PERSON: Rob Parker

Reporter

Rob Parker (born January 18, 1964) is an American sports columnist for ESPNNewYork.com and ClickOnDetroit.com. Parker gained fame as a regular on ESPN's First Take, where he debated Skip Bayless on the 1st and 10 segment, and is still a frequent contributor to the show. He also is on ESPN Numbers Never Lie. He is also a regular on WDIV Local 4 Sports Final Edition.

Parker attended Southern Connecticut State University and Columbia University for graduate studies in journalism. Before becoming the second black sports columnist at The Detroit News after Terry Foster in 1993, Parker was a reporter for The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, The Daily News in New York and The Cincinnati Enquirer. He was also the first black sports columnist at Newsday in New York in 1995.

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