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Older and Younger and Men and Women

January 29th, 2006

In a twist from previous shows, the beginning four tribes are grouped by age and gender. This grouping is for the first episode of Panama 12 only.

Older Men:
Wearing greenbuffs, initially known as Viveros:
Survivor - Panama - Exile Island

  • Bruce Kanegai - 58 year old karate instructor and high school art teacher from Simi Valley, CA
  • Dan Barry - 52 year old retired astronaut from South Hadley, MA
  • Terry Deitz - 46 year old airline pilot and retired navy fighter pilot from Simsbury, CT
  • Shane Powers - 35 year old owner of an entertainment marketing company from Los Angeles, CA

Older Women:
Wearing purple buffs, initially known as Cassaya:
Survivor - Panama - Exile Island

  • Cirie Fields - 35 year old registered nurse from Walterboro, SC
  • Melinda Hyder - 32 year old singer from Sevierville, TN
  • Ruth Marie Milliman - 48 year old director of retail leasing, from Greenville, SC
  • Tina Scheer - 45 year old logging sports promoter and performer from Hayward, WI

Younger Men:
Wearing orange buffs, initially known as La Mina:
Survivor - Panama - Exile Island

  • Aras Baskauskas - 24 year old yoga instructor from Santa Monica, CA
  • Austin Carty - 24 year old author from High Point, NC
  • Bobby Mason - 32 year old attorney from Los Angeles, CA
  • Nick Stanbury - 25 year old financial salesman from Tempe, AZ

Younger Women:
Wearing blue buffs, initially known as Bayoneta:
Survivor - Panama - Exile Island

  • Courtney Marit - 31 year old performance artist from Los Angeles, CA
  • Danielle DiLorenzo - 24 year old medical sales representative from Pompano Beach, FL
  • Misty Giles - 24 year old engineer from Dallas, TX
  • Sally Schumann - 27 year old social worker from Chicago, Illinois


Survivor 12 Panama: Exile Island - Castaways and Environment

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From Bonnie Hamre,

Survivor 12 Panama - Where are the Castaways?

“Stranded on an island off the coast of Panama, 16 strangers must live together and compete for the million-dollar prize. This time, the castaways will begin their competition as four tribes: older men, older women, younger men and younger women. At least one Survivor each week will be banished to a separate island miles away from camp. How will this change the game? Who will outwit, outplay, and outlast all others? Don?á?í?ôt miss a single episode of SURVIVOR: PANAMA–EXILE ISLAND, premiering Thursday, February 2 at 8 pm ET/PT, only on CBS.”

This is the third time the Survivor series is in Panama. The first two were located on the Pearl Islands off the Pacific coast, not too far from Panama City.

This time, if accounts are correct, the series was filmed on the Caribbean side of the Isthmus, in a tropical fantasy area known as the Bocas del Toro archipelago in and around the Bay of Chiriqui, near the border with Costa Rica.
Bocas del Toro is a tropical dream come true: warm, turquoise waters teeming with fish and coral reefs to explore; white sandy beaches where palm trees provide shade before giving way to a dense, natural rain forest where wild life abounds–ah, paradise. More… »


‘Survivor’ hopefuls audition

The Times Leader

By RENEE COSTLOW, Times Leader Intern

ON SATURDAY, the Fort Steuben Mall was full of people waiting anxiously for their chance to be the next survivor.

The mall hosted auditions for “Survivor,” the hit series on CBS. Auditions took place in Center Court, and a local television station taped two-minute auditions for people who wanted to be the next survivor.

Paul Cassels, 47, a resident of Dillonvale, has tried out for “Survivor” eight times. He works for himself and does landscaping work. He said he wants to be on the show because there has not been a survivor who was of Native American descent, and he thinks he could represent the culture.

He said he does not want the money, and if he won it, he would give it to family and donate the rest to charities and other places that need it. At the end of Cassels two-minute interview, he threw a wad of money out to the people in line to prove he is sincere. More… »


Hundreds audition for Survivor

Capital News 9
By: Capital News 9 Web Staff

Would you be willing to deprive yourself from all your everyday comforts to be thrown into the harsh reality of nature?

Hundreds of people said they were ready for just that at Huck Finn’s Warehouse in Albany.

CBS’s hit reality TV show, “Survivor,” was holding open call auditions on Saturday. Hundreds of people lined up bright and early to prove they were ready to be put to the test.

The show puts a group of strangers on a deserted island to battle it out for $1 million dollars. According to those Capital News 9 spoke with, everyone said they have what it takes to be a “Survivor.”

Schenectady resident Tom Pirigyi said, “Cause I’m fun. I’m a little bit crazy and I just love a challenge.”

Marcie Piazza of Amsterdam said, “I’m ready to just be spontaneous, adventurous, and I am ready to go right now.”

“Survivor” airs Thursday nights on CBS.

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Google gets its videos in a twist

The Observer
David Smith, technology correspondent

Google, the socially conscious internet search engine which could seemingly do no wrong, has owned up to a ‘big mistake’ in its latest online venture. The blunder, affecting Google’s new online video store, comes at the end of the most difficult week in the company’s short history, as it faced worldwide criticism for bowing to government censorship of its new search engine in China.

