TONY PARKS PODCAST
by Utah Podcast Network
Tony Parks worked for the Utah Jazz Radio network (1280 the zone and 1320 KFAN) for 18 years in Salt Lake City hosting a daily talk show for 10 years and being the locker room/sideline reporter (home & away) for 14 years. He has been the in-arena host for the Utah Jazz since 2018 & on field emcee for the Salt Lake Bees since 2006. He was named 2018 LLS Man of the Year in the state of Utah for his philanthropic efforts in fighting childhood cancer. He has been married to his wife Natalie for 12 years. They have two daughters Brooklyn & Siobhan
Episodes
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TONY PARKS 044: “Being In The Minority Doesn’t Mean Being In The Wrong”
While Utah is one of the best stories in the NBA, they’re not the biggest surprise. Tony Parks breaks down how Chris Paul has been able to thrive while being unfairly labeled. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep044.mp3
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TONY PARKS 043: “2nd Edition of Glory Years”
Tony Parks discusses the current state of sports in Utah and how we’re in the early stages of experiencing something very special once again. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep043.mp3
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TONY PARKS 042: “Lesson Learned On The Road Trip?”
While championship contention is the goal, the Utah Jazz had some good and bad moments during their 4-2 road trip. Did the Jazz learn about one of the little things that will make a big difference when trying to move from pretender to contender?...
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TONY PARKS 041: “Fitting End To A Historic Game”
Tony Parks discussed the impact of Sione TakiTaki’s attitude and leadership while helping the Browns get their first playoff win in 18 years. Hear how Sione impacted the BYU program in a very similar way and which legendary BYU linebacker had the same impact on a team from a different era....
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TONY PARKS 040: “Good Enough Is NOT Good Enough”
Tony Parks breaks down Utah’s 30-24 victory over Oregon State and why Kyle Whittingham’s message was critical to his team’s progress. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep040.mp3
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TONY PARKS 039: “BYU Was More Than Just A Yard Short”
Tony Parks discusses BYU’s 22-17 loss against Coastal Carolina and examines what we learned about both teams. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep039.mp3
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TONY PARKS 038: “Kalani’s Breakthrough Looks Very Familiar”
Kalani Sitake and the BYU Cougars are off to a red hot 7-0 start. Hear about one of the many moments that showed Kalani’s true character during adversity and why his kind of breakthrough has been witnessed in this state before....
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TONY PARKS 037: “Lee Sterling W7 – NFL & CFB”
Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports bounced back with a huge week going 4-1 in week 6. Hear how much money he’s produced in the imaginary bank role that he’s betting with, how much money he’d bet on the games involving BYU and USU this weekend, and which other games he selected....
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TONY PARKS 036: “Lee Sterling W6 – NFL & CFB”
Lee Sterling joins us now weekly to give you his picks for the upcoming weekend in college football. Hear what he said about the BYU vs Houston game and what other national college football game is most attractive this week.…
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TONY PARKS 035: “Lee Sterling – Paramount Sports”
Lee Sterling has had a great start to the CFB and NFL season with his picks and games of the week. Hear what his selections are this time around and what he thinks about BYU vs UTSA. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tony-parks-ep035.mp3
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TONY PARKS 034: “Lee Sterling CFB & Week 3 NFL”
Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports joins us to give his picks and let you know the most attractive games of the week. Lee has to select how much imaginary money he would put on each of the games and while his record is good, he is +$600 ($2600 overall) while making these selections. Take a listen…
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TONY PARKS 033: “Lee Sterling”
Lee Sterling from Paramount Sports joined Tony Parks to give you his best picks of the week. Lee is working with 2,000 imaginary dollars while selecting the best picks to win big. Tune in to see which games he would put the most amount of money on....
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TONY PARKS 032: “US OPEN, Got It Right Again”
Tony Parks talks about Novak Djokovic’s default in the US Open and why this isn’t the first time that the sport got a ruling like this correct. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep032.mp3
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TONY PARKS 031: “BYU 55 Navy3 – Now That’s A Start”
Tony Parks gives his take about the dominant performance by BYU against Navy and tells you what part of the game was most encouraging about the future of BYU getting back to greatness. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep031.mp3
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TONY PARKS 030: “Mindset Change”
Tony Parks gives his final evaluation of the 2020 Utah Jazz season and points out what important mindset shift has to take place for the Jazz to get serious about future contention. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep030.mp3
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TONY PARKS 029: “Lee Sterling – Paramount Sports”
Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports joins the Tony Parks Podcast to discuss the CFB games this weekend. Hear which games Lee tells you to stay away from, the game that he feels most confident in and what part of the BYU/Navy game is most attractive. For more great picks and insight go to...
