Chicago sports radio personality Danny Parkins will be joining a new morning show on FS1, sources have confirmed to Barrett Media. Parkins, who has filled in across programming throughout the year on First Things First and The Herd, had been a target of the network and was recently offered a seven-figure deal. Over the last seven-and-a-half years, Parkins has hosted programming on 670 The Score and attained success in afternoon drive alongside Matt Spiegel. Jeff Agrest of the Chicago Sun-Times was the first to report Parkins leaving 670 The Score to join a new morning program on FS1.
Emmanuel Acho will also move to the mornings on FS1 after working on Speak alongside Joy Taylor and LeSean McCoy in the afternoons, sources tell Barrett Media. Acho, a former NFL linebacker, joined FOX Sports in 2020 and previously worked with Marcellus Wiley on Speak for Yourself. More announcements pertaining to the future programming lineup at FS1 are forthcoming as the morning shows remain dark throughout this week. The Undisputed morning show will not be returning to FS1, sources told Barrett Media, with Skip Bayless appearing on the final episode of the program earlier in the month.
Michelle Beadle was reported to be in serious discussions to join FS1 as a co-host of The Carton Show, according to Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post. Over the last several years, Beadle has worked on a variety of different media ventures, such as hosting Run It Back on FanDuel TV and a midday radio show with SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio. It remains unknown if Beadle will be part of the new FS1 programming lineup, which it reportedly hopes to launch on Monday, Aug. 26.
Craig Carton, who joined FS1 on a full-time basis last year, recently called the New York Yankees’ series against the Texas Rangers alongside Suzyn Waldman on WFAN. The former New York sports radio host has worked on the eponymous FS1 morning program with co-host David Jacoby and a rotation of analysts, including Plaxico Burress, Willie Colon and Tim Hardaway.
As part of earlier programming alterations at the network, afternoon shows Speak and First Things First have been expanded to two-hour programs. Colin Cowherd and Jason McIntyre continue to host The Herd starting at 12 p.m. EST on FS1 and simulcasting on FOX Sports Radio. FS1 is currently distributed to approximately 68 million homes, according to data from Nielsen Media Research, and it will be included within the Venu Sports joint direct-to-consumer streaming venture with The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Derek Futterman is a contributing editor and sports media reporter for Barrett Media. Additionally, he has worked in a broad array of roles in multimedia production – including on live game broadcasts and audiovisual platforms – and in digital content development and management. He previously interned for Paramount within Showtime Networks, wrote for the Long Island Herald and served as lead sports producer at NY2C. To get in touch, find him on X @derekfutterman.
