Everett Carlton Parker (January 17, 1913 – September 17, 2015) was an American media activist and ordained minister of the United Church of Christ.

After returning to his hometown for a job as an advertiser, Parker enrolled at the Chicago Theological Seminary, earning a Ph.D in 1943.

He reentered the media world with a stint at NBC in New York, then taught at Yale Divinity School from 1945 to 1957.

[4] He filed a successful petition to deny licensing renewal of television station WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s.

[5] Dozens of times both the FCC and US Congress heard testimony by Parker concerning the maintenance of equal-time provisions and fairness in the broadcasting industry.