Helen Glover (radio host)

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Helen Glover
Born (1955-04-28) April 28, 1955 (age 67)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
OccupationTalk show host
Television Survivor: Thailand

Helen Glover (born April 28, 1955 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American talk radio host and former cast member on the reality television series Survivor: Thailand where she finished in fourth place.

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Survivor appearance

Glover was a cast member on Survivor: Thailand (2002), the fifth season of the reality show Survivor . [1] She survived to finish fourth, behind the eventual winner, Brian Heidik. Glover was the season's third most popular contestant according to an online poll conducted by CBS. [2] In 2004, Glover was accused by CBS of violating her confidentiality agreement by divulging behind-the-scenes information in a freelance column for The Providence Journal . As a result of the controversy, the Journal dropped the column. [3]

Radio career

Glover began hosting the 6-10 A.M. morning show on TalkRadio 920 WHJJ in September 2005. [4] which was named by the Associated Press as the best talk show among AP member stations for a record 4 times (most recently in 2012) in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. [5] In August 2013, she was let go by the station, replaced by local radio host Ron St. Pierre. [6]

Personal life

Glover is the daughter of a U.S. Marine and has lived in Hawaii, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, California, Louisiana, and Rhode Island. Prior to her appearance on Survivor, Glover was employed by the U.S. Navy as a water survival instructor. She is married with two children, and lives in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [7] Jim, her husband, made an episode appearance on Survivor to participate in a reward challenge.

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References

  1. ↑ Helen Glover at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Survivor: Thailand popularity poll". CBS.com. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  3. ↑ "CBS Has Problems with Ex-'Survivor's' Column". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services. March 26, 2004.
  4. ↑ Smith, Andy (June 18, 2008). "Glover's new challenge: Radio". Providence Journal.
  5. ↑ ""Helen Glover Show" Honored By AP". Radio Ink. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  6. ↑ Nesi, Ted (August 27, 2013). "Ron St. Pierre in, Helen Glover out at WHJJ-AM". WPRI.
  7. ↑ "Helen Glover". Talk Radio 920 WHJJ. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
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