season 14 cast reveal

Survivor: Fiji
CBS Early Show, Cast Announcement 
Air Date: 01.12.07

Transcript by SurvivorFever.net (text in blue is czech translation)

Hanna Storm:  It's time to introduce the new cast of Survivor which premieres next month here on CBS.  In season 14 there will be 19 castaways battling for the Million Dollar prize in Fiji, in the South Pacific.  Here they are.

HS:  Alex Angarita is a 28 year old attorney from Los Angeles, who knows not everybody trusts a lawyers skills of persuasion.

HS: Boo Bernis is a construction worker from Lafayette, Louisiana. Look out ladies, he says romance is part of his strategy.

HS:  Yau-Man Chan, a computer engineer is the self described geek of the group.  He hopes not to stand out so much that he's voted off the island.

HS:  Earl Cole is a Santa Monica ad executive.  The Kansas native says he's a mid-westerner at heart, with a little California flavor.

HS:  Fashion stylist Jessica deBen is used to exotic locations, she says living in LA where people don't eat has prepared her for the game.

HS:  Erica Durousseau is a Louisiana native who was forced to leave New Orleans, after Hurricane Katrina. 

HS:  Cassandra Franklin a Civil Engineer manager also from Los Angles.  Her goals for Survivor, are pretty simple.

Cassandra:  I'm here, to win a Million Dollars and to loose 25 pounds. (Laughs) 

HS:  Loan officer Liliana Gomez, describes herself as the feisty Latina.  She joined the Marine Corps out of high school, and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

HS:  "Dre" Herd knows how to survive, having grown up homeless in North Carolina.  This cheerleading coach first wowed crowds as a street performer with his brothers. 

HS:  Internet producer Stacy Kimball, says she may be high maintenance, but she'll do whatever it takes to win. 

HS:  Sylvia Kwan is an architect in Northern California.  This affable wife and mother says she can be devious if she has to. 

HS:  With loan manager, Mookie Lee, what you see is what you get.  Cocky or strong headed, Mookie just likes to have fun.  

HS:  The big challenge for customer service rep "Lisi" Linares is going to be keeping her mouth shut. 

Lisi:  I want to stop myself, from looking at everyone and being like "Dude, I'm trapped on the Isle of Moran here".   

HS:  Bartender James Reid just doesn't care.  

James:  I can be a pain in the a**.  I can be a hypocrite.  I can be a bunch of things.  The only difference between me and the average cat is...I admit it. 

HS:  Ad executive Edgardo Rivera likes to party every weekend, and says he is good at manipulating people. 

HS:  Anthony Robinson beat the mean streets of Compton, and graduated from Yale.  This expert witness locater says he's the nice guy nobody expects will stab them in the back. 

HS:  55 year old Gary Stritesky says his wife wants to know when he will finally grow up and get a real job. 

HS:  Rita Verreos is a single mother of two.  She's an image consultant by trade, but said she enjoys a much simpler life.  Like one on an exotic tropical island. 

HS:  And finally, Michelle Yi is a 23 year old college student from Cincinnati, who says she's bubbly and energetic, but look out, she may have a dark side. 

HS:  Should be interesting.  As always the challenge for each of the castaways is to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast the others.  Survivor: Fiji begins Thursday, February 8th, right here on CBS.