Marissa Mayer, a company vice-president, has admitted that the new Google Video store had suffered from a poor design which made it difficult to access popular TV shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the reality show Survivor

‘We made a big mistake,’ Mayer said. ‘You can’t come out and launch a product like Google Video and say CSI and Survivor are there if they’re not on the home page.’ She added that the home page had been changed to make it easier to find clips, and that the response to Google Video had been ‘absolutely fantastic’. More… »

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Kids get cake, visit from ‘Survivor’ winner for Kansas Day

AP Wire
JOHN HANNA
Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. - Hundreds of schoolchildren swarmed into the Statehouse rotunda Friday, competing for a piece of cake and a glimpse of the latest winner of television’s “Survivor” contest as they marked Kansas’ 145th birthday.

Senators took time to rededicate their newly renovated chamber, restored to look as it might have around 1917. Evening festivities included the annual banquet of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas, which will honor country singer Martina McBride as it’s Kansan of the Year. She was born in Medicine Lodge and grew up in Sharon.

The actual anniversary of statehood in 1861 is Sunday.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius led the rotunda ceremony, which included singing and an Indian hoop dance by Dennis Rogers, a Navajo. Another honored guest was Danni Boatwright, the 30-year-old Tonganoxie native who outlasted 17 other “Survivor” contestants, spending more than a month last year in Guatemala. More… »

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“Survivors” Tryout In Burlington

WFMY News 2

“Survivors” Tryout In Burlington
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Burlington, NC — Dozens of people showed that running water and power aren’t that important if they can get their hands on a million dollars.

They also showed what they’re willing to do to get that chance.

Dozens of people lined up Saturday for their shot on the CBS reality series “Survivor.”

WFMY News 2 held the event at David Westcott Suzuki in Burlington.

Many of the “Survivor” hopefuls thought the judges will be looking for someone to stand out.

“I’m gonna rip my shirt off at the end i’m gonna really jaunt the crowd in there. It’s gonna be one they won’t forget,” said Howard Stewart.

“I understand I’m a little overweight but I can handle that because I plan to go on the “Survivor” weight loss program.”

The lucky contestants will spend 40 days in the wilderness for “Survivor 13.”

Producers of the show haven’t revealed where that cast will compete.


North Carolina produces high ratings, contestants, winners for reality shows

Winston-Salem Journa

By Tim Clodfelter
JOURNAL REPORTER

HIGH POINT - More than 400 women lined up at Oak Hollow Mall yesterday for their shot at being the next Tyra Banks.

They were taking part in auditions for America’s Next Top Model, UPN’s hit reality series in which former supermodel Banks trains a group of young women in the art of becoming a professional model. The winner gets a modeling contract.

Some hopeful models got in line as early as 5 a.m. for auditions that started at 11. By noon, the line stretched from the center court of the mall all the way to J.C. Penney’s. More… »

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Was local teacher ‘Survivor’ winner?

LA Daily News
By Eric Leach, Staff Writer

SIMI VALLEY - Bruce Kanegai holds a fifth-degree black belt in karate. He sometimes jogs barefoot in the hills to keep in shape. And for more than three decades, he has braved the minefield that is a high school campus, teaching teen-agers art.

But recently, the 58-year-old Simi Valley man finished what might have been his toughest endeavor - an appearance on “Survivor.” While he is contractually obligated not to speak about his performance, and nobody but a few insiders knows how he did, the town is buzzing.

“Bruce is a survivor in any environment that you put him in,” said Simi Valley City Councilman Glen Becerra, who met Kanegai as a Simi Valley High School student in the early 1980s. “He can adapt in any kind of environment. … I would put him up against anybody mentally and physically.” More… »


Exile Island Cast

January 28th, 2006

ARAS BASKAUSKAS - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: ARAS BASKAUSKAS, 24
Occupation: YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Hometown: SANTA MONICA, CA
Status: ACTIVE

Aras Baskauskas completed his undergraduate program in three years and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of California, Irvine. In 2003, he was named one of UC Irvine’s “Most Eligible Bachelors” in the student newspaper.

Baskauskas continued his education at UC Irvine and graduated from the Graduate School of Management, where he received his Masters in Business Administration. He is proudest of being the only student to have played NCAA Men’s Division One basketball on scholarship while in the MBA program.

Baskauskas is a former professional basketball player, having played briefly overseas in Lithuania. After leaving the court, Aras moved to Capetown, South Africa, where he opened up a donation-based yoga studio. He currently works as a yoga instructor in Santa Monica, California. His hobbies include meditation, golf and surfing. He describes himself as outgoing, compassionate and genuine.

Baskauskas is currently single and living in Santa Monica, California. His birth date is September 26, 1981.

AUSTIN CARTY - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: AUSTIN CARTY, 24
Occupation: AUTHOR
Hometown: HIGH POINT, NC
Status: ACTIVE

Austin Carty was born and raised in High Point, North Carolina. He studied three years at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he played Division One soccer while studying speech communications and public speaking.

