To those who don’t follow college football closely, Paul Finebaum might seem to have had a meteoric rise through the sportscasting business.
Finebaum, 64, has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2013, when he moved to the Queen City to become the face of ESPN’s SEC Network. Finebaum now appears on a variety of ESPN’s programming while also anchoring his four-hour daily radio show that is simulcast on TV.
To those who do follow college football closely, Finebaum has been a star for decades. Originally a sportswriter, Finebaum made the switch to radio while living in Birmingham, Ala.