Spiegel, for his part, tried to remain even-keeled about the process. McNeil was fired in September for tweeting a disparaging comment about an ESPN sideline reporter and her choice of wardrobe. He got his first taste of radio at New Trier High School, then dived into sports talk at Syracuse Campus. 92.9 The Game To Add New Midday Show With Steak Shapiro, Sandra Golden, BSM Column Spawns New Nickname For Greg Hill From Christian Fauria. The Top 8 Sports Media Stories of the Day, sent directly to your inbox, every morning at 8am ET. Get the number 1 pick and you control the draft, trade, and free agent market. The video board at Guaranteed Rate Field showed footage of Wills during his tenure with the White Sox. He never said that was a bad thing. Among several changes at that time, Spiegel was made a fill-in host and Parkins was teamed in the afternoons with Dan McNeil, a longtime Chicago sports media personal for whom Parkins once interned. Nearly 40 more friends were in the stands. The long-awaited reunion of Parkins and Spiegel from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday coincides with a multiyear contract extension for Parkins. He shadowed him. Jon Greenberg is a columnist for The Athletic based in Chicago. To top it off, Parkins, 32, recently agreed to a two-year contract extension with owner Entercom through January 2021. Shane Riordan is the executive producer, and Chris Tannehill is the soundman who produces the audio magic. "Im so happy he and Danny have been reunited to lead afternoons on The Score. Now The Score should do whats right for its listeners leave Bernstein alone. The pair married in March 2017 in a wedding ceremony attended by friends and family members. What he and I had found in terms of chemistry was special three years ago, and Im super excited to resume, move forward creatively and see where we can go.. Parkins got his dream job when Jason Goff replaced Boers, but Parkins is aware it comes with "some bumps, some turbulence. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The team put white roses and an assortment of photos of Wills and other memorabilia in the visiting radio booth. Sports media: Despite struggles, Blackhawks remain a national draw, Sports media: PGA would get boost if golfers could emulate hockey players on TV, My due north has always been to host in Chicago, ever since I was out of college, said Parkins, a Syracuse graduate. I didnt have the final say but Mitch promised me that it would not be an arranged marriage, I would have a say, Parkins told me. I would hate it for us, because we wouldnt have him on TV anymore.. Experiencing Chicago without him for the first time, the silence was deafening., I cant tell you how many tweets I received last night about Mel didnt make the mention.. 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McNeil has told him he tends to white-knuckle the show. Parkins is working toward yielding to the randomness of live radio more often. He spent six years at KCSP in Kansas City, Missouri, before coming home to begin what has become a rapid ascent at The Score. Not many could pass up the opportunity to co-host The Scores midday show, if given the chance. On Jan. 17, 2017, Parkins debuted as co-host of the midday show with Matt Spiegel. Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi have co-hosted The Scores midday show since January 2021. The move, which followed months of Spiegel and others sitting in with Parkins in the 2-6 p.m. weekday slot, was unveiled at the start of Mondays program, now known as Parkins and Spiegel.. If you bought season tickets to see a team and thought that the team would make your dreams come true because of your investment or that the players would be there forever, sorry. "I watched them film 'Rookie of the Year' from the fire escape," he said. The Score will have another vacancy when Leila Rahimi leaves the midday show at the end of the month to become NBC 5s lead sports anchor, a full-time job no woman has held at the station. With the Rays on the Southside of Chicago this week, the White Sox took a moment before their game on Thursday to pay tribute to Wills. Its afternoon drive in Chicago. Andy Freed, who was partnered with Dave Wills on the Rays radio broadcasts, took to social media to show off a special gift left for him by the White Sox. So, Ive got a lot of pressure on me tonight., Pete Gianesini, Scott McCarthy, Ryan Hurley, Amanda Brown, Louise Cornetta Part of ESPN Layoffs, Chip