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Radio Host Paul Finebaum Headed To ESPN, SEC Network05 / 21 / 13Radio host Paul Finebaum on Aug. 1 is “leaving the Birmingham, Ala., market where his contract expired in January, for Charlotte, N.C., and a national forum: ESPN.” His “multi-tiered platform will include a radio program on ESPN networks, 100 televised appearances annually on ESP... |
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