Rob Parker (sports journalist)
| Rob Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 10, 1964 Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Sports columnist, TV sports anchor |
| Years active | c. 1986–present |
Rob Parker (born January 10, 1964) is an American sports anchor for 7 Action News at 10pm on TV20 Detroit. Prior to that, he was a sports columnist for ClickOnDetroit.com and a regular commentator on WDIV-TV Local 4 Sports Final Edition. Parker previously served as a sports columnist for The Detroit News and a member of ESPN'S First Take program.
Parker received a B.S. in journalism from Southern Connecticut State University and a Master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
He was the first black sports columnist at the Detroit Free Press in 1993 and the first black general sports columnist at Newsday in New York in 1995. Parker has also written for The Detroit News, The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Daily News in New York and The Cincinnati Enquirer.
He subsequently hosted the sports-talk radio show, "Parker and The Man" with Mark Wilson for a decade on various stations. Parker also had a show on ESPN Radio in New York. On March 24, 2014, "Parker and The Man" returned to WDFN.
He has worked at WDIV-TV in Detroit since 1993. Parker was hired on at ESPN in 2003. He was a regular on ESPN's First Take, where he debated controversial sports topics with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith. He also appeared on ESPN's Numbers Never Lie with Michael Smith. Parker also hosted a TV show called "Sports Rap" on WADL in Detroit with Detroit Lions safety Ron Rice.
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