Carty is currently an established author (he is signed with a literary agent based in New York City). In 2003, his first novel, Somewhere Beyond Here, was published. His agent is currently shopping his two subsequent novels, Storm of Fireflies and Grays’ Sacrifice. He supplements his income with modeling for print and commercial advertising. He has previously worked in retail, as a waiter and as a bartender.

Carty enjoys writing, reading, playing guitar and piano. His favorite sport is soccer. He describes himself as charismatic, humorous and genuine. He believes his athleticism, strength and intelligence will help him become the Sole Survivor. Carty’s hero is his grandfather. He says if he can one day secure half of his grandfather’s faith and integrity, he’ll consider his life a success.

Carty is currently single and residing in High Point, North Carolina. He is very proud of his sister, Elizabeth, who is currently Miss United States Teen. His birth date is April 29, 1981.

BOBBY MASON - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: BOBBY MASON, 32
Occupation: ATTORNEY
Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA
Status: ACTIVE

Bobby Mason grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where he lost three friends over the years to gunshot wounds. When Mason reached high school, his parents facilitated his admittance to one of the top college prep schools in the country, The Harvard School (now known as Harvard-Westlake) in North Hollywood, California. While at the Harvard School, Mason was exposed to a diverse community of children from varying cultural and economic backgrounds and varying degrees of privilege. Mason declares he had experiences and made lifelong friendships with people that he otherwise would probably never have encountered or been exposed to. He honed his dream of being a scholar/athlete at the highest levels and was able to realize this when he was admitted to Amherst College in Massachusetts.

In 1996, Mason received his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in political science from Amherst, where he had also played baseball. He went on to attend Stanford Law School, graduated in 2000 and is currently an attorney in Los Angeles. He previously worked as an assistant to a sports agent and a consultant at a consulting firm.

Mason is a member of the American and California Bar Associations, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Black Sports Agents Association, National Association of Record Industry Professionals and Los Angeles Music Network.

In his spare time, Mason enjoys working out, any competition, fantasy baseball, drawing, reading and comic books. He describes himself as dominant, loyal, malleable and stubborn. He is most proud of being an all-around good guy. He was on “Blind Date” in 1998.

Mason is currently single and living in Los Angeles with his dogs, Bolo and Dog. His birth date is August 20, 1973.

BRUCE KANEGAI - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: BRUCE KANEGAI, 58
Occupation: KARATE & ART TEACHER
Hometown: SIMI VALLEY, CA
Status: ACTIVE

Bruce Kanegai is a third generation Japanese American who grew up in Los Angeles. During the 1960’s, he received the Boy Scout rank of Eagle Scout and the rank of Black Belt from the Shotokan Karate School. Kanegai received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge. He also received his teaching credentials for the State of California.

For the past 34 years, Kanegai has been teaching art at Simi Valley High School, where he has taught over 10,000 students. He had been awarded “Teacher of the Year” from The International Rotary Club, The Bravo Award from the Los Angeles Music Center, The Amgen Corporation, The Pasadena Art Center College of Design and the Otis/Parsons Art School.

Kanegai is a fifth-degree black belt in karate and has taught more than 7,000 students over about 40 years. In 1967, he was a member of the first US karate team to visit Japan. In 2000, Kanegai was promoted to the highest ranking black belt in the Shotokan Karate of America. In 2004, he was a judge at Shotokan’s 40th Anniversary celebration in France. Kanegai is currently in the process of finishing a book on the 50-year history of the Shotokan Karate of America.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kanegai was a top backpacking instructor for Moorpark Community College, the Yosemite Institute and many private organizations. Some of his backpacking highlights include hiking the entire state of Oregon and, in 1980, setting a new record of running the 220-mile John Muir Trail from Mount Whitney to Yosemite National Park.

From 1978-1992, Kanegai was a POST (Police Officer Survival Training) Instructor in California. Under the Downey-Roth System, Kanegai assisted in teaching police instructors arrest and control techniques, weapon retention and the side-handle baton.

Kanegai is a member of the California Art Educators Association and Shotokan Karate of America. His hobbies include photography, drawing, hiking, golfing and skiing. He has had several close brushes with death, including being bitten by a large rattlesnake while golfing three years ago.

Kanegai currently lives in Simi Valley, California, with his wife of 27 years, Nancy. They have two children, Alexander and Danielle, and one dog, Chako. His birth date is December 17, 1947.

CIRIE FIELDS - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: CIRIE FIELDS, 35
Occupation: REGISTERED NURSE
Hometown: WALTERBORO, SC
Status: ACTIVE

Cirie Fields was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. She attended St. Francis Nursing School in New Castle, Pennsylvania, where she earned her nursing degree. She currently works as an operating room nurse. Her previous occupations include surgical technician, home health aid, working at a candy factory and telemarketing. Fields’ proudest accomplishment was becoming a nurse. Her mother is her hero because she raised six kids with nothing and taught her kids many life skills.

