Michael J. Fishel was born on September 27, 1943, and died on November 4, 2018.

He was known professionally as Mike Parker.

He was a news anchor and reporter for WBBM-TV in Chicago.

A local of Rock Island, Illinois, Parker earned a degree from Los Angeles City College.

Parker was hitched and had two youngsters in Los Angeles when he started his association with his second spouse, the TV newscaster correspondent, Mary Nissenson.

They separated in 1989.

Parker hitched his third spouse, Marian Ambrose, in 1992.

They lived in the Beverly neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.

He was off the air for an all-inclusive period in 2001 in the wake of experiencing coronary detour medical procedure and related inconveniences.

Parker, in the long run, made a full recuperation.

Parker passed away at 75 years old.