Danny Parkins is in the midst of his first few months as a co-host of Breakfast Ball in FS1, joining the network after working in afternoon drive on 670 The Score over the last several years. Although he is currently colleagues with Colin Cowherd at the network, who simulcasts his FOX Sports Radio show on the network in the afternoons, there was a time when Cowherd tried to hire Parkins to work at The Volume. Cowherd founded The Volume in 2021 and hired several sports media personalities to create content for the outlet, and he wanted Parkins to be part of the group.
Cowherd obtained Parkins’ phone number and could discern his passion for radio, leading him to call and introduce himself. Once Parkins learned that it was Cowherd on the other end, he simply stopped talking, a period of silence being disseminated. After some time passed, which Parkins shared on social media is longer than he believes Cowherd depicted while telling the story on The Ryen Russillo Podcast, he learned that Cowherd wanted to hire him at The Volume but did not think he would be able to afford him.
“I just said, “I just think you’re great, I think you’re way better than I was at this age. You’re great, and I want to hire you,’” Cowherd recalled. “I could not afford it – the radio station outbid me – and then FS1 came back a year later. Eric Shanks said, ‘Who do you think we should hire as a new guy?,’ and I said, ‘There’s a kid in Chicago – I tried to hire him, I couldn’t afford him. When I went to Chicago, I made a point of listening to his show. I think he’s really talented.’”
Parkins moved to FS1 after spending time hosting radio programming in Kansas City and Chicago for Audacy. The new morning show, Breakfast Ball, is filmed in New York City and features analysts Craig Carton and Mark Schlereth. As a whole, the program is part of the new FS1 show lineup, which includes The Facility in middays and a revamped edition of Speak occupying the afternoons. Additionally, First Things First with Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes continues to broadcast in its new two-hour alignment.
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