Fields swims regularly. Her favorite sports include running and working with a personal trainer. She loves amusement park rides and watching television. She describes herself as funny, charismatic and compassionate. She believes she will be a useful member of the tribe because she is very strong. Fields’ skills include the ability to fish, cook and do some carpentry. She believes she will be the Sole Survivor because people love her cute, smiling personality. Her primary motivation for being on the show is to win and to change her family’s life. She is proud of the fact that she was disciplined enough to lose 30 pounds once she learned she would be a castaway on the show.

Fields currently resides in Walterboro, South Carolina. She recently married Clarencio and has three sons from a previous marriage. They have one dog, Sam. Her birth date is July 18, 1970.

COURTNEY MARIT - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: COURTNEY MARIT, 31
Occupation: PERFORMANCE ARTIST
Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA
Status: ACTIVE

Courtney Marit was born in Washington, D.C. An avid gymnast, she reached elite level, was nationally ranked and eventually received a gymnastics scholarship from the University of Georgia, where she was part of the 1993 NCAA Championship team.

Marit is currently a performance artist, working with others to collaborate and create theatrical shows that include music, fire, trapeze, stilts and a myriad of circus arts. She is founder of Revolve Productions, a company that has brought together musicians, disc jockeys, designers and performers dedicated to creating one-of-a-kind events. She also teaches fire dancing with the intention of celebrating this ancient art form as a tool of self-expression, meditation and fun. Additionally, she is working on her first screenplay and focusing on creating film and documentaries that promote world unity.

Having traveled to over 30 countries around the globe, Marit previously worked as a deckhand/cook and helped deliver luxury yachts across the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. She also worked as a massage therapist, ski instructor, snow maker, farmer, elder caregiver, trailblazer, biking/hiking guide and importer.

Marit’s many adventures include climbing mountain peaks in the Cordilla Blanca of Peru, skiing the mountains of Alaska, running a marathon in Honolulu, performing throughout Europe, living in caves in India, surfing in Costa Rica, hitchhiking through Mexico and walking the deserts of Chile. Marit wants to have the experience of a lifetime and lives for adventure and knowledge. Learning about other countries and cultures is her passion. She enjoys celebrating life and the world she lives in.

Marit describes herself as free spirited, creative, fun, sensitive and compassionate. She enjoys being part of an artistic community that integrates music, creation, dance and travel.

Marit is currently single and living in Los Angeles. Her birth date is May 24, 1974.

DAN BARRY - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: DAN BARRY, 52
Occupation: RETIRED ASTRONAUT
Hometown: S HADLEY, MA
Status: ACTIVE

Dan Barry was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, but considers South Hadley, Massachusetts hisHometown. He is a former astronaut who currently spends his time building robots for his own company, Denbar Robotics. Barry’s work and research has been supported by the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Grass Foundation and the American Heart Association of Michigan. He has five patents and has had over 50 articles published in scientific journals.

For his work and accomplishments, Barry has received numerous special honors and awards over the years, including the 1971 McMullen Engineering Award, the 1984 Young Investigator Award from the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from St. Louis University in 1996; the Vladimir Komarov Diploma from Federation Aeronautique Internationale in 1998; an Honorary Life Membership from the United States Tennis Association in 1999, inclusion in the list of 100 Most Notable Princeton Graduate School Alumni of the 20th Century in 2001, and both the Paul J. Corcoran Award from Harvard Medical School and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Beloit College in 2003.

Barry is a member of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Sigma Xi (a scientific group), Association of Space Explorers and the United States Tennis Association.

In 1971, Barry graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana. In 1975, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University. In 1997, he received a master of engineering degree and a Master of Arts degree in electrical engineering/computer science from Princeton University. In 1980, he received a doctorate in electrical engineering/computer science, also from Princeton. In 1982, he received a doctorate in medicine from the University of Miami. In 1985, Barry completed an internship and a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of Michigan. He was then appointed by the University of Michigan as an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in the Bioengineering Program. He spent the summers of 1985-1987 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, working in skeletal muscle physiology at the Marine Biological Laboratory.

Barry was offered tenure at the University of Michigan in 1992. At the same time, he was selected by NASA to train at the Johnson Space Center and opted to relocate to Texas. He completed one year of training and qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle flight crews. A veteran of three space flights, Barry has logged over 734 hours in space, including four space walks. He retired from NASA in April, 2005.

Barry currently lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts with his wife of 24 years, Sue. They have two children, Jenny and Andy, and one dog, Windy. He enjoys flying, tennis, sailing, ultimate Frisbee and running. His birth date is December 30, 1953.

DANIELLE DILORENZO - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: DANIELLE DILORENZO, 24
Occupation: MEDICAL SALES REP
Hometown: POMPANO, FL
Status: ACTIVE

Born and raised just outside of Boston, Danielle DiLorenzo grew up the eldest of three children in a small town called Lynnfield. She attended the Winthrop Gymnastics Academy, Massachusetts, where she competed for eight years and won many awards. At Lynnfield High School, she played varsity soccer, basketball and track. An athlete and fierce competitor, DiLorenzo set high school state records in track and was captain of both her track and soccer teams. At 16, DiLorenzo was selected to represent the United States at the World Gothia Cup and traveled to Germany, Sweden and Austria. Additionally, she worked with the Ford Modeling Agency, participating in fashion shows in the Boston area.

