What a farewell. Danny Parkins ended his seven and a half years at 670 The Score in Chicago in remarkable fashion. Parkins hosted the 24-hour Cubs for a Cure Radiothon, which raised more than $560,000 and is still counting.
After spending a full day on the air and it being the end of the week that he announced he was leaving the station and the city to take a new job in television at FS1, it was understandably an emotional time for Parkins. After realizing how much money they raised this year and preparing to wrap up what has become an annual event that everyone involved wants to continue, Parkins said, “This is The Score, this is the power of The Score and the best sports radio station in the country. God, I love this place. It was my dream job.”
“I didn’t want to leave,” Parkins continued. “I left Chicago once to support my family, to come back here, and now this crazy thing has happened and I’m leaving again and I can’t believe I’m leaving again, but I have no problem leaving again because I know it’s the right thing for my wife Stephanie and my sons Owen and Eli, who mean more to me than anyone in the world. And it also makes it easier knowing that I have the opportunity to come back here, both for the great starts of Caleb Williams and for the Super Bowl parade. Don’t be afraid of success, Bears fans, because it’s coming and I’m going to represent you so damn strongly across the country.
“It’s going to be amazing and I might be a little obnoxious because Caleb is going to win more MVPs than Jordan Love. It’s going to be amazing, but it makes it easier knowing I can come back and do this.”
Parkins said he received a text message from his mother and sisters telling him how proud his late brother and father were of him. His brother died early last year after a battle with glioblastoma, which is why the radiothon and the charities it benefits are so close to Parkins’ heart.
An emotional Parkins ended the radiothon and his time at 670 The Score by saying, “I’m crying on camera and on air and I just love my family so much and I miss my brother and my dad so much and I’m going to come back because we have $558,000 for cancer research and the Cubs said I could come back and do it and The Score said I could come back and do it so damn I’m going to come back and do it. And we’re going to beat that number next year so it’s goodbye for now. Chicago will never leave me, this place will never leave me and you’ll be hearing from me soon so thank you all so much.
“Back one last time to the best sports radio station in the country, I’m Danny Parkins on The Score.”
