FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Parker Abels joined the 5NEWS team in September 2023 as a sports and news multi-skilled journalist. Parker graduated from The University of Oklahoma in May 2023 and is excited to now have the Sooners join the Razorbacks in the SEC.
During his time at OU, Parker covered all Sooner sports news as a Sports Anchor/Reporter and was named Senior Sports Producer his senior year. He was on Sooner Sports Pad which aired weekly on ESPN+, covered OU football games, home and away, and was selected to cover The Sooners at Big 12 Media days in Arlington, Texas. He is excited to continue covering sports and news in 5COUNTRY.
Parker fell in love with sports broadcasting at a young age when he would call football games for his high school as a freshman. Since then, Parker has been training to bring you the latest in all sports news.
Parker was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When he isn’t covering your local sports and news, he loves to play basketball, golf, and root for his favorite sports teams and players including the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kansas City Chiefs, Kevin Durant, and Novak Djokovic.
Parker is always looking for story ideas so feel free to contact him on Twitter @Parkerabels or email him at Parker.abels@KFSM.com.