CBS and Viacom BOD Vice Chair SHARI REDSTONE "is in line to succeed her father," Exec Chair SUMNER REDSTONE, according to details that emerged yesterday about the "structure of the trust that will collect controlling stakes in the two media titans." Sources said that she and her son, TYLER KORFF, "will serve on a seven-person board alongside lawyers" NORMAN JACOBS and LEONARD LEWIN. A source added that Shari "may decide to sell CBS and keep Viacom" (N.Y. POST, 5/7).
WHAT'S UP, DOC? Dick's Sporting Goods and Tribeca Digital Studios are working with director JUDD EHRLICH to produce a documentary about the Salmon River (Fort Covington, N.Y.) High School girls lacrosse team. The trio previously worked together on "WE COULD BE KING" (Dick's). Meanwhile, Asylum Entertainment and Pilgrim Studios "are teaming to produce sports docuseries 'PLANET SPORT.'" Asylum's STEVE MICHAELS and JONATHAN KOCH and Pilgrim's CRAIG PILIGIAN "are bringing on the Emmy-winning DAVID MICHAELS to produce the project" (VARIETY.com, 5/5)....Florida State "has spoken to the producers" of MSNBC's "MORNING JOE" to share what they believe to be the facts of Buccaneers QB JAMEIS WINSTON's alleged sexual assault case. "Morning Joe" co-hosts JOE SCARBOROUGH and MIKA BRZEZINSKI "went on a three-minute rant" on Monday "strictly off watching 'THE HUNTING GROUND,' a documentary film about rape on college campuses, in which Winston accuser, ERICA KINSMAN, was interviewed." Scarborough said, "The NFL doesn't care about rape charges or character" (PALM BEACH POST, 5/7).
NAMES: Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES was the keynote speaker at yesterday's Salvation Army Arlington Inspiring Hope Luncheon at AT&T Stadium (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/7)....The L.A.-based Hollenbeck Police Activities League yesterday at its annual Awards Gala honored AEG VP/Communications MICHAEL ROTH with its Leadership Award (HPAL)....The U.S. Sports Academy honored Duke AD KEVIN WHITE with its '15 Carl Maddox Sport Management Award (USSA)....The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications' annual awards listed Disney and ESPN Media Networks VP/Digital Video Distribution JAMES ROLLINS and ESPN Deportes VP/Programming & Business Initiatives FREDDY ROLON as "Luminaries" (MULTICHANNEL NEWS, 5/4 issue)....NBPA Exec Dir MICHELE ROBERTS is featured in a one-page profile in the May issue of Fast Company magazine under the header, “Full-Court Press” (FAST COMPANY, 5/’15 issue)....Basketball HOFer MAGIC JOHNSON donated $1M to the OneGoal Chicago, a nonprofit that trains teachers to guide high schoolers to college (CHICAGOBUSINESS.com, 5/6)....In support of Orioles 3B MANNY MACHADO’s May 18 benefit bowling tournament, the team announced that it “will donate $10,000 to Baltimore City Recreation and Parks" (Baltimore SUN, 5/7)....Chicago Mayor RAHM EMANUEL last night was spotted at Chicago's Logan Bar watching Game 2 of the Bulls-Cavaliers NBA Playoffs series (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 5/7).
