REUTERS' Keith Weir reports F1 CEO BERNIE ECCLESTONE has named F1 team Red Bull Principal CHRISTIAN HORNER as the "man he wants to succeed him." Ecclestone "has a close friendship with the Red Bull principal and admits he would prefer someone with first-hand knowledge of the sport," ahead of EPL CEO RICHARD SCUDAMORE or Sainsbury CEO JUSTIN KING (REUTERS, 11/22).
SPLIT DECISIONS: MEG IRSAY, wife of Colts Owner JIM IRSAY, filed for divorce on Thursday "after living apart for more than a decade," ending their 33-year marriage. The Irsays said that ownership of the Colts "isn't at issue." Jim Irsay maintains 100% ownership and "complete control of the team." The Irsays' three daughters -- CARLIE IRSAY-GORDON, CASEY FOYT and KALEN IRSAY -- are each Vice Chair & Owner of the team (USATODAY.com, 11/21)....Time Warner Chair & CEO JEFF BEWKES and his wife, PEGGY, are "divorcing after 20 years of marriage" (N.Y. POST, 11/22).
AWARDS & HONORS: Disney Chair & CEO BOB IGER on Thursday received the '13 John Wooden Global Leadership Award, which recognizes leadership style and service to the community (UCLA)....Daytona Int'l Speedway Senior Manager of Media Relations ANDREW BOOTH was named the Florida PR Association Volusia/Flagler chapter's member of the year (NEWS-JOURNALONLINE.com, 11/21).
CHARITY STRIPE: Giants TE BRANDON MYERS on Monday held a bowling event at Wallington Lanes in Wallington, N.J., which “raised approximately $30,000.” The proceeds go to Intensive Therapeutics, a non-profit, charitable organization that “provides group and individual occupation therapy services to children with autism and children with hemiplegia, from stroke, CP and brain injury” (NJ.com, 11/19)....DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM have donated boxes of their old clothes and shoes to the British Red Cross to “help fund relief efforts in the Philippines” (THETIMES.co.uk, 11/22).
NAMES: The eight-story Int'l Motorsports Center in Daytona Beach will now serve as HQs to the Int'l Motorsports Association (IMSA), NASCAR and ISC (NASCAR)....Canadian agent GIL SCOTT is profiled under the header, “A1 Agent: Scott Walks Softly, Carries Big Stick.” Scott and his partner TIM FLEISZER represent 15 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats and nine Saskatchewan Roughriders, the “combatants in the 101st Grey Cup.” Maybe it is his “stature, maybe his personality, but in any case Scott retains the respect of players and power brokers while not stooping to sniff jocks” (WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, 11/22)....TAVIA HUNT, wife of Chiefs Chair & CEO CLARK HUNT, is focusing on “the latest offering from the ‘NFL For Her' line of apparel and accessories for women and young girls.” The next addition to the collection “is a line of plus-sized clothes" (KCTV5.com, 11/21)....Yankees SS DEREK JETER on Thursday night stopped by RevolutionWear’s new FRIGO pop-up shop in Manhattan “to talk underwear.” Knicks F CARMELO ANTHONY and wife LALA “also browsed the store” (NEWSDAY.com, 11/22)....ESPN’s LINDSAY CZARNIAK and husband CRAIG MELVIN are expecting a baby (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 11/21).
