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'Survivor'
Champ May Not Make It in S.F.
(San Francisco Chronicle 1.22.08)
Yul Kwon, who was voted "favorite 'Survivor' winner"
by Entertainment Weekly readers, wanted to open a yogurt store
in North Beach with a couple of friends. But last week they
ran afoul of the neighborhood's strict "formula
retail" ordinance, which is designed to protect the
neighborhood's unique character.
Winner Kwon goes well beyond 'Survivor' mode
(Contra Costa Times - 5.12.07)
Yul Kwon, TV journalist?
Kwon has been
a busy man -- supporting his favorite charities, making public
appearances and producing a series of segments on the
Asian-American experience for CNN's "American
Morning". The project consists of three short, the
first segment, which airs on Monday, May 14, deals with the image of
Asian-American men in TV and films.
Chinese New Year Parade Draws big Crowd in
San Francisco
Survivor TV Series Winner is Honorary Grand Marshall
(InsidedBayArea.com - 3.3.07)
Downtown San Francisco was filled with the
lights, sounds and smells of the Chinese New Year Festival and
Parade Saturday evening. Yul Kwon, the winner of last season's
Survivor and an honorary Grand Marshal, was among the famous
faces that were featured in the parade. He was on the float
promoting the Asian American bone marrow donor program.
Surviving "Survivor"
REALITY CHECK: What happened to Virginians
after season in the sun?
(Times-Dispatch
2.4.07)
(The
Fayetteville Observer - 2.4.07) Yul Kwon, who lives in California, decided to
come to Fayetteville, N.C. to let Dr. Michael Woodcock perform
Lasik eye surgery. Woodcock, who owns Carolina Vision Center, just
happens to be the father of Yul’s "Survivor" competitor
and onetime rival, Candice. Becky Lee, the show’s
third-place winner and Yul’s biggest ally on the show, came
from Washington to have her eyes fixed.
Exclusive
Survivor: Cook Islands Winner Interview: Yul
(IGN.com - 12.26.06)
Yul played the mastermind role perfectly, even trading an
elimination for a vote. In a very close game, he managed to win
out over the challenge dominator and nature lover Ozzy in a 5-4
win.
Thomas Jefferson
Graduate Finishes Third on
'Survivor'
(Daily News - 12.26.06)
Rebekah "Becky" Lee, 29, a Thomas Jefferson High
School graduate and former Jefferson Hills resident came in
third place on "Survivor," the CBS series that puts 18
to 20 contestants in remote locations for 39 days to compete in
challenges to become the sole survivor.
Exclusive
Survivor: Cook Islands Interview: Ozzy
(IGN.com - 12.18.06)
Ozzy discusses coming in second, what he wishes he could do
differently what' he's up to now. The second place finisher
comes clean about romance in the game as well.
Exclusive
Survivor: Cook Islands
Interview: Becky
(IGN.com
- 12.20.06)
Becky discusses her strategy of
playing the game, how she came to be on the show in the first
place and what she thought of the twists.
Exclusive
Survivor: Cook Islands
Interview: Sundra
(IGN.com - 12.19.06)
Sundra discusses what she thought
of the racially segregated tribes, her strategy for playing the
game and everything else Survivor. She also talked about
the hilarious fire challenge.
Survivor's
Divisions Controversial, Captivating
(CanWest News Service - 12.17.06)
One of the areas in which executive
producer Mark Burnett and his team have excelled on Survivor
is finding ways to keep reinventing what should be a tired
format by now.
Playing
Dirty
(Entertainment Weekly 12.15.06)
The next-to-last episode of ''Survivor: Cook Islands'' is all
about hot tubs, massages, and mudslinging; plus, Yul pulls off a
hat trick
Exclusive
Survivor: Cook Islands
Interview: Jonathan
(IGN.com
- 12.11.06)
Jonathan's twisting and turning finally led to a dead end when
he was voted off by his tribe on Thursday's Survivor: Cook
Islands. IGN.com talked to Jonathan about all the ultimate game of survival
and the mutiny. He spoke about living outdoors, providing for
himself and his tribemates.
Hats
Off to Jonathan on "Survivor" (theslug.com - 12.08.06)
Jonathan Penner was sent to the jury — without his hat! —
on "Survivor: Cook Islands".
