TED TURNER, who turns 80 today, had a "birthday party in Atlanta on Saturday," and guests included ex-wife, JANE FONDA, former Vice President AL GORE, crew members from Turner's '77 America's Cup win, former U.S. Sen. SAM NUNN, former U.N. Ambassador ANDREW YOUNG, former Braves manager BOBBY COX and CNN President JEFF ZUCKER (AJC.com, 11/18).
BRAND RECOGNITION: Marketing agency MBLM's inaugural Brand-Intimate Famous Figures study saw several athletes ranked in the top 20, but none in the top 10, with SERENA WILLIAMS the highest ranked at No. 12. LEBRON JAMES was ranked No. 15, STEPHEN CURRY No. 16, COLIN KAEPERNICK No. 19 and TIGER WOODS No. 20. Kaepernick ranked No. 1 for identity, having values people strongly identify with. Millenial men 18-24 ranked James, Curry and PRESIDENT OBAMA as their top three brands (MBLM).
HUNGER GAMES: Colts RB NYHEIM HINES "spent part of his bye week" working the "lunch-hour rush and the drive-thru window" at a Bojangles' QSR on N.C. State’s campus. He is "preparing himself for the day football stops." Hines said that he "wants to run several" franchises one day. Hines said of Bojangles, “Best fries in the fast food industry. The chicken’s really good, and they have these things called Bo-Berry biscuits. Nothing like them” (INDYSTAR.com, 11/16).
NAMES: Stephen Curry and USWNT F ALEX MORGAN were named the newest PGA Jr. League Ambassadors (PGA)....Warriors co-Owners JOE LACOB and PETER GUBER were inducted into the Bay Area Council’s Business HOF last week (S.F. CHRONICLE, 11/18)....Islanders LW ANDERS LEE yesterday at Barclays Center held his third “Kancer Jam” event that “raised more than $117,000 to benefit charities and organizations” (NEWSDAY, 11/19)....A “fake video” of President Obama sent out in a tweet by Washington State football coach MIKE LEACH back in June “cost the school" about $1.6M in lost donations (AP, 11/18)....Former National Security Advisor MICHAEL FLYNN was at TD Garden on Friday night for Raptors-Celtics, while former Secretary of State JOHN KERRY was "wearing Yale blue entering Fenway Park” for his alma mater's against Harvard on Saturday (POLITICO.com, 11/18)....Red Sox CF JACKIE BRADLEY JR. this weekend was “making the rounds” at the Univ. of South Carolina, his alma mater. Bradley took in the football game against UT-Chattanooga on Saturday, “where the crowd at Williams-Brice Stadium gave” him a “rousing ovation” (NBCSPORTSBOSTON.com, 11/17)....DEREK JETER celebrated the Marlins' rebrand on Thursday with former teammate JORGE POSADA at a "Miami hot spot” (NYDAILYNEWS.com, 11/17)....RUSSELL WESTBROOK’s wife NINA “gave birth to their twin daughters Saturday” (NEWSOK.com, 11/18).
