Mike Parry
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Mike Parry is co-host of the Weekend Sports Breakfast with Andy Townsend on talkSPORT.
Mike Parry was born in Chester in 1948.Mike went to the The King's School, Chester, and then Nottingham Trent University. After this he became a journalist, usually working for tabloid newspapers. He is an avid Everton and England fan.
Mike suffered health problems after getting a heart infection, and was awaiting a heart transplant in September 2004. [1] His health has subsequently improved through a combination of successful drug treatment and living a healthy lifestyle.
He originally co-presented the Sports Breakfast with Alan Brazil, but after the onset of his health problems, has been replaced by Graham Beecroft. As Mike's health improved he gained his doctor's permission to co-present The Game with Paul Breen-Turner and subsequently the weekday morning show with Ian Collins. He currently presents the weekend breakfast show with former footballer Andy Townsend.
One of the first programmes on which he gained notoriety, was prior to Wimbledon, where he claimed that he would swim the Channel if Tim Henman won Wimbledon; however, Henman was knocked out of the competition.