Caray Brings The First Family of Baseball Broadcasters Back to St. Louis. I'll try to balance sports, work, and dog stuff #onhere Posts Tagged In trying to think about things he has said about Ozzie Guillen in the past that could cause the former skipper to hold a grudge, Danny Parkins wondered if perhaps his belief that Guillen could not get another job as a manager caused some hard feelings. But he won't be joining Colin Cowherd's new podcast operation, as recently reported by Bloomberg.. Parkins and a friend competed on the debate team at New Trier High School. But she wanted to be back in TV full-time. Ozzie said this. Cody Decker blew me away. Hes giving up literally three weekends of broadcasting and two weekends of travel. Is Hosting the NFL Draft TVs Hardest Job. If you bought season tickets to see a team and thought that the team would make your dreams come true because of your investment or that the players would be there forever, sorry. Danny Parkins Career. The White Sox fan convention at the Hilton Chicago is sold out, but fans can tune in to the festivities on NBC Sports Chicago and WGN, the Sox radio flagship. Gene Honda, the public address announcer acknowledged Dave Willss time with both teams as well as his loved ones. Both moves were announced today. Dollars and sense is a column about Chicago sports business and media. While he wont be doing Inside the Clubhouse on Saturday mornings with Bruce Levine anymore, Spiegel will still host his Sunday baseball show Hit & Run., I always thought it was going to work out, I felt like it was going to end up working out, Spiegel said. If the blackout lasts into the regular season, Comcast subscribers also wouldnt have access to NFL Red Zone. The Clarity Communications station labels the new format as Kentucky-centric music. Follow Jon on Twitter @jon_greenberg, they were broken up by former boss Jimmy deCastro. My wife gets very frustrated. Shes like, Its really hard to argue with you., I try to be relentlessly rational. But that guyhe was able to pick anywhere in the country that he wanted to live because he was doing national (games), Parkins continued. Spiegel had been a weekday fixture on the Score for nine years with a WSCR history that dated to the 1990s. As CBS was going to break, he was getting played off by his own network. The Lexington market remains served by ESPN Sports Radio 1300 and 92.5. He was born in the United States to his caring and supportive parents. RELATED Sports media: Despite struggles, Blackhawks remain a national draw Sports media: PGA would get boost if golfers could emulate hockey players on TV On occasion, a version of that person reappears, but Bernstein seems to have learned how and when to let it out. Danny Parkins (@dannyparkins1) Instagram photos and videos dannyparkins1 Follow 94 posts 2,562 followers 285 following Danny Parkins I host a radio show and my wife told me to get on Instagram. He co . He earns a satisfying amount from his work as a sports talk host of The Drive from 2-6 PM CT on 610 Sports Radio since April 2011. Danny Parkins @DannyParkins. Entercom. Jim Nantz has concluded his tenure announcing the NCAA Tournament with CBS Sports and departed the assignment with much fanfare. Experiencing Chicago without him for the first time, the silence was deafening., I cant tell you how many tweets I received last night about Mel didnt make the mention.. Spiegel is signed for two years and Parkins also just inked a contract extension. Maybe he has been humbled by being knocked down from his longtime afternoon slot to middays. McNeil was fired in September for tweeting a disparaging comment about an ESPN sideline reporter and her choice of wardrobe. Parkins mentioned a column from The Athletics Jon Greenberg in which the writer called Guillen the Charles Barkley of Chicago, saying that he couldnt think of a better description for the White Sox analyst. Hes perfectly happy talking to himself. He had 20 family members in a suite on Thursday including his son and his sister. This conversation was in regard to Skip Bayless' insensitive comments about. I couldnt believe how they treated some callers. It was weird because (Bill) Raftery and Grant Hill kept wanting to make it about Nantz and then Nantz was like Its their moment, not mine, but then he couldnt help but talk about it at the end, said Parkins. The Clarity Communications station labels the new format as Kentucky-centric music. He is 35 years old. Unfortunately, they