Phil Bronstein: Facts About Sharon Stone’s Ex-husband

Phil Bronstein is a journalist, and editor, and serves as executive chair of the board for the Center for Investigative Reporting. He is also the former husband of actress Sharon Stone. Sharon is notable for her performance in films including Sliver (1993), The Specialist (1994), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Sphere (1998), The Mighty (1998), The Muse (1999), Catwoman (2004), Broken Flowers (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Bobby (2006), and Lovelace (2013).

Phil Bronstein: Bio Summary

How Old Is the ex-husband of Sharon Stone?

Phil Bronstein was born on October 4, 1950, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. On October 4, 2023, he will be 73 years of age. His parents’ details are not known. He might have siblings but there isn’t any information about them. When Phil was young, his family moved frequently and he spent much of his youth in Montreal, Canada.

Bronstein settled in California. His childhood experiences are unknown to the public. He went to school at the University of California, Davis but was unable to graduate. He got his first taste of journalism when he was at Davis. He wrote movie reviews for the school paper.

What Does Phil Bronstein Do For A Living?

Phil Bronstein is a journalist and editor. He is best known for his work as a war correspondent and investigative journalist. His first professional work was as a reporter for KQED-TV in San Francisco. He was employed as a beat reporter in 1980 by The San Francisco Examiner. For eight years, he reported from conflict areas around the world as a foreign correspondent, such as Peru, the Middle East, El Salvador, and the Philippines.

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In 1991, Bronstein earned a promotion and got the executive editor position at the Examiner, a position he held until 2000. In 1986, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the fall of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. In 2000, the parent company of the Examiner, Hearst Corporation was able to buy the San Francisco Chronicle.

The Chronicle was the other major daily paper for the San Francisco Bay Area. Hearst already owned the Examiner and chose to merge the two newsrooms. Bronstein became senior vice president and executive editor of the Chronicle in November 2000. He was editor after the merger, which occurred at the same time as a general decline in the newspaper industry, making the job even more difficult.

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Phil Bronstein developed new features, made staffing changes, and attempted to bring the Chronicle into the Internet age, all while preserving the Bay Area cultural viewpoint. In the first two years after the merger, staff was reduced from 520 to 485 and there was less content within the daily paper. Phil became the editor-at-large for both the Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers.

Phil Bronstein wrote a weekly column for the Chronicle. He also wrote blog entries for SFGate.com. At the Chronicle, he was replaced as editor by Arizona Republic editor Ward Bushee. He serves as executive chair of the board for the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, California.

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Who Is Phil Bronstein’s Wife?

Bronstein is currently married to Christine Borders. Christine is the daughter of Borders Book Store co-founder Louis Borders. She is the founder of “A Band of Wives,” a social network for women. Phil and Christine have been married since 2006. They have been married for more than a decade. They have two children.

Phil Bronstein used to be married to actress Sharon Stone. They married on February 14, 1998. During their union, they were not able to conceive children. Sharon suffered several miscarriages due to autoimmune disease and endometriosis. They adopted a son, Roan Joseph Bronstein, in 2000. They separated and filed for divorce in 2003, citing irreconcilable differences.

The divorce was finalized on January 29, 2004. Initially, Phil Bronstein and Sharon Stone shared joint custody of their adopted son, Roan but later Phil got full custody of their son and Sharon got visitation rights.