Paul Finebaum

Who is Paul Finebaum?

Paul Alan Finebaum is an American sports author, television and radio personality and former columnist. His primary focus is sports, particularly those in the Southeast. After many years as a reporter, columnist and sports-talk radio host in the Birmingham market, Finebaum was hired by ESPN in 2013 for its new SEC Network, and now produces a radio show out of the network's regional base in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Finebaum was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Paul attended Christian Brothers High School and White Station High School in Memphis, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where he received a liberal arts degree in Political Science. He served as host of the Paul Finebaum Radio Network, whose flagship station was on WJOX-FM from 2:05-6pm CST. The show was syndicated in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and on single stations in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and also heard Sirius XM Radio

He's been a guest on television's Larry King Live, CBS' 60 Minutes, Nancy Grace, MSNBC's Morning Joe, HBO and Tru TV.