She received two Gracie Awards for Best Comedy Entertainment Program. Until 2012, Stone continued in radio as a co-host of the Sunday program ''The Satisfied Life'' with WLNK afternoon co-host Ramona Holloway."The Satisfied Life"
Stone currently writes a syndicated humor column which was awarded Best Humor Column in 2012 by The SC Press Association, and is the basis for her 2012 book, ''I Love Me A Turkey Butt Samwich'' as well as being the author of ''Rats! Rats! Rats!'' and ''Only Horsepeople''. In 2017 she released her first novel, 'Girls Like Her' which was nominated for The Southern Book Prize

Filmography

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'' (1989-1997) (Judy Watkins/Judy) (23 episodes) *''

'' (1994) (Dottie) *''

'' (1997) (Lois) (''Drewstock'') *'' Love Boat: The Next Wave'' (1998) (Judith) (''Remember'')

External links

- Anthony Michael's Pam Stone Show Page
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References

American actresses American talk radio hosts American radio DJs American women radio presenters American comedians American women comedians Living people 1959 births People from Marietta, Georgia 21st-century American women {{US-radio-bio-stub