Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn turned 42 on Nov. 12, and to celebrate, he’s running two marathons this month and using that to call attention to a fundraiser for his charity, Grassroot Soccer. He’s close to his $42,000 goal, having raised just over $34,000 as of Monday afternoon. This is quite possibly the most Ethan Zohn… continue reading
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Survivor’s Ethan Zohn, Jenna Morasca break up after a decade together
Survivor power couple Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca, both of whom won their first seasons on the CBS show, have ended their relationship after more than a decade. Besides competing multiple times on Survivor, they also were a team on The Amazing Race and had a syndicated show, Everyday Health. The former couple told People,… continue reading
“Survivor cuties” collection: one Survivor fan/groupie’s shrine
There are many Survivor fans. There are super-fans, people with incredible knowledge of the game and its history. And there are a few groupies, people who follow the cast to charity events and get pictures taken taken with them and hang out with them and collect things that those people have touched. At least one… continue reading
Ethan Zohn getting his second stem cell transplant today
Survivor Africa winner and generally amazing person Ethan Zohn will get his second stem cell transplant today, part of his treatment for the recurrence of cancer. Survivor Amazon winner and Ethan’s girlfriend Jenna Morasca is tweeting updates. Earlier this month, he told his show Everyday Health, “I’m extremely … I’m scared. I’m nervous. I’m anxious…. continue reading
Ethan Zohn’s cancer has returned, and he’s running the New York City marathon
Survivor Africa winner and The Amazing Race 19 contestant Ethan Zohn’s cancer has returned after going into remission in 2010. That was discovered Sept. 14. “It’s localized in my lung area. But it’s good that it’s not all over my body,” he told People. He was first diagnosed in May 2009 with stage two Hodgkin’s… continue reading
Cancer-free Ethan Zohn finishes the New York City marathon in 4:16
After being unable to run in the New York City marathon last year because he was being treated for cancer, Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn ran the 26.2 mile race Sunday and finished in 4:16:08, a pace of 9:48 per mile and an impressive time for anyone, never mind someone who one year ago was… continue reading
Survivor Africa, Marquesas full-season DVDs out today
Full-season DVDs for both Survivor Africa and Survivor Marquesas were released today, available only from Amazon, where the DVDs are manufactured on-demand for $25.99 each. As you might expect, Survivor Africa is the current best-seller, followed by Marquesas–and then the previously-released Pearl Islands and season one. They’ve been available for pre-order since July. Besides full… continue reading
Survivor, Ethan Zohn raise money for Stand Up to Cancer; CBS airing PSAs with cast members
Survivor Africa winner and cancer survivor Ethan Zohn has become the spokesperson for the CBS show’s new effort to raise money to fight cancer. That effort will include PSAs, such as the one below, that feature cast members besides Ethan including Rupert Boneham, Amber Brkich-Mariano, James Clement, Colby Donaldson, Cirie Fields, Russell Hantz, Jerri Manthey,… continue reading
Survivor Africa, Survivor Marquesas (finally) on DVD
Seasons three and four of Survivor, which have long been missing from the available full-season DVD sets, are now available for pre-order on Amazon.com and have quickly become among the best-selling TV and movie DVDs. However, they still don’t have a release date, and they are being manufactured on-demand on DVD-R discs, which comes with… continue reading
Ethan Zohn in remission, says African flower helped “saved my life,” wants conservation law
Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn reported in December that his Hodgkin’s lymphoma was “vaporized” by radiation treatments, and its remission is in part due to a flower that grows in Africa and contributed to his medication. Ethan writes in a CNN.com essay that “Chemotherapy drugs wracked my body for months. But as they worked I… continue reading
Ethan Zohn’s cancer “vaporized” by radiation
Great news about Ethan Zohn’s battle with cancer: it has been “vaporized,” he tweeted, by five weeks of radiation treatment. While he had “a clear PET Scan” and “there are now no active cancer cells in his body,” People reports, “Because his cancer has proven itself to be resurgent in the past — after three… continue reading
Ethan Zohn undergoing radiation, stem cell transplant, is still “focused” and “positive”
Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn is now is now halfway through 25 days of radiation for his stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and that will be followed by and then have a stem cell transplant–which requires a month-long hospitalization. His first two rounds of chemo were unsuccessful and his cancer actually spread. In addition to periodic… continue reading
Ethan Zohn’s cancer is “worse”
After three months of chemotherapy, Ethan Zohn’s cancer hasn’t disappeared. “I got some bad news the other day. The doctor called, and she said that the results of my one-month follow-up visit … look worse than they did before,” Ethan said in a People.com video. He just “began a powerful clinical trial that will combine… continue reading
Vote for Ethan Zohn to be GQ’s “Better Man”
GQ is searching for a man who is “an agent of change striving for the betterment of society through charitable work, volunteerism, and/or community involvement–someone who is working hard to make this a better world.” One of the five nominees selected by GQ is Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn, who used his winnings to found… continue reading
Ethan Zohn has cancer: stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Ethan Zohn, the 2002 winner of Survivor Africa and all around amazing human being who used his winnings to start a charity, has been diagnosed with cancer, specifically stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and started chemotherapy Friday. He was diagnosed last week with “a rare form [of] the disease called CD20-positive Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,” which was discovered… continue reading