Paul Kuharksy
Instructor of Journalism
Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business
Biography
Paul Kuharsky is an award-winning sports journalist and broadcaster who has covered the NFL for more than 30 years. A longtime authority on the Tennessee Titans, he has covered the franchise since 1996, when it was still the Houston Oilers, reporting on every head coach, general manager, playoff appearance and major organizational transition.
Kuharsky spent 12 years with The Tennessean before joining ESPN.com, where he covered the AFC South and later the Titans as part of ESPN’s NFL Nation. He also co-hosted Nashville’s popular The Midday 180 on 104.5 The Zone for nine years and later helped launch OutKick 360. In 2017, he founded PaulKuharsky.com, an independent membership site devoted to Titans and NFL reporting and analysis.
From 2015 to 2025, Kuharsky served on the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and was named to its coach/contributors committee in 2022.
Kuharsky joined Belmont University as an adjunct professor in 2025, teaching media ethics, and became a full-time instructor in 2026. He brings decades of professional experience in sports journalism, broadcasting, digital media and independent publishing to the classroom.