 He was the first black sports columnist at the "Detroit Free Press" in 1993 and the first black general sports columnist at "Newsday" in New York in 1995.Parker has also written for "The Detroit News", Times Leader" in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the "Daily News" in New York and "The Cincinnati Enquirer".Parker currently co-hosts The Odd Couple on Fox Sports Radio with Chris Broussard.