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Paul Finebaum Inks Radio, TV Deal With ESPN Featuring SEC Network Simulcast05 / 22 / 13Broadcaster Paul Finebaum "is leaving the Birmingham, Ala., market where his contract expired in January, for Charlotte, N.C., and a national forum: ESPN," according to Rachel Bachman of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Finebaum signed "a five-year contract," but "neither he nor ESPN would give financial de... |
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RED SOX WILL COMPENSATE LOCAL TV STATION FOR AIRING GAMES
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ESPN WILL SHOW US THE WAY -- ALL THE WAY TO BRAZIL
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