| Early Career | | Became columnist and reporter for Birmingham Post-Herald | | 1980s | Radio career in Birmingham began; program arrived at WERC in 1993 |
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| 1993-2001 | Hosted popular radio program at WERC in Birmingham, Alabama's most listened to show for over nine years |
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| Mid Career | | 1998-2002 | Sports Director at WIAT (CBS) TV in Birmingham |
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| Founded The Paul Finebaum Radio Network, syndicated across the Southeast with 27 stations in Alabama and 7 additional stations across the southeast | | 2001-2012 | Hosted Paul Finebaum Radio Network |
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| Current Role | | 2013-Present | ESPN Radio Host of The Paul Finebaum Show, a four-hour daily program (Monday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. ET), simulcast on SEC Network |
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| Base | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Additional Roles | Commentator on SEC Nation; appears on First Take, Get Up, SportsCenter, College Football Live, and other ESPN platforms |
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| Awards and Recognition | | Total Awards | Over 250 national, regional, and area sports writing awards |
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| Notable Awards | - APSE award in 1983 for best investigative reporting
- Five consecutive Associated Press Awards for 'Best Sports Show'
- Four straight awards for 'Best Sports Anchor'
- Alabama 'Sportscaster of the Year' (selected three consecutive years) by National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters
- Sports Illustrated top 12 sports radio shows in the United States (2004)
- Sports Illustrated Most Powerful People in Sports Media (2013)
- The Tennessean's Top SEC Power Brokers (2002)
- Orlando Sentinel's 10 most powerful people in the SEC (2009)
- Columbia University 'Let's Do it Better! Workshop on Journalism, Race and Ethnicity' winner (2008)
- University of Tennessee Accomplished Alumni Award (1978 graduate)
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| Publications | Columns appeared in Birmingham Post-Herald, Mobile Register, New York Times, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, SI.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, finebaum.com, and al.com |
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