DiLorenzo was then recruited to play Division One soccer at Quinnipiac University, where she studied marketing. Unfortunately, a knee injury during pre-season kept her from playing her first year. She decided to transfer to Northeastern University, where she eventually earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business with a concentration in both finance and marketing. After graduation, DiLorenzo moved to Floridam where she currently works for a medical sales company. Her proudest accomplishment to date is the purchase of her first home in Boca Raton, Florida.

DiLorenzo’s regular workout routine includes kickboxing and soccer. Her favorite hobbies include dancing and traveling. She describes herself as driven, intelligent, vivacious, strong-minded, athletic, genuine and good-hearted. She never shies away from a discussion on the New England Patriots or the Boston Red Sox. Her hero is her grandfather, because he always enjoyed discovering new things. He was a politician, a schoolteacher for children with special needs, a loving father and husband and an awesome grandfather.

Danielle DiLorenzo has been in a steady relationship for almost two years. She currently resides in Pompano Beach, Florida. Her birth date is June 3, 1981.

MELINDA HYDER - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: MELINDA HYDER, 32
Occupation: SINGER
Hometown: SEVIERVILLE, TN
Status: ACTIVE

Melinda Hyder was born and raised in Elizabethton, Tennessee. She has one sister, Regina, and is proud to point out that her parents, Richard and Carol, were high school sweethearts and have been married for 44 years. Hyder began singing in church at the age of four. She trained in ballet, tap, jazz and gymnastics for 12 years. She attended classes and taught at the Watt Dance Studio in Elizabethton.

Hyder graduated with honors in music and math from Elizabethton High School. She then attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City on a full vocal scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. While in college, she performed with the music groups 10BucsWorth, Chorale and Women’s Ensemble.

After college, Hyder entertained at Six Flags over Georgia for two years. She then toured Europe while performing on a cruise ship. She also spent six years performing at Dollywood (often times with Dolly Parton). In addition, she has worked as a real estate agent, private vocal coach, dance instructor, pageant coach and model.

Hyder describes herself as vivacious, competitive and compassionate. Her hobbies include creative home decorating, collecting Marilyn Monroe memorabilia, watching CBS soap operas and jogging.

Currently single, Hyder resides in Sevierville, Tennessee, with her Pomeranian, Lexi. Her birth date is May 23, 1973.

MISTY GILES - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: MISTY GILES, 24
Occupation: ENGINEER
Hometown: DALLAS, TX
Status: ACTIVE

Misty Giles was born in Valdosta, Georgia. The first of three children in a military family, she moved frequently during her early years. She eventually settled in Texas, where she attended Killeen High School. No stranger to competition, Giles participated in varsity sports and later won the title of Miss Texas Teen USA 1999.

Giles’ proudest accomplishment so far has been her ability to support herself through college and earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. She is currently employed as an engineer by a premiere advanced technology corporation and is pursuing a master’s degree. Additionally, she is training for her next big challenge, marathon running.

Giles describes herself as highly adventurous, determined and sexy. She considers herself a “tomboy in high heels,” as she was once the only girl on her local little league baseball team. She values her faith and work ethic as her best personal attributes. She has a passion for youth and spends time mentoring young girls to help them prepare to be strong and confident women. She has also lectured at motivational and engineering seminars. She enjoys political discussions, running, kickboxing, playing with her two Boston Terriers (Harley & Arthur), and most of all, spending time with her close friends.

Giles believes her competitive nature and natural problem-solving skills will help her get to the end of the game. Competing in the ultimate game of survival and winning are her motivations for taking on SURVIVOR: PANAMA–EXILE ISLAND.

Currently single, Giles resides in Dallas. Her birth date is February 25, 1981.

NICK STANBURY - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: NICK STANBURY, 25
Occupation: FINANCIAL SALES
Hometown: TEMPE, AZ
Status: ACTIVE

Nick Stanbury grew up in Riverton, Wyoming. He attended his freshman year of college at Montana State University in Bozeman. He transferred to Arizona State University his sophomore year and received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and supply chain management.

Stanbury currently works in financial sales and supplements his income as a waiter. He previously worked in radio sales, as a salesperson at Pure Fitness and an Operations Analyst at Parker Aerospace. His hobbies include basketball, golf, weight lifting, fly fishing, hiking, reading and traveling. He describes himself as curious, loving and analytical. He is proudest of assembling the most incredible friends imaginable. He feels he’ll be the Sole Survivor because of his willingness to try anything and his enjoyment of success or failure. Stanbury wants to be on SURVIVOR so he can travel, learn about himself in a difficult situation and meet smart, beautiful women.

Stanbury is currently single and residing in Tempe, Arizona. His birth date is July 21, 1980.

