Gary Parrish Show

The Gary Parrish Show is a sports talk program built around Memphis. It is recorded in a studio inside FedExForum downtown and carried on YouTube through Grind City Media. Gary Parrish is the host, and Bennett Doyle produces. The greeting sticks close to a script: Gary names the studio, credits his producer and hopes everyone is getting through the day as best they can. Then he lays out the rundown, with rough timings for when each topic will come up. That habit helps, because a listener knows early whether a Grizzlies breakdown, a recruiting note or a hockey joke is on the way. The Grizzlies anchor a run of recent titles. In one episode their season ends with a final-game loss in Houston that left Memphis with the sixth-best lottery odds. Others follow the NBA play-in, where Gary openly roots for road teams because a second lottery pick could be at stake. He treats the tank math with a grin, asking before a late-season game against the Jazz who wants it more and who wants it less. College basketball gets steady attention too. Penny Hardaway's transfer additions and a local recruit show up across several titles, along with Fred Smith Jr committing to Memphis. Wider coaching news gets a spot as well: John Calipari's first portal commitment at Arkansas, and Michael Malone hiring a former Big East head coach for his North Carolina staff. Guests broaden the range. Chris Vernon, host of The Chris Vernon Show, drops in to talk NBA, and a regular Monday guest checks in on subjects such as Rory's back-to-back Masters wins. The recurring 'Five more things you need to know' block is where the show ranges furthest. It promises five stories not yet discussed, and the picks run from Doc Rivers leaving the Bucks and Kevin Garnett's return to the Target Center to Coppin State giving up 20 runs in the first inning of a 30-6 loss to Lehigh. Even the Columbus Blue Jackets get a deadpan aside about their hockey. Episode titles also mention the WNBA draft, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and WrestleMania. Studio conversation strays well past sports, with a long exchange about packing layers for a trip to a playoff game and a news item on the Artemis 2 reentry that leaves one voice admitting to nerves. One title even promises 'Story Time with Jessica Benson'. More than one episode ends with the same short sign-off: be careful, be kind, be good. For a Grizzlies follower who wants the lottery math delivered with a smile and a few detours, it is an easy fit.