Rob Parker is one half of Fox Sports Radio's "The Odd Couple," a contributor on FS1's "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed," is frequently on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," hosts the "Inside the (Rob) Parker" baseball podcast and teaches at USC. We talk about what life was like growing up in Jamaica Queens, his work ethic, reading three newspapers a day as a 9-year-old, why he chose to go to Southern Connecticut State University for his Bachelor's in journalism (he also has a Master's from Columbia Journalism School), being the first African-American sports columnist at the Detroit Free Press, the first person hired at what is now the legendary WDFN The Fan sports talk radio in Detroit, writing for New York Daily News and Newsday, the Detroit News, his sudden departure from ESPN, and how he developed his penchant for hot takes! Inside the (Rob) Parker Podcast on iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1091-inside-the-rob-parker-30870008/ Inside the (Rob) Parker on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-rob-parker/id1460750158 https://twitter.com/robparkerfs1 https://www.instagram.com/robparkerfs1/ https://robparkershop.com/ ••• You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640. https://twitter.com/aronbender https://www.instagram.com/aronbender ••• Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors: Don Francisco's Coffee https://www.donfranciscos.com/shop Realtor Missak Tokhmanian 323-627-8302 [email protected] CA DRE #02037370 Alert Drops Fast Acting Wake-Up Aid https://www.alertdrops.com/ use promo code RADIO for 10% off! ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hampton [email protected]