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TONY PARKS 028: “Kobe Bryant Day”
Tony Parks recalls some of the special experiences of being around Kobe Bryant during some championship years and tells you what made Kobe different from any pro athlete he's been around. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep027.mp3
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TONY PARKS 027: “Mitchell & Jazz Hitting Another Gear”
Tony Parks talks about the Utah Jazz holding 3 games to 1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets and the elevated play of their emerging superstar. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep027.mp3
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TONY PARKS 026: “Jazz 124 Nuggets 105”
Tony Parks talks about the dominant win for the Jazz in game 2. What will be different the rest of the way? What will stay the same? Find out those answers and more on the Tony Parks podcast. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep026.mp3
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TONY PARKS 025: “Weakness Will Decide The Series”
Tony Parks takes you back to 2010 to give you a behind the scenes look at some of the best and funniest moments of the Jazz/Nuggets series and why Utah may win this series for the same reason they beat Denver 10 years ago. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep025.mp3...
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TONY PARKS 024: “The Mike Conley We All Envisioned”
Tony Parks reflects on the first four games in Orlando and breaks down the reasons why Mike Conley has been able to turn a corner in his recent games with the Jazz. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep024.mp3
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TONY PARKS 023: “Lakers 116 Jazz 108”
Tony Parks discusses the Jazz loss to the Lakers on Monday night and reacts to your comments and questions as well. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep023.mp3
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TONY PARKS 022: “OKC 110 Jazz 94 – Jazz have a big problem”
The Utah Jazz fell to the Thunder on Saturday afternoon and Tony Parks discusses one of the big problems the Jazz will face and the concern about whether or not it will be fixed. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep022.mp3
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TONY PARKS 021: “Jazz 106 NOP 104 – July 30”
Tony Parks breaks down the Utah Jazz victory in Orlando as the NBA returns with a fun and dramatic ending. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep021.mp3 01:51 What a fitting start and finish to the game 04:25 Appears leaders of the team used the time off well 08:30 2nd...
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TONY PARKS 020: “Alphonso Anderson”
Alphonso Anderson talks about the experience of the MWC championship run, which early season game prepared them for that moment, when he knew Sam Merril was special and why Utah State's team and community has been a great fit for him....
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TONY PARKS 019: “Steve Klauke, Part 2”
Steve Klauke joined Tony Parks to discuss the funny story of meeting his wife back in Illinois, becoming a White Sox fan on the North Side, the career he would have if he wasn't broadcasting and the craziest fight anyone has ever seen at the ballpark....
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TONY PARKS 018: “Steve Klauke, Part 1”
Tony Parks catches up with Steve Klauke as they talk about his journey to SLC, how he beat out a legend for the Buzz job, and his great stories about Jerry Sloan from a fan and broadcaster perspective. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep018.mp3 01:50 Bizarre not to…
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TONY PARKS 017: “Riley Jensen”
Riley Jensen joined Tony Parks to dive deep into Aggie football. Hear what Riley has to say about the two types of Aggie fans, concerns after '19, the evaluation of Jordan Love going forward, and why the Aggies can bounce back in '20....
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TONY PARKS 016: “Utah – 1st Decade In The Pac 12”
Tony Parks takes you through a summary and evaluation of the Utes in their first decade (9 seasons) since being members of the Pac 12 and he gives you some deeper background knowledge about the journey of John Madsen. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep016.mp3 01:18...
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TONY PARKS 015: “1st Step To Winning Is Eliminating Losing & Excuses”
Tony Parks takes you deep into the recent years of the BYU football program and why blame has been incorrectly assigned when examining some of their shortcomings. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep015.mp3 02:04 Lifting the Curtain - Accidentally offending Lavell...
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TONY PARKS 014: “Sports Bring People Into Proximity, But It Takes More To Bring Us Together”
Tony Parks takes you through a funny moment with Dave Chappelle on actual 3rd street when lifting the curtain and talks about why Donovan Mitchell’s message must be an immediate wake-up call for those who still don’t get it.…
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TONY PARKS 013: “Leadership Matters”
Tony Parks discusses the glaring differences between Adam Silver and Rob Manfred in his latest podcast. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep013.mp3
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TONY PARKS 012: “Scalley & NBA Return”
Tony Parks discusses the situation with Morgan Scalley's suspension, the variety of performance levels we might see when the NBA returns next month and lifting the curtain about a behind the scenes moment from the greatest individual college basketball performance in the history of the state....
