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Where Are They Now?: Survivor's Joel Klug
(Today's THV 2.20.08)
Where is Joel Klug now? Well he's settling in to his most important role yet. He says, "I have a four month old son named Jayden and Anita and I live in LA, she's a stunt woman out here and we're very happy with him, he's a happy, healthy, great little guy. It’s been quite a ride, done movies, TV, started a couple companies but now I work in the packaging industry and I also started a bicycle company."

Richard HatchAppeals Court Buries the Hatch
(E! News 2.2.08)
A federal appeals court in Boston upheld the Survivor winner's conviction on tax-evasion charges, further rejecting his claim that he was under the impression that the show's producers were going to pay the taxes on his $1 million prize. The 46-year-old Rhode Island resident was sentenced to 51 months in prison on May 16, 2006

Sonja Christopher'Survivor' castoff's prize helps finance church hall
(San Jose Mercury News 1.9.08)
The first person to be booted from the television show "Survivor" has parlayed her $2,500 consolation prize into a cache large enough to finance the expansion of a Walnut Creek church.  Seven years after the show, Sonja Christopher's nest egg has grown to $1 million, and the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church will break ground on its new Fellowship Hall on Sunday.
Dr. Sean Kenniff
(cbs4.com 10.31.07)
Dr. Sean Kenniff is the Health Specialist for CBS4/My33, a position he has held since December 2001.

Update on an Inmate Richard Hatch
(Boston Globe 7.3.07)
Richard Hatch reacts to Scooter Libby's sentence commutation

After 'Survivor,' Games Are a Snap
Boesch competed on show in 2000

(The Courier-Journal - 7.01.07)
Rudy Boesch was a Navy Seal, he finished third on the reality television series "Survivor: Borneo" and last September he underwent surgery to implant an abdominal aortic stent graft. So don't expect the 79-year-old to be afraid of the racquetball competition at the National Senior Games.

Rudy Boesch: Still Living Life to the Fullest as a "Survivor" 
(Medtronic, Inc - 6.7.07)

Former Navy Seal Will Be Competing in Senior Olympics Less Than a Year After Receiving a Medtronic Abdominal Aortic Stent Graft

'Survivor' Hatch on Prison: 'Horrendous' 
(Associated Press 3.16.07)
Richard Hatch, who won $1 million on "Survivor," says being in prison for failing to pay taxes on his reality TV prize and other income is no day at the beach.


'Survivor' con Hatches a Bizarre Tax Appeal
(Boston Herald - 3.9.07)
As fallen "Survivor" Richard Hatch languishes in prison earning pennies a day teaching inmates how to write resumes, his lawyers are fighting feverishly in Boston for the convicted tax cheat’s freedom.


Van Buren to Auction "Survivor" Winner's Property
(Kalamazoo Gazette - 3.4.07)
Van Buren County officials are a step closer to auctioning off six properties that Richard Hatch hasn't paid taxes on since 2004. 

Surviving "Survivor"
REALITY CHECK: What happened to Virginians after season in the sun?
(Times-Dispatch  2.4.07)


Prosecutors: Hatch Squandered Chance to Address Deal
(Boston Globe Staff  - 1.06.07)
Federal prosecutors told a panel of judges yesterday that Richard Hatch, the "Survivor" star convicted of tax evasion, missed his chance to make his case that producers of the show might have paid taxes on his


Court Asked to Uphold Hatch Rap
(Herald wire services
- 1.06.07)
Prosecutors urged a federal appeals court today to uphold the tax evasion conviction of
"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch, saying he had an opportunity to testify about why he thought the show's producers would pay his taxes, but never took it.

'Survivor' Finds Surviving Jail Real Test
(The Boston Globe - 1.05.07)
Richard Hatch doesn't look the way he did on TV. This man is jittery and talks in hyperspeed, jumping from subject to subject. He's painfully aware that the length of time he has to speak - like most everything in his life these days - is entirely outside of his command.


EXCLUSIVE: Richard Hatch Speaks Out from Prison
(EDGE National News Editor - 11.15.06)
Richard Hatch, the openly gay winner of the first "Survivor" TV show, is speaking out in detail for the first time about his conviction on income tax charges and confinement in federal prison.


Survivor' Rudy Boesch Undergoes Heart Surgery
(The Virginian-Pilot - 8.30.06)
Rudy Boesch, the highly decorated former Navy SEAL who became instantly famous on the first "Survivor" reality show six years ago, says he is recuperating nicely after recent open-heart surgery.