Torch
Song
(Entertainment Weekly 12.08.06) In a farewell letter to
a great ''Survivor'' villain, Entertainment Weekly's Dalton
Ross expresses his gratitude to Jonathan for saving the season
Exclusive
Survivor: Cook Islands Interview: Nate
(IGN.com - 11.27.06)
Nate talks about the turn of his luck. He talked about the
Raro alliances, what he thought about the racial twist and
much more.
Chico's Own "Survivor" Gal
Returning to Normal Slowly
(Chico Enterprise - 11.18.06)
Life isn't quite back to normal for Flica Flame, aka Jessica
Smith, who appeared in eight episodes of the popular CBS show
"Survivor." The aftermath of the show has been really positive for
her, she said during a phone interview this week.
Jonathan Penner Interview with FatFreeFilm
(11.12.06)
Jonathan Penner, actor/producer and current Survivor
cast member, joins Kamala and Joel for a lively discussion of
reality television and what it is like to be a participant, and
also how we measure success and happiness in our creative lives.
Californian
Fans on the Survivor Trail
(Cook Islands News - 11.07.06)
Survivor fever is alive and well if the enthusiasm of Louise and
Bob Craven from Davis, California, is anything to go by. They're
such avid fans that they have visited all the locations where
the show has been filmed including the Marquesas Islands in
French Polynesia and the Pearl Islands in Panama (twice). So of
course, they just had to come to the Cook Islands in the wake of
the new series filmed in beautiful Aitutaki.
'Cowboy'
Reflects on Lessons Learned
(News Messenger - 11.06.06)
He is no longer a competitor on this year's edition of
"Survivor," but Bui said, "My post-'Survivor'
life is fun. It's fun to be recognized by children with cool
looks on their faces, and older folks smile and get excited,
pumping their arms and saying, 'Go, Cao Boi.'
Sundra
Oakley,
The Survivor
(The
Jamaica Gleaner - 1.08.07)
Sundra is proud to be the first Jamaican on Survivor and is
always looking for ways to promote Jamaica to the world.
"One of my goals is to be an ambassador of the new image of
Jamaica because it is about time." Oakley has written
two children's books inspired by her son. Plans for new projects
include designing eclectic children wear - funky, rock, hip and
Caribbean-inspired clothing. More
Here >>
"Cook Islands" winner Yul Kwon is presented with a check
for $1 million by Julie Chen. Seated next to him is
runner-up Ozzy Lusth, Kwon's toughest competition on the
island.
Yul
Rules !!!
Yul Kwon: Sole Survivor - Cook
Islands
Candice
Be Love?
(Entertainment Weekly 11.03.06) While one
''Survivor'' contestant flirts with us -- and everybody
else on the show -- her tribe loses both immunity and its
mojo
Cowboy and
Cop Cut from
Survivor: Cook Islands
Cao Boi Bui and Cristina Coria
Become Sixth and Seventh People Voted off Survivor: Cook
Islands
Episode 6 News
Girls
on Girl Gone Wild
(Entertainment Weekly
10.20.06) One of those dreaded
two-elimination episodes of ''Survivor'' features tag-team
striptease wrestling; plus, Candice blows kisses and her
cover at tribal council
Rarotonga
Tribe Does
Stephannie a Favor
Stephannie Favor Becomes Fifth Person Voted out of Survivor:
Cook Islands
Episode 5
Recaps
Gravy
Boot
(Entertainment Weekly 10.13.06) On ''Survivor,''
Nate gets Stephannie voted out after she confesses a food
craving; plus, Ozzy makes a rude gesture
Booby
Trap
(Entertainment Weekly 10.06.06) On ''Survivor,'' the
Aitu men capture a baby bird, and the Raro women catch the
overconfident J.P. off guard
No Space
for Cecilia on Survivor
Cece Mansilla Becomes Third Person Voted out of Survivor: Cook
Islands
Episode 3
Recaps
Integrate
Expectations
(Entertainment Weekly 9.28.06) On ''Survivor: Cook
Islands,'' the social experiment ends when the four
ethnically separated tribes merge into two and the usual
game playing beginsby
Dalton Ross
The
Cook Islands are located in the South Pacific, about 1875
miles (3015 km) north east of Auckland. The Cooks' nearest neighbors
are Tahiti to the east and American Samoa to the west, each
roughly 1500km (930 miles) away. Aitutaki (filming
location of next season of Survivor) sits at one corner of a
triangular lagoon dotted with lovely motu (small islands)
'Survivor'
Winner, Ally Can See Clearly Now
