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  CBS.com
Born in Queens, New York, Tom Westman attended Archbishop Molloy High School, where he was a peer group counselor and member of the track team.
Westman is a member of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Fire Department of New York Emerald Society.
Westman currently resides in Sayville, New York with his wife, Bernadette, and their three children, Meghan (8), Declan (6) and Conor (4).
www.cbs.com /primetime/survivor10/survivors/bio/tom.shtml   (318 words)

  
 Tom Westman - Celebrity News at filmsandtv.com
Tom Westman: The 41-year-old retired New York City firefighter is still scoring big because of his time in the spotlight as the winner of CBS Survivor: Palau.
Tom Westman: The fireman from New York is not the only winner to come from Survivor: Palau.
But Westman isn't the only benefactor because many of the items from the Palau adventure are on sale at eBay for the next two weeks in a special auction that will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
www.filmsandtv.com /celebnews.php?cns=Tom+Westman   (387 words)

  
 Tom Westman
Born in Queens, New York, Tom Westman attended Archbishop Molloy High School, where he was a peer group counsellor and member of the track team.
Westman is a member of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Fire Department of New York Emerald Society.
Westman currently resides in Sayville, New York with his wife, Bernadette, and their three children, Meghan (8), Declan (6) and Conor (4).
www.tashitagg.com /survivor10/bios/tom.asp   (350 words)

  
 Tom Westman - Survivor Palau Contestant
Westman, a local resident, loyal husband and father of three, has already proven he’s a winner to the Sayville Township; and with all his fellow firefighting comrades in Brooklyn.
Westman is most proud of his department’s response to the September 11, 2001 rescue efforts.
Westman is an active member of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Fire Department of New York Emerald Society.
www.sayville.com /halloffame/tom.html   (378 words)

  
 Tom Westman - Page 2 - Unofficial Survivor Guide -- Survivor: Fiji & Survivor: Cook Islands Discussion forum
I think Tom is in a great spot in the game, in charge of his tribe, respected by everyone, and I don't think he is in any danger, at least in the near future.
Tom is looking good though, and it was smart to point Ian as the leader in front of the group.
Tom looks to be in a good spot, because of the 5 person alliance he's in.
www.unofficialsurvivorguide.com /forum/showthread.php?t=836&page=2   (954 words)

  
 Tom Westman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tom Westman (born January 4, 1964) is the $1,000,000 winner of the reality show Survivor: Palau.
At the Final 5, the alliance of Tom, Ian and Katie was on shaky ground due to the betrayal of Tom and Ian instigating Gregg's departure.
Tom Westman • Danni Boatwright • Aras Baskauskas • Yul Kwon
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Westman   (1110 words)

  
 Tom Westman
Tom Westman was born on January 4, 1964 in Queens, New York.
Westman’s competitive attitude and strong physical and mental abilities helped him to emerge as the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Palau.
Westman was highly respected by his fellow tribe members, which is why the majority of them cast their votes in favor of Westman.
www.buddytv.com /articles/survivor/profile/tom-westman.aspx   (361 words)

  
 Survivor Palau Finale Recap - Tom Westman Wins The Million :: Orwellproject.com :: Your single source for Reality TV ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tom and Katie were forced to revote and neither changed their vote.
Tom and Ian waged psychological warfare and it became clear that their friendship might have been more of an attempt to keep an enemy (or greatest competitor) closest.
Tom, the charming, blue-collar guy from a Brooklyn firehouse and a father of three young sons, was chosen victor by this peers.
www.orwellproject.com /Article2233.phtml   (2392 words)

  
 WWJ: 'Survivor' Tom Gets His $1M   (Site not responding. Last check: )
New York firefighter Tom Westman received a check for his $1 million prize from Survivor: Palau for outwitting, outplaying and outlasting his competitors.
Westman said he wasn't sure whether there would be any splurge purchases now, but admitted he and his wife did open champagne they found in the hotel mini-bar last night, without even thinking about it.
Westman, 41, a father of three who lives on Long Island, is a second-generation New York City fireman.
wwjtv.com /Survivor/survivor_story_143064008.html   (652 words)

  
 IAFF: Syndicated News
It could be months before we know the winner of “Survivor Palau,” but Westman is already a hero with his family and his fire fighter brothers and sisters.
Westman’s inspiration is his eight-year-old daughter, Meghan, who lost her hearing to meningitis at 18 months and, after receiving a cochlear implant when she was two, is now at the top of her third grade class.
Westman is also a member of the New York Emerald Society and Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
www.iaff.org /Across/content/Spotlight/05Stories/022705tom.html   (249 words)

