What is Royal Parker?
[[File:Royal Pollokoff (Royal Parker).jpg|thumb|right|Parker in the 1980s]] '''Royal Pollokoff''' (April 8, 1929 &ndash; January 8, 2016), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Royal Parker''', was an [[Americans|American]] television personality. He began his career in the 1940s and would last until his retirement during the 1990s. He appeared in many roles on television, becoming a staple on television screens. Parker was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]<ref name=Olesker>{{cite news|last=Olesker|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Olesker|title=Here's a Royal cheer for a charitable guy|work=[[The Baltimore Examiner]]|date=May 20, 2008|page=6}}</ref> He studied at [[Baltimore City College]]. Parker began his career in radio. During his career he announced [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s victory in the [[United States presidential election, 1952|U.S. presidential election, 1952]], the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination]] of [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Richard Nixon]]'s resignation, the [[Iran hostage crisis]] and the [[Assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan|near assassination]] of [[Ronald Reagan]]. After leaving broadcasting, he ran for a seat in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] in 1994, but lost in the [[primary election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Primary Election Results|date=September 14, 1994|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]| page=4B}}</ref> Parker died of [[congestive heart failure]] in [[Pikesville, Maryland|Pikesville]], [[Maryland]] at the age of 86.<ref>[http://www.wbaltv.com/news/longtime-baltimore-tv-broadcaster-royal-parker-dies-at-86/37335332 Longtime Baltimore TV Broadcaster Royal Parker dies at 86], [[WBAL-TV]]. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091021170151/http://geocities.com/gwhelton/royal.html The Royal Parker Photo Album] {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Royal}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure]] [[Category:American television personalities]] [[Category:A