What is Paul Finebaum known for? How did Paul Finebaum get famous?

Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, reporter, former sports talk radio host, former columnist, and television radio personality.

After many years as a reporter, columnist, and sports-talk radio host in the Birmingham area, Finebaum was hired by ESPN in 2013 for its new SEC Network. He produces a radio show out of the network’s regional base in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Finebaum’s work has earned him more than 250 national, regional, and area sports writing awards, including his stories on the recruitment of Alabama basketball player Buck Johnson

In October 1993, Finebaum moved his sports talk show to WERC. Paul Finebaum ranked No. 6 in AL.com’s 2020 ranking of the 25 most influential people in the SEC.

Finebaum’s The Paul Finebaum Radio Network was named in 2004 by Sports Illustrated as one of the top 12 sports radio shows in the United States. In Birmingham, Paul Finebaum currently appears as a sports analyst for WBRC.