6.47K Hamilton Nolan 01/17/14 12:03PM Filed to: nepotism nepotism media sports illustrated magazines time inc The new VP/ publisher of Sports Illustrated is Brendan Ripp—who happens to be the son of Joe Ripp, who is the CEO of Time Inc., the company that owns Sports Illustrated. Huh. Seems strange to see this sort of nepotism in the media world.