were conflicts way above my head. Its a fun group.. He hosted solo during the pandemic when there were no sports to talk about and when Rahimi has been away. The Chargers picking up the contract gives the Bears a ton of cap space in 2023. The long-awaited reunion of Parkins and Spiegel from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday coincides with a multiyear contract extension for Parkins. See new Tweets. It just wasnt the right time. The video board at Guaranteed Rate Field showed footage of Wills during his tenure with the White Sox. That pairing was broken up in March 2018 as part of a massive overhaul of WSCRs weekday lineup orchestrated by since-retired Entercom Chicago executive Jimmy de Castro. So hes coming at us. Danny Parkins said he was pointing out how harsh the criticism of the team from its official broadcast is. Rothenberg suggested that Kiper do it during the time his favorite team, the New York Giants, were on the clock. Spiegel and McNeil have encouraged him to loosen the controls on the air. Thats how I see Ozzie. While Spiegel was the easy choice and in the end, the correct one, it made sense to give other people a tryout. A daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute. Should be fun to hear @DannyParkins talk about going 0-13 tomorrow. Through games of Sunday, scoring is up when compared to March and April of 2022. I would love it for the White Sox. Danny Parkins knows what it is they heard that elicited the reaction. "That's the job.". View the profiles of people named Danny Parkins. He struggled at times, describing it as a mild depression. Given that his side gig is the singer for a band, the pandemic was doubly hard for him. Chicago was Willss hometown. It wasnt like we were some sort of debate prodigies.. Danny Parkins on Twitter: "The Bears control free agency because of their cap space. Werent we complimenting them?. The station announced Monday that Matt Spiegel, who was Parkins' first partner at the station before the duo was . 670 The Scores Danny Parkins wondered what Nantz is really giving up. The whole scene was very bizarre. Whatever the case, he has shown he can be forceful yet tempered. Station sources indicated the Entercom Communications outlet has signed him to a multiyear contract renewal. Before, Danny worked as an executive producer at ESPN Radio where he fulfilled all producer responsibilities for the only local show on ESPN 1260 in Syracuse, On the Block with Brent Axe such as screening calls, booking guests, anchoring updates, as well as filling in as host. (Unless of course, you have Tony La Russa on the line. Both moves were announced today. The average game times of 2 hours, 36 minutes are down from 3:03 in 2022. Today is MASSIVE." The Bears control free agency because of their cap space. But other times, Bernstein and Boers verbally abused them, and it was uncomfortable to hear. He took the compliments a step further. Hes opinionated, hes entertaining and its a great pairing.. He would debate with his parents at the dinner table. It seemed like he knew everyone. Required fields are marked *. Its happened sooner than I thought it would. The duo initially came together on the Score for a midday Monday-through-Friday shift. Later, they discussed golfer Bryson DeChambeau's using the quarantine time to pump up and get stronger. So when the duo reached the state finals in 2005, there was genuine surprise among the adults. #Romo. Dannys served in finance and early on they resided in a Lake Shore Drive high-rise. I have a lot of respect for him and he brings so much to our brand. Robert Feder, a lifelong Chicagoan, covered the media beat in his hometown from 1980 until his retirement in 2022. He would be a clear upgrade over Tony La Russa. Never played a game like that. Bernsteins previous partner was Connor McKnight, whom de Castro hired in the 2018 shake-up. The big challenge now is trying some new things and experimenting a little bit, while still having fun, Rosen said. Danny and his wife Stephanie have a son named Owen Daniel. While Nantz is leaving the Tournament coverage, he admitted recently that he is only reducing his commitments to a 40-week a year travel schedule. He said it was important that the White Sox leadership and decision making be held accountable as we get deeper into the season and the games get bigger. We think about the product in similar ways.. He works as a sports talk host of The Drive with Danny Parkins from 2-6 PM