RUTH MARIE MILLIMAN - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: RUTH MARIE MILLIMAN, 48
Occupation: DIRECTOR OF RETAIL LEASING
Hometown: GREENVILLE, SC
Status: ACTIVE

Ruth Marie Milliman was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina, where she enjoyed athletics and was actively involved in Little Theater and competitive ballroom dancing, along with singing in pageants and weddings. She graduated from T.L. Hanna High School.

In 1975, Milliman was crowned Miss Teenage Greenville and participated in Miss Teenage America. She then attended the University of South Carolina, where she eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. While in college, she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and was a cheerleader (she was head cheerleader for the squad in 1979). She also worked as a page for the South Carolina House of Representatives.

During her college years, Milliman was crowned the 1978 South Carolina Watermelon Queen and the 1979 Miss Cayce West Columbia. She attended the Miss South Carolina Pageant, in which she was voted Miss Photogenic by the press.

After graduating college, Milliman was hired by Eastern Airlines as a flight attendant. In 1981, she was appointed First Female Narcotics agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Agency and attended the South Carolina Police Academy.

For the past 19 years, Milliman has been involved with and employed in shopping center development. She is currently the Director of Retail Leasing for Centennial American Properties in Greenville, South Carolina.

Milliman has been running competitively since 1992 and holds many road race records in South Carolina. In 2001, she was awarded the YWCA Women in Sports Award. In 2003, she participated in the Marathon Des Sables, a race often called “the toughest footrace on the planet.” The competition entails a seven day, 152-mile stage race. She finished second out of 59 women and placed 100th overall out of 677 runners. She was featured in an Emmy-nominated ESPN special about the race, titled “Foot Race Across the Sand.”

Milliman is an active member of the PTA for Greenville High School and is a member of the Greenville High Booster Club. She was head coach for the Greenville Track Club Junior Olympic Youth Program for four years. She is also a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Milliman is the proud mother of two teenage children, Anna, 15, and Max, 17. She currently resides in Greenville, South Carolina. Her birth date is April 11, 1957.

SALLY SCHUMANN - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: SALLY SCHUMANN, 27
Occupation: SOCIAL WORKER
Hometown: CHICAGO, IL
Status: ACTIVE

Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, Sally Schumann spent a lot of time outdoors. She attended Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she played midfield on the women’s soccer team and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in social work. She spent the last four years employed as a social worker and varsity girl’s soccer coach at Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Minnesota.

Sally describes herself as compassionate, competitive and funny. The accomplishment she is proudest of is having trained for and completed her first marathon last summer. Her favorite sports to watch include baseball and hockey. She enjoys many outdoor activities, such as fishing, camping and playing broomball. Reading, listening to music and spending time with friends and her dog, Darby, rank among her other pleasures. Photography is her greatest passion; a day spent behind her camera is a day well spent.

SURVIVOR and THE AMAZING RACE are the television shows Schumann never misses. A huge SURVIVOR fan, she has applied for the show a total of five times. This was the first time she made it to the semifinals. Schumann believes she has a great shot at winning because she is determined and competitive, and she enjoys building relationships with people. She draws strength and inspiration from her older sister, whom she admires more than anyone else.

Schumann recently went through a divorce and is currently dating her best friend. She currently lives in Chicago, where she works as a waitress and bartender. Her birth date is December 10, 1978.

SHANE POWERS - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: SHANE POWERS, 35
Occupation: OWNER, ENTERTAINING MARKETING COMPANY
Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA
Status: ACTIVEShane Powers was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. After finishing high school, Powers moved to Los Angeles.

In 1999, Powers and two business partners established a boutique specialty marketing company with the goal of effectively branding products. On the side, Powers makes time to coach his son’s football team. Previous employment included work as a club promoter and restaurant manager.

Powers describes himself as witty, outgoing and funny. His most important accomplishment, still in progress, is raising his son. His hobbies include basketball, softball, writing and frequenting bookstores.

Powers believes he can be the Sole Survivor because of his unmatched communication skills. He believes he is also a physical threat and has the ability to manipulate people and not have them be resentful. If he wins, he wants to buy some real equipment and a great field for his son’s football team.

Powers currently resides in Los Angeles under the watchful eye of his son, Boston. His birth date is November 28, 1970.

TERRY DEITZ - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: TERRY DEITZ, 46
Occupation: AIRLINE PILOT/RETIRED NAVY FIGHTER PILOT
Hometown: SIMS BURY, CT
Status: ACTIVE

Terry Deitz was born and raised in Matawan, New Jersey, by his mother, Peggy and father, George. He has three brothers, Mickey, Skip and Tommie, and one sister, Pegi.

Deitz attended St. Joseph’s Grammar School in Keyport, New Jersey, where he played little league baseball, football and basketball. He was also an avid swimmer and a member of the dive team. He then attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey, where he earned 11 Varsity letters in football (quarterback), baseball (catcher) and wrestling. He received All County and All Conference awards and made All-State Baseball 1st Team. In addition, he was Varsity Captain for three sports.