  
 IAFF: Syndicated News
For 39 days, Westman outwitted, outplayed and outlasted 20 competitors to win the tenth season of the popular reality television show.
Shamelessly displaying his strength from the beginning, Westman neither hid who he was nor deceived any of his tribe mates on his way to victory – a rare strategy for the series, characterized by lies and deception.
Westman told of responding to a call and finding himself unable to find his way out of a burning building.
www.iaff.org /across/news/Archive2005/102405TOM.html   (603 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Is Tom Westman invincible on 'Survivor: Palau'?
"Tom is your prototype for a hero," host Jeff Probst told The Associated Press at the beginning of the season.
Westman, 41, a Brooklyn firefighter and father of three, lives in Sayville, N.Y. He's made no secret of his prowess, winning three out of five individual immunity challenges and leading the Koror tribe to demolish the Ulongs in every immunity challenge – a "Survivor" first.
Most of the eliminated contestants speak sweetly of Westman, but there's at least one jury member who is not a Tom fan.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20050513-1514-tv-survivor.html   (494 words)

  
 Chortler - 'Survivor: Palau' Winner Tom Westman Enters The Translation Booth
Tom Westman: Somebody told me recently they stopped coloring their hair after I did so well on the challenges.
Tom Westman: When I saw how young the cast was, I thought this is gonna be perfect.
Tom Westman: The younger ones are not going to know I'm a physical threat until it's too late for them.
www.chortler.com /1716westman.shtml   (195 words)

  
 'Survivor' Tom Back At Firehouse, Tom Westman, Who Won $1 Million On 'Survivor: Palau,' Is Back At Work - CBS News
Westman returned to work at Ladder Company 108 in Brooklyn today, after winning the top prize in CBS's "Survivor: Palau." And, despite his instant fame after spending 30 days on an uninhabited island, he says he's just one of the guys.
Westman may be leaving the fire department soon.
When Tom rejoined his ladder company, Harry Smith was there.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/05/26/entertainment/main698122.shtml   (572 words)

  
 NYC Firefighter Wins 'Survivor', Tom Westman Bests Them All; Runner-Up: Katie Gallagher - CBS News
Westman, 41, is a second-generation firefighter, following in the footsteps of his dad, and is himself a lieutenant with Ladder Company 108 in Brooklyn.
Many of Westman's fellow firefighters were in the audience cheering him on as the "Survivor" votes were counted.
Westman's competition in the final vote count was radio ad saleswoman Katie Gallagher from Merced, California.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/05/15/earlyshow/series/survivor/main695325.shtml   (432 words)

  
 Survivor Palau: The Beat of the Tom Tom
(PRWEB) March 20, 2005 -- Tom Westman has emerged as the true leader of Koror and as head of this tribe, he has brought the team to victory four times in a row and got them the greatest shelter ever built on in the show's 10 seasons.
In Tom's case he goes beyond what most typical Survivor leaders have done in the past.
Tom is a mature man of 41 years old who is still physically strong.
www.celebrityspider.com /news/march05/article032005-11.html   (535 words)

  
 Tom Westman - Unofficial Survivor Guide -- Survivor: Fiji & Survivor: Cook Islands Discussion forum
This is the official USG discussion thread for Tom Westman.
Agreed upon fully...I like Tom alot, but he is one of the most obvious players to go far, and something is going to happen, and he will be gone.
If his tribe deferred to him, that means Tom is already taking the leadership role, and unfortunately that means he won't win.
www.unofficialsurvivorguide.com /forum/showthread.php?t=836   (798 words)

  
 Tom Westman Biography, Photos, News for Tom Westman | TVGuide.com
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 SurvivorHunks.com: Tom Westman
In this day and age it's awfully hard not to root for a fireman, all the more so a fireman from Brooklyn, and so it was that millions of Survivor diehards found themselves pulling for Tom Westman to win in Palau.
Not since Colby Donaldson in the Outback had a castaway been as difficult to beat as Tom, and we mean in all aspects of the game.
But the greatest compliment was paid by a competitor, Bobby Jon Drinkard, who said, "Tom's a man, and a man among men." How very true indeed.
www.survivorhunks.com /TomWestman   (234 words)

