Eric Parker Biography
Eric Parker is an American co-anchor of Eyewitness News weekday Morning and the Chief Investigative Reporter for the Channel 3 I-Team. He has been working at the WFSB team since joining in 2004.
Parker attended East Lyme High School and went on to earn a degree from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. He graduated with Honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law and in addition to his reporting, Eric practices law at Romano, Parker & Associates, a general practice law firm in Rocky Hill in 2010.
Eric Parker Career
Prior to, working at WFSB, Eric worked as a desk assistant and field producer at NBC News in Washington and as the Dover (Delaware) Bureau Chief at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland.
Covering news has sent Eric around the globe. Eric spent a week in Baghdad embedded with troops from Dover Air Force Base, searched for icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland with the International Ice Patrol, and flew in the backseat of an F-16 with the US Air Force Thunderbirds (he got his 9-G pin and didn’t puke!).
Parker has as well helped viewers to experience stories firsthand by crawling through burning buildings with firefighters, getting shocked by a police Taser so he could feel the jolt (he doesn’t recommend it), and even getting dunked upside down underwater in a plane crash simulator to see if he could escape (he did, we’re happy to report).
Eric Parker Age
He was born in 1981 in East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. However, he has not revealed the date and the month he was born. Parker is 43 years old.
Eric Parker Height
Parker stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches(1.70m) tall.
Eric Parker Family
Parker has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Parker has any siblings.
Eric Parker Wife
Parker is married to Mary Kate Wargo who is a former cardiac surgical program coordinator at Hartford Hospital. They tied the knot on August 5, 2006, at Saint Agnes Church in Niantic by Rev. Leszek Janik. A reception followed at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme. Mary is the daughter of Michael Wargo and the late Mary Ellen Wargo of Niantic.
Eric Parker Net Worth
Parker has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a Chief Investigative Reporter
Eric Parker Salary
Parker earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Eric Parker WFSB
Parker works at WFSB where he works alongside other famous WFSB anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;
- Melissa Cole
- Mark Dixon
- Bruce DePrest
- Carolina Cruz
- Shawnte Passmore
- Ayah Galal
- Roger Susanin
- Matthew Campbell
- Mike Savino
- Patricia Del Rio
- Eva Zymaris
- Courtney Zieller
- Susan Raff
- Caitlin Nuclo
- Kevin Hogan
- Nicole Nalepa
- Erin Connolly
- Mark Zinni
- Irene O’Connor
The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Parker.
| Who is Parker? | He is an American co-anchor and a Chief Investigative Reporter |
| Age | Not Available |
| Height | 5 feet 7 inches(1.70m) |
| Spouse | Mary Kate Wargo |
| Salary | $40,000 – $ 110,500 |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |