Eric Parker, a Connecticut native, returnd home to join the Eyewitness News team as a reporter in April 2004.

Eric graduated from East Lyme High School and went on to earn a degree from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. In addition to his duties at Eyewitness News, Eric's education is continuing as he is currently pursuing a law degree at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Eric's news career began at NBC News in Washington, D.C., where he worked on the assignment desk and as a field producer at places like Capitol Hill and the White House. His first on-air reporting job came at WBOC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Salisbury, Md. During his time working as the station's Dover Bureau Chief, Eric covered a number of important stories across the Delmarva Peninsula, and was recognized for his reporting while spending a week in Baghdad in 2003 with troops from Dover Air Force Base.

Since arriving at WFSB, Eric has covered issues big and small in almost every town in Connecticut. His pursuit of a good story has also taken him to places like Marine Corps Boot Camp in South Carolina and off the coast of Newfoundland where he searched for icebergs with the Coast Guard's International Ice Patrol. Eric has also contributed numerous I-Team Investigations at Eyewitness News exposing contractors who ripped off homeowners, uncovering thousands of dollars in government waste, and shedding light on fallout from the collapse of a Connecticut-based sub-prime mortgage company.

Some of Eric's most memorable stories have come as he's tried to make the viewer an eyewitness by taking them along to experience something unique firsthand. His reporting has given Eric the chance to fly in the backseat of an F-16 with the Air Force Thunderbirds, to enter burning buildings with firefighters, and even to be shocked by a police Taser.

Eric said the best part of the job is doing something different each day.

"No matter how slow the day begins, there's always the chance something big will happen somewhere in the state and we'll have to race off to cover it," Eric said. "It's amazing how many people you meet. I don't think I could ever stop being a reporter, I just love being out on the streets, meeting people, learning things and most of all, telling stories."

When he's not reporting, Eric can be found cheering for his beloved New York Mets, working on a renovation project at his house, or trying to set the record for most strokes needed for 18 holes of golf. Eric and his wife live in Metro Hartford.