

In July 2009, The Orlando Sentinel named Finebaum one of the SEC’s “10 most powerful people.” In 2002, Finebaum was named by The Tennessean in Nashville as one of the “Southeastern Conference’s Top Power Brokers,” coming in at No.

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In January 2012, The Bleacher Report named Finebaum one of the “25 Most Influential People” in college football.

In 2004, Sports Illustrated named the show as one of the top 12 sports radio shows in the United States. In March 2013, Sports Illustrated ranked him one of the 20 Most Powerful People in Sports Media nationally (#17). Finebaum has received many honors for his work. From 2011 – 2012, Finebaum wrote a college football column for SI.com. Finebaum arrived in Birmingham in 1980 and became an award-winning columnist and investigative reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald and later the Mobile Press-Register. Prior to joining ESPN, he ran the Paul Finebaum Radio Network (2001- 2012). Beginning in August 2014, when the SEC Network launches, a television simulcast of Finebaum’s radio show will anchor the network’s afternoon lineup. Finebaum also appears on a variety of other ESPN shows and outlets, including SportsCenter, College Football Live, College GameDay and in ESPN The Magazine. The four-hour daily program, heard on ESPN Radio Monday – Friday from 2 p.m. Paul Finebaum joined ESPN in August 2013 as host of the The Paul Finebaum Show. The show includes his insightful and compelling commentary on topical sports subjects, as well as interactions from his loyal, passionate. Paul Finebaum, a well-known sports broadcaster, writer and commentator, and a leading sport authority in the south, known as the “Voice of the SEC”, provides his unique takes on the SEC and the world of college football.
