Reds radio announcer MARTY BRENNAMAN on Nov. 6 "will receive the Joe Nuxhall Award for Excellence in Broadcasting at the Joe Nuxhall Miracle Ball for his 41-year Reds radio career." Brennaman's tenure with the team includes 31 years alongside the award's namesake, JOE NUXHALL , who passed away in '07 ( CINCINNATI.com, 10/8 ).
REAL ESTATE : Legendary Entertainment Chair & CEO THOMAS TULL , a Steelers investor, has sold his 1-acre estate in Calabasas, Calif., for $9.5M. The property includes a 14,218-square-foot main house, which Tull had built in '06 "after buying the site the year before" for $2.27M ( L.A. TIMES, 10/10 )....Pistons Dir of Player Development QUENTIN RICHARDSON "has sold his 10,900-square-foot mansion in Palos Heights, Ill., for $800,000." He paid $2.2M for the property in April '06 ( L.A. TIMES, 10/10 )....Bulls C JOAKIM NOAH this summer “upgraded to a seven bedroom, 7,500 square foot home in Lincoln Park” that cost $2.85M ( CHICAGO.CURBED.com, 10/9 )
NAMES : Nike CIO ANTHONY WATSON was named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list ( FORTUNE.com, 10/9 )....The Broncos on Thursday announced a partnership with the Rose Andom Center, which is scheduled to open in Denver next summer and will provide services to domestic-violence victims. The Broncos pledged a $150,000 donation from Broncos Charities ( Broncos )....Sounders MF OBAFEMI MARTINS and D DJIMI TRAORE appear alongside Timbers F DARLINGTON NAGBE “in a 30-second advertisement produced by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation” about fighting Ebola. A similar ad features Seahawks coach PETE CARROLL and QB RUSSELL WILSON ( Tacoma NEWS TRIBUNE, 10/9 )....The pressbox at the Univ. of Houston’s TDECU Stadium has been named the Doris Nantz Press Box in honor of JIM NANTZ ’ mom ( YOURHOUSTONNEWS.com, 10/8 ).