From 1978 to 1982, Deitz attended the United States Naval Academy. While there, he played four years of Varsity Division I baseball. In 1982, he was ordered to the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier as a Ship’s Officer in the Weapons Department, where he handled ship’s defense systems. He was also Officer of the Deck qualified, which enabled him to run the ship for the Captain on a four-hour watch rotation.

In 1984, Deitz was ordered to the US Navy flight school in Pensacola, Florida, where he learned to fly a Navy T-34 turbo prop. He earned jet grades and was sent to Meridian, Mississippi for T-2 and T-A4 advanced jet training. After he obtained his Navy wings, he was ordered to NAS Miramar in San Diego, California, for training in the F-14 Tomcat. In 1986, he began flying the F-14. In 1987, he was a pilot with the Fighter Squadron-51 (Miramar/Deployed on the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70).

Deitz met his wife, Trish, six days before his last six-month cruise. They had three dates, and then he went away for six months. They eventually married on October 5, 1991.

From 1990-1992, Deitz conducted shore duty as an F-14 Instructor pilot. In 1992, married life with family aspirations triggered his decision to leave the active duty Navy.

He was honorably discharged from active Navy and entered Navy reserve. He was then hired by American Airlines as a commercial pilot. In 1994, he and his family moved from San Diego to Simsbury, Connecticut to be able to fly out of New York and Boston. While employed as a commercial pilot, he was also hired by the Naval Reserve Logistics Squadron-52 where he flew the DC-9 worldwide out of the Navy air station in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He was later promoted to Commander and eventually retired in April 2001.

Beginning in 1995, Deitz continued to fly with the Navy Reserve and was promoted to Commander. He had also moved over to the wide body Airbus A-300 at American Airlines to fly both London and Caribbean routes. He retired in April of 2001.

Deitz presently resides in Simsbury, Connecticut with Trish and their children, Kayla and Daniel. He continues to fly with American Airlines, piloting the Airbus A300. His birth date is October 10, 1959.

TINA SCHEER - Survivor - Panama - Exile Island
Name: TINA SCHEER, 45
Occupation: LOGGING SPORTS PROMOTER & PERFORMER
Hometown: HAYWARD, WI
Status: ACTIVE

The youngest of six children born into a logging sports family, Tina Scheer learned how to log roll in Northern Wisconsin when she was seven years old. She feels all of her childhood memories are good ones and credits her mother for raising six children by herself.

Scheer is the owner of the World Champion Lumberjills, “Chics with Axes,” a traveling group of female lumberjacks. She is also owner of The Great Maine Lumberjack Show, which is based in Trenton, Maine. She competes regularly as a lumberjill and is also a logging sports promoter. In addition to touring the country, she has traveled to Australia ten times with her exhibitions. She also traveled to South Africa, Germany and New Zealand. She has been featured in CBS’s Challenge of the Sexes, MTV’s Real World, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Women’s Sport & Fitness.

After Scheer was accepted to participate in SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA, her only child, Charlie, 16, was killed in an auto accident one week before she was expected to leave. In spite of this tragedy, Scheer was determined to complete the SURVIVOR adventure that they had started together. She describes herself as outgoing, funny and adventurous. Scheer feels her greatest achievement, apart from the privilege of being Charlie’s mom, is promoting women in a man’s sport.

Having grown up in the woods, Scheer is most comfortable in the outdoors. She is an avid hiker and biker, kayaks regularly and does X-C skiing.

Scheer currently splits her time between Hayward, Wisconsin, and Trenton, Maine. Her birth date is November 17, 1960.


Jurors Extinguish Richard Hatch’s Torch

January 26th, 2006

Survivor - Richard HatchE! Online News

In the original Survivor, Richard Hatch was found guilty of being a snake. Six years later, jurors in Rhode Island more or less agreed.

Hatch was convicted Wednesday of being a tax cheat for failing to mention his headline-making $1 million reality-series prize and other income. After, the clothes-optional corporate trainer was deigned a flight risk, outfitted with a pair of metal bracelets, and whisked from the courtroom to jail.

Survivor - Richard HatchSentencing has been scheduled for Apr. 28. Hatch, 44, faces a maximum 13-year prison sentence and $600,000 fine.

All in all, Hatch’s day could have been worse: He had been staring down a potential 30-year prison stint. But jurors acquitted him of all but three of 10 counts detailed in a federal indictment.

In closing arguments in the Rhode Island capital Tuesday, the Providence Journal reported, federal prosecutor Andrew Reich argued that Hatch was in hot water for the most elemental of reasons: “Greed. He didn’t want to pay the taxes he owed.”

Defense attorney Michael Minns countered that Hatch was merely “the world’s worst bookkeeper” who was an easy target for persecution because of his Survivor taint as the “evil villain.” More… »

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Casting Calls

January 24th, 2006

It seems that they are doing a bunch of casting calls around the country right now. If you have any information about one near you, please post the information in the forums. There are a lot of people reading this site that want to be on the show.

