Paul is also a successful writer. He released a very successful series of books I Hate ..., where he gathered many of his newspaper columns. The most popular book was I Hate Michigan: 303 Reasons Why You Should, Too, which became the subject of parody of the book I Hate Paul Finebaum: 303 Reasons Why You Should Too by Tommy Charles. Paul has also published two books: The Worst of Paul Finebaum, a 1994 compilation of some of the newspaper columns he has written; and Finebaum Said, a 2001 collection of columns and interviews.

On March 27, 2013, the Birmingham News reported that Finebaum agreed to an advance (later reported to be $650,000) with HarperCollins to write a book about the radio show. HarperCollins Senior Vice President and Executive Editor David Hirshey said "We expect this book to occupy the same spot on the best-seller list that Alabama occupies in the BCS rankings – number one." In February, Publishers Weekly reported the book would arrive on August 5 with a first run of 150,000 copies. The book, which was excerpted in the Wall Street Journal on August 5, quickly made the New York Times best-seller list, landing at No. 6 among sports books. The book remained on the best-seller list for five months.

Recognition

In 2002, Finebaum was named by The Tennessean in Nashville as one of the Southeastern Conference's Top Power Brokers. In July 2009, The Orlando Sentinel named Finebaum as one of the SEC's 10 most powerful people. On January 11, 2011, CNBC's Emmy-Award-winning sports reporter, Darren Rovell wrote: "Back 2 back titles by Alabama & Auburn make Finebaum the most powerful small market sports media member in the nation" and called him "the best listener of any sports talk radio host." In December 2012, Sports Illustrated, in its year-end review of sports media, listed gave Finebaum an Honorable Mention along with 10 other names for "Best National Radio Voice".

In 2008, Columbia University named Finebaum's Show as one of the winners of its annual 'Let's Do it Better! Workshop on Journalism, Race and Ethnicity' awards for providing a strong and sometimes controversial view on racial issues in sports. 

Reeves Wiedeman profiled the radio host in a 5,000-word article, "King of the South", in the December 10, 2012 edition of the New Yorker. . In May 2015, The Big Lead, part of USA Today's sports online network, ranked Finebaum No. 18 in a piece on The 25 Most Powerful People in Sports Media, On June 23, 2016, Finebaum delivered the keynote at the annual meeting of the Associated Press Sports Editors annual convention in Charlotte.

Personal Life

Paul Finebaum and his wife, Dr. Linda Hudson, have been married since 1990. Finebaum is Jewish.

Due to the many different jobs of Paul Finebaum it is difficult to determine his salary exactly, but his net worth is estimated at approximately two million dollars. More about his achievement and biography can be found on Wikipedia.