Former Breakfast Ball co-host Danny Parkins is staying with FS1 following last week’s announcement that the FS1 morning program was being cancelled. Parkins will now be moving from mornings to afternoons on the FOX Sports network, as he will be joining Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes as a fourth co-host on First Things First for a new third hour of the program beginning closer to the start of the NFL season.
Barrett Media has confirmed an initial report by Front Office Sports, Parkins’ arrival at the program will also add another hour to the show where he will be featured, alongside Eric Mangini and Greg Jennings who will continue to serve as regular contributors. As a result, the show will now air from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. instead of the two-hour block the show currently has from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. However, he did mention last week on 670 The Score with Laurence Holmes and Matt Spiegel that there was something in the works.
“Obviously, I can’t say as much as I would like to right now, but I promise that when I can, I will say more,” Parkins said last week on Spiegel and Holmes. “Which hopefully, maybe will be by next week or the radiothon, I don’t know.”
Previously, Parkins hosted afternoon drive before his move to FS1 in August of 2024 to take the role with the now-former Breakfast Ball program, which was also co-hosted by Craig Carton and Mark Schlereth. In fact, Parkins filled in for Nick Wright last week as Wright served duties calling commentary on the World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table. Parkins told 670 The Score last week he was looking forward to sharing the news.
“I’m still going to be here. I’m really, really excited for what’s next. It’s an incredible opportunity. I unfortunately can’t say anything more than that right now. But I promise when I can, I will,” said Parkins last week.
The former Score host’s addition to First Things First is just the latest in a series of moves FS1 and FOX Sports have made over the last 10 days. For example, FOX Sports announced a new partnership with Barstool Sports last week, where founder Dave Portnoy will appear on FOX Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff as a regular contributor.
In addition, Portnoy announced that Barstool Sports will debut a two-hour daily program on FS1 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. However, while no official start date or talent lineup has been confirmed, Portnoy mentioned the show “could” begin near the start of the college football season in late August. Furthermore, FOX Sports Radio host Colin Cowherd hinted on his The Colin Cowherd Podcast this past weekend that the initial plans are for the two-hour Barstool Sports program to repeat from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. as The Herd with Colin Cowherd’s lead-in.
At this time, there has been no official word on any other remaining FS1 talent staying with the network following the cancellations of Breakfast Ball, The Facility, and Speak.
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