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TONY PARKS 011: “A Weekend We’ll Never Forget”
Tony Parks discusses the weekend that was. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep011.mp3 01:25 Doing something new 02:45 Lifting the Curtain 05:30 The weekend and importance of listening 06:45 Moments of ugly & beautiful 12:40 Pre-requisites for having an uncomfortable...
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TONY PARKS 010: “Craig Bolerjack’
The TV voice of the Utah Jazz joined the Tony Parks podcast to share some special stories about Jerry Sloan, his favorite moments calling the Jazz games and to talk about the NBA’s return. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep010.mp3 04:19 Funny story about Hots and...
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TONY PARKS 009: “Frank Layden, Part 2”
Coach Layden joined the Tony Parks Podcast to talk about the scouting report of John and Karl before they were drafted, coach Sloan’s impact on helping those guys get to an elite level, what it was like to attend Jackie Robinson’s first game and the classic player Mike Trout reminds him of most....
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TONY PARKS 008: “Frank Layden, Part 1”
Frank Layden joined the Tony Parks Podcast and takes us back to some really special memories and thoughts about Jerry Sloan, what makes the Utah Jazz so special and which famous person that he beat when coaching his last high school game. 00:40 Message to people during Covid-19 02:17 Best thing…
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TONY PARKS 007: “Jerry Sloan Was Everyone’s Coach”
A special tribute to Jerry Sloan with great stories and comments from Frank Layden, Thurl Bailey, John Stockton, Greg Ostertag, Karl Malone, Jeff Hornacek, and more. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep007.mp3 00:00 opening thoughts 7:52 lifting the curtain (Sloan...
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TONY PARKS 006: “Thurl Bailey”
Big T joined Tony Parks to talk about a number of things including his coaching and training with BigTBasketball.com, being a part of the forgotten Jazz contender, some behind the scenes moments from the ’83 season and funny stories over the years....
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TONY PARKS 005: “Craig Fite”
There’s a glaring inaccuracy in the Craig Fite story. Craig Fite joined Tony Parks to tell the story of delivering Michael Jordan’s pizza in the 1997 NBA Finals. Hear the story from the beginning and listen to the inaccuracy that Fite can't quite explain....
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TONY PARKS 004: “Way Too Many Loose Ends From The Food Poisoning Story”
Tony Parks tells you about the one time he did the impersonation for Hot Rod Hundley and goes into the questions left conveniently unanswered from the food poisoning story from the 1997 NBA Finals. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep004.mp3 2:36 Lifting the Curtain...
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TONY PARKS 003: “What The Last Dance Won’t Tell You About The 97 & 98 Finals”
Tony Parks brings back the significant details and moments that are usually forgotten or unknown when looking back at the Bulls vs Jazz. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep003.mp3 1:22 Proud Day in my family 4:49 Lifting the Curtain (Creating opportunity during the...
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TONY PARKS 002: “Choosing Best When Good Isn’t Available”
Tony Parks lifts the curtain to let you know about a hilarious Hot Rod Hundley moment and the current situation that commissioners face during the pandemic. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep002.mp3
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TONY PARKS 001: “Donovan & Rudy”
Tony Parks gives you the introduction to the podcast and gives his take on the situation between Donovan Mitchell/Rudy Gobert and the state of the Utah Jazz. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep001.mp3 FOLLOW TONY PARKS Links: Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | YouTube...
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TONY PARKS 000: “Introduction”
TONY PARKS worked for the Utah Jazz Radio network (1280 the zone and 1320 KFAN) for 18 years in Salt Lake City hosting a daily talk show for 10 years and being the locker room/sideline reporter (home & away) for 14 years. He has been the in-arena host for the Utah Jazz since 2018 & on-field emcee...
About this show
Tony Parks worked for the Utah Jazz Radio network (1280 the zone and 1320 KFAN) for 18 years in Salt Lake City hosting a daily talk show for 10 years and being the locker room/sideline reporter (home & away) for 14 years. He has been the in-arena host for the Utah Jazz since 2018 & on field emcee for the Salt Lake Bees since 2006. He was named 2018 LLS Man of the Year in the state of Utah for his philanthropic efforts in fighting childhood cancer. He has been married to his wife Natalie for 12 years. They have two daughters Brooklyn & Siobhan
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