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Archive for January, 2002

Soccer is Zohn’s Zone

Thursday, January 31st, 2002

From espn.com

By Marc Connolly - ABC Sports Online

All the national magazines, the talk shows and the gossip columns got it all wrong about Ethan Zohn. He’s not the “Survivor: Africa” winner who is The Soccer Guy. It’s the other way around.

Ethan Zohn wants to help popularize soccer in …

Celebs slam-dunking their way to Philly

Wednesday, January 30th, 2002

The list of celebrities who will be part of the NBA All-Star Jam Session - coming to the Convention Center Feb. 7 to 10 - is firming up.

At 2:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Brian McKnight, Tom Cavanagh, Morris Chestnut, Gervase Peterson and Ethan Zohn will play in a basketball shoot-out. …

Hollywood Squares

Tuesday, January 29th, 2002

There are some pictures of the Survivor cast from their appearance on Hollywood Squares at the HS site.
“The survivors of “Survivor: Africa” endured unspeakable hardships in the wild including wild animals, intense hunger and thirst and the heat! This paled in comparison to their experience on “Hollywood Squares” as …

A Night with the ”Survivors”

Tuesday, January 29th, 2002

Here’s an exerpt from a story on about.com:

“Ethan….What can I say? He is everything he seems. He is nice and laid back. As he said on the show, seeing the kids in the village meant a lot to him. He spent a lot of time with talking about his experience. …

The Community Immunity Challenge

Monday, January 28th, 2002

The survivorfever.net site has a summary and some pictures of the Community Immunity Challenge that took place in Dallas Tx on Jan 24, 2002.

You can read their report here.

The Tribe (Member) Has finally Spoken

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

From jewishexponent.com

By : Michael Elkin
1/17/2002

Ethan Zohn made it out of Africa as the top “Survivor,” the first Jewish winner on the CBS show.
Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS

Think surviving “Survivor” was a challenge, Ethan Zohn? Just try getting immunity from people pinching your cheeks now.

That …

Survivors drop into the Big D

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

From dallasnews.com

‘Africa’ cast descends on city for Brandon’s charity fund-raiser
01/25/2002
By MANUEL MENDOZA / The Dallas Morning News

Brandon says Kelly was trying to pick up Sean Astin backstage at a late-night talk show.

“‘Cause he was hitting on Sean Astin’s publicist doesn’t mean I was hitting on Sean Astin,” Kelly …

Dull guys finish first

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

From canoe.ca
Survivor’s Ethan nice, but, yawn …
By BILL BRIOUX
Toronto Sun

Global called yesterday offering a phoner with Ethan Zohn, the 27-year-old soccer goalie who won Survivor: Africa. It’s all part of their evil plan to keep me writing about this $%&*!# show until it comes back again Feb. …

10 Burning Questions

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

From espn.com

On Jan. 10, Ethan Zohn, a former professional soccer player-turned soccer coach, won $1 million by beating 15 other contestants in “Survivor Africa.” Originally from Lexington, Mass., Zohn — who now lives in New York City — has been swamped with calls from the media begging to …

He set out to prove nice guys can finish first

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

From sympatico.ca

Ethan says he set out to prove nice guys can finish first on TV’s Survivor

JOHN MCKAY

TORONTO (CP) - Playing Dr. Evil might work for comic Mike Myers in his Austin Powers movies, but Ethan Zohn says that’s not how he wanted to be remembered.

Ethan, as …