Rob Parker On His Time At ESPN First Take, The Odd Couple, MLB Bro, Upbringing, Legacy & More DJ’s Sports Show⚽️🏀🏈🎾⚾️

In this exclusive one-on-one 30-minute interview, I was honored to interview sports personality legend and Hall Of Fame Sports Journalist Rob Parker✍🏾.

From his upbringing, journey throughout his legendary sports media career & entrepreneurship. We dive into it all on this incredible episode🎥🔥.

Here are some of his astonishing accomplishments:
⁃ The First black columnist to write for the  @DetroitFreePress 

⁃ A former New York Daily News  @dailynews  Sports Reporter

⁃ A  @MLB  Hall Of Fame voter⚾️🗳️

⁃ Co-Host of the  @foxsports   @FoxSportsRadioOfficial  of The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard

⁃ CEO/Founder of MLB Bro and the Barbershop Sporty Cutz in Detroit

⁃ A former @espn Sports Anchor who used to do  @FIRSTTAKE  with Skip Bayless and his good friend  @stephenasmith  , had appearances on  @UndisputedOnFS1  Skip and Shannon,  @TheHerdOnFS1  with Colin Cowherd, & Numbers Never Lie with Michael Smith amongst many others

⁃ Is a 2023 NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) Inductee as one of the greatest journalists of all time ✍🏾🔥

⁃ A current @USC Professor teaching baseball ⚾️ to the next generation

0:00- Intro
2:53- Beginnings
9:02- Southern Connecticut, Columbia University
12:20- First Black Columnist of Detroit Free Press
13:43- Television, Time At ESPN
15:46- Difference Between Radio & Television
16:54- Idea Behind The Odd Couple With Chris Broussard
20:37- Creating MLB Bro
22:25- Entrepreneurship
23:44- Teaching Baseball At USC
25:00- NABJ Hall Of Fame Induction
26:26- Advice, Dealing With Adversity/Naysayers
29:06- Potential Future Guests
29:48- Legacy
31:37- Closing Credits

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