Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Paul Finebaum
| Date of Birth: | 1955, July 26 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 65 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Name | paul finebaum |
| birth name | paul finebaum |
| Dad | Benjamin Finebaum |
| Mother | Gloria Filderman Finebaum |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Profession | Sports author, television personality, radio personality, former columnist |
| Working for | ESPN |
| Net worth | $2 million |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Linda Hudson |
| Education | Christian Brothers High School, White Station High School in Memphis, University of Tennessee |
| online presence | |
| sisters | Pam Finebaum |
| Books | I Hate Michigan: 303 Reasons Why You Should Too; The worst of Paul Finebaum; finebaum said |
Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, television and radio personality, and columnist. Since 2013, he has been with ESPN, hosting the four-hour sports radio talk show, The Paul Finebaum Show.
How old is Paul Finebaum? Where was he educated?
Paul Finebaum was born on July 26, 1955, the son of Benjamin Finebaum, an optometrist, and Gloria Filderman Finebaum, a former IRS secretary. He is 65 years old as of August 2020.
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Finebaum attended Christian Brothers High School and White Station High School, both in Memphis. She then enrolled in the University of Tennessee and graduated in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
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Paul Finebaum began his professional career as a sports columnist and investigative reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald. During his tenure at the newspaper, Finebaum received more than 250 national, regional and area industry awards. He later went on to work for Mobile Press Record in 2001 and for Sports Illustrated as a college football columnist for SI.com from 2011 to 2012.
Finebaum made his radio debut in the mid-’80s and was a contributor to the Mark and Brian radio show on WJOX-FM. He hosted his own radio show on WAPI-AM before launching the highly syndicated The Paul Finebaum Radio Network in 2001. The show was acquired by WJOX-FM in 2007.
He hosted the show until WJOX-FM was temporarily discontinued in 2013, after which he joined ESPN in August and became the voice of the newly launched Red SEC .
Paul Finebaum in Opelika during his book tour SOURCE: Opelika Auburn News
He has been in sports journalism in some form or fashion since the late 1970s and since August 2013, he has worked at ESPN’s SEC Network, where he is the host of the daily four-hour radio show, The Paul Finebaum Show .