Eliot Shorr-Parks (born November 2, 1986), also known by his initials "E.S.P.", is an American journalist, author and

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personality for

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. He is WIP's

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for the

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. Prior to joining WIP, Shorr-Parks was the Eagles beat reporter for

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Early life

Shorr-Parks was born on November 2, 1986, and grew up in Philadelphia. His father Steven Parks is a writing professor at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

and his mother is a writer. Shorr-Parks graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia. He attended

Juniata College Juniata College () is a private liberal arts college in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1876 as a co-educational normal school, it was the first college started by members of the Church of the Brethren. It was originally founded as a cent ...

from 2006 to 2008, but transferred to

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

and graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism in 2011.

Career

After graduating from Temple, Shorr-Parks worked as an intern for Gcobb.com, which allowed him to begin covering the Eagles. Shorr-Parks began covering the Eagles for ''

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'' in 2011. He joined

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the next year as their Eagles beat reporter for ''Bleeding Green Nation''. In 2012, at age 24, Shorr-Parks published the book ''More Than a Game: Life Lessons from Philadelphia’s Sports Communities''. Written over a period of two and a half years, the book includes more than 30 stories of the impact of sports in Philadelphia. Areas covered in the book included the Sonny Hill Basketball League. From 2012 until 2018, Shorr-Parks was the Eagles reporter for

. There he also hosted their Eagle's podcast ''The No-Huddle Show'' for three years. In 2014, Shorr-Parks wrote a bombshell article revealing that the Eagles had concerns regarding wide receiver

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and his gang connections. Minutes after the story broke, the Eagles released Jackson. Shorr-Parks joined

in 2018 and serves as their beat reporter on the Eagles. He is a frequent contributor to the station's shows. He also hosts ''Go Birds'', an Eagles podcast, and ''Go Birds Radio'', a weekly Saturday Eagles radio show on 94.1 WIP. Additionally, Shorr-Parks hosts ''The Best Football Show'', an

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podcast.

References

External links

Official WIP Web Site
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