CT on 610 Sports Radio since April 2011. Others. He acknowledges Chicago sports fans may view him skeptically, but "they'll find out quick that I'm a real Chicagoan." Notes: Prospects Ed Howard, Alexander Canario and James Triantos take steps in their rehab. Spiegel is signed for two years and Parkins also just inked a contract extension. Almost three years after they were broken up by former boss Jimmy deCastro, they will restart their show together. Cody Decker, I hope, is a part of the show in baseball season.. That meteoric rise also includes winning the ratings game. But if youre gonna take a shot and say that we were crying? Danny Parkins opened his Chicago sports radio career Tuesday by inviting listeners to tell him when he sucks. Though he and longtime former co-host Terry Boers often were entertaining together, they also were whats the word? In February, the station ranked second in the Chicago market in total listenership from 9 a.m. to noon, the midday time slot, according to Nielsen. He is a sports dork. Matt Spiegel is one of the most versatile, smart, insightful, opinionated, entertaining hosts in the country," said program director and brand manager Mitch Rosen. That Dan Bernstein isnt on the radio anymore. How can someone consume and maintain all that information? Chicago will demand that you get fired," he told Inc. Parkins isn't into taking shots at call-in guests, however. Lexington sports station 96.1 The Zone has flipped from sports to Americana music and rebranded as 96.1 The Hound. Apr 2011 - Present12 years 1 month. Join Facebook to connect with Danny Parkins and others you may know. The Senior NFL Draft analyst promised a special thank you for the show. Meanwhile, the McNeil and Parkins partnership came to an abrupt end in September after a tweet by McNeil about ESPN Monday Night Football reporter Maria Taylors wardrobe was deemed degrading and humiliating in tone by WSCR management. Marc joined the station when it was known as ESPN Upstate in 2019. Parkins admitted that he has said on the air that he thought Ozzie Guillen became toxic when he praised Fidel Castro while he was the manager of the Miami Marlins. Hes also a musician. The Bears can absorb any contract they want in a trade because of their cap space. Danny Parkins, seen Jan. 17, 2017, is the new midday anchor with Matt Spiegel on The Score WSCR-AM 670 in Chicago. Danny Parkins @DannyParkins. 2:22 PM - 10 Mar 2022 116 Retweets 856 Likes At 6, the network will air a panel discussion featuring general manager Rick Hahn and manager Rick Renteria. For nearly six years in Kansas City, Parkins bantered with loyal Chiefs and Royals fans, but he recognizes the Chicago sports fan is a different animal. Art history, fishing, the old CBA it seems endless. Now with 50,000 watts behind him as afternoon co-host on Audacy sport talk outlet WSCR-AM 670, Parkins is. Chicago was Willss hometown. Five months after Dan McNeil was cut as afternoon co-host on Entercom sports/talk WSCR 670-AM, Matt Spiegel is back together with Danny Parkins and The Score is back up to full staffing on weekdays. Danny Parkins @DannyParkins. Just keep watching., Dave Rothenberg agreed that there is time to make up for the oversight. Bernstein had been without a full-time partner since Connor McKnight was laid off in April. Danny Parkins Salary He earns a satisfying amount from his work as a sports talk host of "The Drive" from 2-6 PM CT on 610 Sports Radio since April 2011. Danny serves as a sports talk host on 670 The Score, a radio station licensed to serve in Illinois and Chicago. The long-awaited reunion of Parkins and Spiegel from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday coincides with a multiyear contract extension for Parkins. Though he has teamed with McNeil, 57, for only about 10 months, Parkins is thrilled with the direction of the show. The Top 8 Sports Media Stories of the Day, sent directly to your inbox, every morning at 8am ET. Thats how hiring should work. "Chicago will boo you. This amount is from his extensive career as a radio host among other investments. Danny celebrates his birthday on October 22, every year. Therefore, Danny has accumulated a decent fortune over the years he has worked. At the end of the day I feel, and I think what was best for the audience and for Danny, was Matt Spiegel.. If the blackout lasts into the regular season, Comcast subscribers also wouldnt have access to NFL Red Zone. Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel bring you in-your-face Chicago sports talk with great opinions, guests and fun. The long-awaited reunion of Parkins and Spiegel from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday coincides with a multiyear contract extension for Parkins. Kiper countered that despite what it may look like on TV, there is a lot of structure to the conversations on the dais on draft night. Spiegel has written for WSCRs website, the Daily Herald, USA Today, Baseball Weekly, The Sporting News and other outlets. 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He works as a sports talk host of The Drive from 2-6 PM CT on 610 Sports Radio since April 2011. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. He could look to build on that in New York or go to the open market in hopes of a bigger payday. I love Nantz, and I would say this to him if he were on the show: what an ego move., What a weirdo, joked Matt Spiegel. The station did offer a local afternoon show when longtime sports radio programmer Terry Ford helped found the station. Our teachers were like, Oh, my God, you guys are in the state finals? Parkins said. Alright. The first round came and went and Rothenberg did not hear his name or the name of the show. Chicago's 670 The Score is experimenting with their lineup as they look to possibly replace the recently fired Dan McNeil. ENTERCOM Sports WSCR-A (670 THE SCORE)/CHICAGO afternoon co-host DANNY PARKINS tweeted THURSDAY (11/21) that he is leaving his SUNDAY night national radio show on CBS SPORTS RADIO, and that. It was Parkins, a suburban Chicago native working in Kansas City, who replaced Jason Goff as Spiegels co-host in 2017 when Goff was moved to afternoons with Dan Bernstein. I think itll be great, Spiegel said. He worried that it meant that Kiper considers DiPietro & Rothenberg a fifth-round show., If I go to day 3 and havent mentioned you, Ill be replaced by Todd McShay on this show, Kiper joked, saying he has never been under so much scrutiny before. He brought it up when Kiper called Friday morning. Through games of Sunday, scoring is up when compared to March and April of 2022. The station featured the FOX Sports Radio lineup since it debuted in August 2021. The team put white roses and an assortment of photos of Wills and other memorabilia in the visiting radio booth. I live in Indianapolis and listen to 670. Danny Parkins, from left, Dan McNeil and executive producer Nick Shepkowski broadcast from the Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand Chicago last weekend. (Thursday), like so many days the last few weeks, was emotional. "I'm not going to scream at you and belittle you for your Jay Cutler take, just dismiss it and move on if I think it's stupid," he said. And I dont think a lot of people in sports conversation are relentlessly rational.. An hourlong White Sox Weekly will follow. I just think its weird hes coming at someone who defends him all the time.. #Bears sked: Week 1: 49ers 2: at GB SNF 3: Texans 4: at NYG 5: at Vikings 6: Commanders TNF (Oct 13) 7: at Patriots MNF 8: at Cowboys . If its possible to win a championship by accident, Danny Parkins said he did. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. If you like to be entertained, laugh, and learn some things with a Chicago sports angle, this show will not disappoint. "I'm 160 pounds, all thick skin," said Parkins, 30, during his debut as Matt Spiegel's new partner in the 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. slot on WSCR-AM 670. New Bears DT Gervon Dexter Sr. is incredibly likable, Gabe Ramirez tells us what Luis Robert Jr. was really saying, Bears scout believes Roschon Johnson could be pillar of organization, Mark Grote recaps NFL Draft weekend with his favorite audio (Hour 3). In the Nielsen Audio Ratings fall book, McNeil and Parkins beat ESPN 1000s Waddle and Silvy in the all-important demographic of men 25 to 54. In the third hour, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel continued to discuss Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes agreeing to a 10-year contract extension that could be worth more than $500 million, according to reports. 500 episodes Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel bring you in-your-face Chicago sports talk with great opinions, guests and fun. To be sure, Rahimis departure is a loss for The Score. Kansas City, Missouri Area. At long last, 670 The Score afternoon host Danny Parkins has a full-time partner.