Survivor's' Hatch says Prison Life Difficult 
(MSNBC 8.10.06)
As he works on appeal for tax fraud, he’s trying to adjust to incarceration


'Survivor' Continues Tour of U.S. Prisons
(AP 8.2.06)
Richard Hatch moves from Oklahoma to West Virginia


Hatch takes up residency in Oklahoma prison
(Providence Journal 7.22.06)
For the first time since he was sentenced to 51 months in prison for evading taxes on his $1-million Survivor jackpot and other income, Hatch, 45, has been moved to a federal facility. He arrived several days ago at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City, having been held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, in Massachusetts, since his conviction in May.


As a 'Survivor' Goes to the Clink, Keith Famie Speaks Out
(Detroit Free Press 5.19.06)
Who knows why, but Richard Hatch always treated Keith Famie poorly. Maybe it was because Hatch treated everyone that way.  Hatch won the first season of "Survivor," and Famie, the chef from Novi, finished third when the show hit the Australian Outback the next year.

'Survivor' Winner Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison (AP 5.16.06)
"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for failing to pay taxes on his $1 million prize and other income, receiving a harsher than expected sentence from a judge who called Hatch a liar.

'Survivor' Contestant Partners With Safe Boating Council  (The Log 4.19.06)
 The National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) announced on April 12 that Navy SEAL, decorated war veteran and reality television star Rudy Boesch ("Survivor," first season), will serve as spokesperson for the 2006 North American Safe Boating Campaign - a public awareness initiative that promotes life jacket wear among recreational boaters.

Convicted 'Survivor' Winner Segregated in Prison (Boston Globe 4.10.06)
"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is being held in protective custody apart from other inmates until his sentencing this month on tax evasion charges.

Ex-'Survivor' Hatch Found Guilty of Tax Evasion 
(MSNBC 1.25.06)
Hatch was handcuffed and taken into custody after U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres said he was a potential flight risk.
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Jurors Begin Deliberating in Richard Hatch Trial 
(Boston Globe 1.24.06 )
On Tuesday, jurors in Hatch's federal tax fraud trial began their own deliberations: whether Hatch willfully failed to pay taxes on that prize money.  Jurors concluded the day without a verdict after deliberating for a few hours, and were scheduled to resume Wednesday morning.

Lawyer Alleges 'Survivor' Hatch Cut Deal 
(USA Today 1.23.06)
Survivor Richard Hatch decided not to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the TV show's first season after discussions with producers, fellow contestants and his accountant, and, he testified Monday in his federal tax-evasion trial, after receiving two letters from the IRS.

Lawyer: 'Survivor' Producers Agreed to Pay Hatch's Taxes 
(USA Today 1.20.06)
Richard Hatch's lawyer said Friday that the Survivor winner caught his fellow reality-show contestants cheating, and when he told producers about it they struck a deal: They would pay the taxes on the million-dollar prize if Hatch won.

Accountant Testifies in 'Survivor' Winner's Tax fraud trial (Boston Globe 1.18.06)
An accountant for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch warned the reality TV star not to file a tax return omitting the $1 million prize he won from the hit CBS show, she testified Wednesday during Hatch's federal tax fraud trial

In Second Day, 'Survivor' Trial Focuses on Charity 
(Boston Globe 1.13.06)
A charity bank account that should have held thousands of dollars had less than $200, the former live-in boyfriend of "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch testified Friday in the reality TV star's tax fraud trial.


Survivor:  Borneo
The First Season
Airdate:  Summer/2000


The Cast of Survivor: Borneo

Survivor: Borneo Cast

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The Winner of Survivor: Borneo
Richard Hatch

Richard Hatch - Winner, Survivor: Borneo


The Location

Survivor: Borneo (aka Survivor: Pulau Tiga) was filmed on the Malaysian island  Pulau Tiga in the South China Sea.  The island was formed on September 21, 1897 when a large earthquake on the Philippine island of Mindanao triggered a volcanic eruption just north of Borneo. The eruption of mud and rock formed a new island 66 feet (20 meters) wide.

Pulau Tiga is 6 miles (10 km) offshore of the island of Borneo, to the northeast of the country of Brunei.

Climate & Weather - The taping of the show took place on Pulau Tiga during the February through April "dry" season when the sea around the island is relatively calm. The island is near the equator and is located in a rain forest climatic zone.  Almost year-round monsoons hit Pulau Tiga and Malaysia hard. 

Flora and Fauna - Pulau Tiga and its surrounding sea is home to a diverse number of interesting animal species. Poisonous sea snakes, proboscis and macaque monkeys, flying foxes, bats, sharks, monitor lizards, barracuda,  sea turtles, and a plethora of birds all call Pulau Tiga home. 

The two original tribes of Survivor: Borneo were Tagi and Pagong. Eventually the two were merged into the Rattana tribe.




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