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FINEBAUM - Monday

PATERNO PASSES: Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85. His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death: "His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled." Mount Nittany Medical Center said in a statement that Paterno died at 9:25 a.m. Sunday of "metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung." Metastatic indicates an illness that has spread from one part of the body to an unrelated area. The man known as "JoePa" won 409 games and took the Nittany Lions to 37 bowl games and two national championships. More than 250 of the players he coached went on to the NFL.

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FINEBAUM - Tuesday

PATERNO SERVICES SET: The funeral and memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno are scheduled for the campus where he worked for more than six decades before being fired in the wake of the child sex-abuse charges against a former assistant. Members of the board of trustees that replaced the longtime coach say Paterno's family are putting the event together, but some of them will attend to pay their last respects. Anger at the board has been evident since the 85-year-old Paterno died of lung cancer Sunday night. A school spokeswoman says planning for the memorial Thursday at the Jordan Center basketball arena is being done by the athletic department with the family's assistance.

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FINEBAUM - Wednesday

ONE WEEK UNTIL SIGNING DAY- ESPN's Tom Luginbill joins us today to discuss this year's class and how Florida State is closing fast upon Alabama. ESPN's 150 says,'Jimbo Fisher and Florida State keep moving closer and closer to the top spot in the rankings. With the recent addition of former Auburn ATH commit Ricardo Louis (Miami Beach, Fla./Miami Beach Senior), who is No. 21 in the ESPNU 150, and a big (literally) supply of talented defensive linemen, led by the nation's No. 1 player Mario Edwards (Denton, Texas/Billy Ryan), the Seminoles leapfrog Texas and move into the No. 2 spot. FSU, with 10 ESPNU 150 prospects in its 16-member class, sits just behind Alabama.' Also today, we'll update and discuss Coach Mike Leach's lawsuit versus Texas Tech.

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FINEBAUM - Thursday

JOE PATERNO MEMORIAL: Some 10,000 ticket holders headed to a campus memorial service on Thursday for one final goodbye to late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, concluding five days of public mourning for college football's legendary "JoePa." Massive crowds have been turning out since Paterno died on Sunday of lung cancer at age 85, with supporters choosing to remember how he built a hugely successful and profitable college football program rather than his fall from grace for failing to alert police to a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant. Interest in "A Memorial to Joe" at the school's basketball arena on Thursday afternoon was so intense that 10,000 free tickets were snapped up within seven minutes earlier this week. We'll give live updates today from State College, PA services for Joe Paterno.

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FINEBAUM - Friday

SIGNING DAY 5 DAYS AWAY: Today we'll discuss the National Recruting scene and the 'Best of the Rest' in the SEC. CBS Sports.com's Bryan Fisher and Bruce Feldman will join Finebaum as we look ahead to college football's signing day. What program's will surprise the experts on Wednesday and will Alabama's national championship mean to not only this year's class but 2013?

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DEADSPIN: FINEBAUM The BIGGEST small MAN in the SEC

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Uncivil: How Paul Finebaum Keeps The SEC�s Dixie Aroused The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is the brawniest thing in college football right now, and a scrawny man, Paul Finebaum, sits atop it. Finebaum is the host of The Paul Finebaum Radio Network, a daily show that has won the men's 25-54 demographic in Alabama for five years running and which serves to overturn the rock and reveal the writhing passions of the SEC. Finebaum, a 56-year-old with a bald, turtle-like head and a Memphis accent, doesn't do much talking. When he does talk, he's monotone, sly, and deadpan. He is there to let his callers rant and spew.

WELD MAGAZINE COVER STORY- The Listener: Why Finebaum is Finebaum

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

To some, Paul Finebaum is a top-notch investigative journalist and truth-teller extraordinaire, exposing the underbelly of college sports and holding programs accountable. For others, his show is a purely gratuitous diversion, with Finebaum the master of ceremonies for a cavalcade of bad craziness that showcases college football fandom at its most deliriously rabid. In an in-depth profile, Weld publisher Mark Kelly explores the most influential media figure in the state of Alabama. READ WELD COVER STORY

FINEBAUM VISITS ROBERT FROM WATERLOO, IOWA

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Mike and Marsha Fisher dared not tell their son, Robert, about the visitors Friday before the morning came. They knew he wouldn't be able to sleep. Robert Fisher, 33, lives with his parents, dealing with cerebral palsy in the most upbeat manner imaginable. This year he also has found a bit of celebrity, becoming a regular caller to Paul Finebaum's national sports talk show on Sirius XM Radio. READ THE ENTIRE WATERLOO- CEDAR FALLS COURIER STORY ABOUT FINEBAUM'S SPECIAL TRIP TO VISIT ROBERT FROM WATERLOO, IOWA.

WATCH FINEBAUM'S TRIP TO WATERLOO, IOWA

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Fox 6's Dennis Washington made the trip with Finebaum to Waterloo, Iowa and filmed the visit with famed caller Robert Fisher. See Finebaum and infamous Auburn fan Tammy make the trek to America's heartland to visit one of the show's most beloved caller.

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