If you have been to a casting call, please let us know what the experience was like. What did they ask you to do. How long did you stand in line? How many other people were there? Was it worth it?

…and why on earth would you want to be on the show?

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Two Locals Compete In Latest ‘Survivor’

January 18th, 2006

CBS4 Boston

Survivor - Panama - Exile Island24 year-old Danielle DiLorenzo will start the game on the ?á?í?Younger Women?á?í? team. She grew up in Lynnfield and attended Lynnfield High School, where she played soccer, basketball and track. Danielle was also a competitive gymnast and model with Ford Modeling Agency. She graduated from Northeastern University and now lives in Florida.

Survivor - Panama - Exile IslandSurvivor Dan Barry lives in South Hadley with his wife of 24 years. 52 year-old Barry is a retired astronaut, who has been on three space flights. He enjoys flying, tennis, sailing, running and calls the Red Sox and Patriots his favorite teams. Dan starts the game on the ?á?í?Older Men?á?í? team.

The new season of Survivor premiers Thursday, February 2 at 8pm on CBS4.


Survivor Casting Call

WTRF-TV ?á?í?è News for Wheeling, West Virginia and the Ohio Valley

Survivor Casting Call

When: 1/28/2006

Time: 10 am - 3 pm

Where: Fort Steuben Mall Description:

If you think you have what it takes to be the next sole Survivor, casting calls are being held for CBS’ premier reality show…Survivor.

On January 28, from 10 am until 3 pm, auditions for Survivor will be held at Fort Steuben Mall in the center court. Froggy 103.5 will be on hand with contests and prizes. WTRF will be taping your two minute audition for Survivor 13. Stop by the mall office to pick up an application or log onto CBS.com.

For questions, please contact WTRF’s Promotions Coordinator Jane Dombroski at 304-232-7777. Good luck!


Reality show fans try out to be on new ‘Survivor’

Reality show fans try out to be on new ‘Survivor’

By Eric Fossell
The Herald-Dispatch

Survivor - Panama - Exile Island

BARBOURSVILLE — Referring to herself as an outspoken “country girl, cowgirl, redneck,” Denise Pertuset said she has what it takes to be on “Survivor.”

The tricky part is convincing the producers of the hit CBS television reality show. For three years, Pertuset has traveled to auditions in the Cincinnati, Charleston and Huntington areas.

“Today, I’m going to wing it and just go with it,” the 39-year-old Scioto County, Ohio, resident said of her audition. She said she has been too scripted and rehearsed during previous auditions.

Pertuset was among 56 hopefuls who showed up Saturday afternoon at the Huntington Mall to try out for “Survivor,” said Jessica Walden, promotions coordinator with WOWK-TV Channel 13. The local CBS affiliate taped each participant’s three-minute audition.

Survivor - Panama - Exile Island

People showed up from throughout the greater Tri-State, including Betsy Coleman of Belfry, Ky., located in Pike County.

“I went about 80 (mph) to get up here,” she said. “I just love it,” she added, referring to the show. More… »


Riverton High grad to competed most recent season of ‘Survivor’

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By The Associated Press

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — A Riverton native now living in Arizona competed in the most recent season of “Survivor,” which will air this spring on CBS.

Nick Stanbury, 25, was one of 16 contestants chosen for the show, which awards $1 million to the winner. Contestants live under minimalist conditions and compete against each other in a series of trials, then vote to determine who remains in the contest and who is out.

Filming recently completed on the latest season of “Survivor,” set in Panama. Stanbury, who now lives in Tempe, Ariz., said he couldn’t comment on the show until it has aired.


Hatch?á?í?ôs Biggest ?á?í?Survivor Challenge?á?í? To Come In Court

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The Providence Journal reports that Survivor?á?í?ôs first millionaire, Richard Hatch, will testify during his tax-fraud trial in US District Court.

Attorney Michael Minns said, “None of you have gotten to meet the real Richard Hatch. You will meet the real Richard Hatch, and he is a very good man.?á?í?

Hatch is charged with tax evasion, filing a false income tax return, wire fraud, mail fraud and bank fraud.

The grand jury alleges that Hatch failed to report about $1,037,000 from Survivor in 2000 and 2001, including a Pontiac Aztec valued at $27,074 that was given to him as part of his prize.

It also alleges that Hatch failed to report $326,540 that Entercom paid him for radio appearances following his Survivor win.

Attorney Minns claims that Hatch is simply ?á?í?the world?á?í?ôs worst bookkeeper.?á?í?

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Survivor: Pike County is new

The Troy Messenger

By Jaine Treadwell, The Messenger

Building on the interest in the popular reality television show ?á?í?Survivor?á?í? and the huge amount of enthusiasm generated by a native son’s two-time appearance on the show, the Pike Count y Relay for Life board has adopted to the theme, ?á?í?Survivor: Pike County, Outwit, Outlast, Outfight?á?í? for its 2006 fundraising campaign.

In the past, ?á?í?öSurvivor’ has been widely popular but, when Bobby Jon Drinkard was one of the castaways, interest in the show reached a peak in Pike County. More… »

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