  
 News - "Survivor: Palau" Winner Tom Westman Credits Daughter as Hero
Washington, DC, May 16, 2005 – Tom Westman, a New York City firefighter and father of a child who is deaf, finally triumphed over the last of his 20 competitors to win $1 million on "Survivor: Palau" last night.
When Westman and his wife, Bernadette, found out that their daughter was deaf, they turned to the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) because they knew they wanted her to have the same opportunities as other children.
The Westmans enrolled Meghan in the local early intervention program, which offered speech therapy to help her learn to listen and talk.
www.helpkidshear.org /news/media/2005/05-16-2005-agbell.htm   (564 words)

  
 BOLD ABD BEAUTIFUL - Tom Westman - Interview - Soap Opera Digest and Weekly
Westman: It's a funny thing because even friends of mine who have New York accents saw me on SURVIVOR and told me, "Dude, I could hardly understand you." The other 19 contestants would laugh whenever I started to speak.
Westman: It's been crazy at home and the kids have started to chafe at it a bit.
Westman: He's not quite as good-looking as some of the New York firefighters [laughs], but he does have a better tan.
www.soapoperadigest.com /features/bb/interviews/survivor/index.html   (882 words)

  
 AHG Licensing, Inc. :: Apparel Holdings Group Signs Tom Westman, CBS's Survivor Winner, for Caribbean Joe Label
As the new face of Caribbean Joe, Tom will represent the casual lifestyle collection, making personal appearances at department stores that sell the label, and will be featured in their 2006 advertising campaign.
Westman, 41, a New York City firefighter from Sayville, New York, came to the nation's attention when he won CBS's Survivor: Palau this Spring, and was lately named as one of TV Guide's TV's Sexiest Men.
During the Survivor series, he showed himself to be gregarious, practical, reliable, and competitive, all traits that coincide with the attributes of the Caribbean Joe image.
sev.prnewswire.com /advertising/20050824/NYW00324082005-1.html   (523 words)

  
 Reality TV Magazine: Tom Westman Wins Survivor Palau, Ian Earns Respect
Tom told Jenn that he was staying loyal to his friend Ian, but Ian opens his mouth and tells Tom that it would have been a tough decision if he had won the immunity challenge.
After tribal council, Tom rides Ian about plotting to vote him off and tells Ian “to step up and be a man and confess to the whole thing.” Ian is reduced to tears over the whole incident.
I think Tom would still have won (and deservedly so!) if he and Ian were in the final 2.
www.realitytvmagazine.com /blog/2005/05/tom_westman_win.html   (1294 words)

  
 Tom Westman of Survivor Palau - Reality TV Calendar - Recaps - Commentary - Analysis - Photos - Gossip - Reality TV ...
Tom Westman of Survivor Palau - Reality TV Calendar - Recaps - Commentary - Analysis - Photos - Gossip - Reality TV Calendar - What's On When - The authority for reality television schedules.
Having been recognized for his support by Disabled Sports, USA, in 2001, Westman has returned every year since to volunteer as an instructor where he helps introduce recently disabled veterans to adaptive skiing.
Reality TV Calendar will send you the latest casting calls as soon as they are released.
www.realitytvcalendar.com /shows/survivor-palau/bios/tom.html   (436 words)

  
 Entertainment: Television: Reality TV: Survivor Insider: Survivor: Palau: Finale: Congratulations to Tom Westman...Sole ...
Sitting around the campsite, Ian made a verbal mistake by telling Tom that his decision would've been a hard one for him to make (deciding who to vote out between Tom, Jenn & Katie), Tom was quickly alarmed that Ian had planned to betray him.
Both Tom and Katie received their share of bruises, but Katie was beat up like an untrained boxer going up against the champion of the world.
In the end, it was Tom Westman winning six of the seven votes to walk away with one million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor of Palau.
sheknows.com /about/look/5924.htm   (1381 words)

  
 Is Tom Westman invincible on 'Survivor: Palau'?
Westman, 41, a Brooklyn firefighter and father of three, lives in Sayville, N.Y. He's made no secret of his prowess, winning three out of five individual immunity challenges and leading the Koror tribe to demolish the Ulongs in every immunity challenge - a "Survivor" first.
"Tom positioned himself as leader when we were two tribes," said Caryn Groedel, the most recently eliminated contestant.
Historically, whomever wins the last immunity challenge, typically a test of endurance, will choose the player to go up against as the seven-person jury decides who wins the $1 million prize.
www.azcentral.com /ent/tv/articles/0514survivor.html   (478 words)

  
 wfrv.com - America's Newest Millionaire   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nanny Jenn Lyon lost during a tiebreaker challenge after Westman learned Rosenberger planned to double-cross him.
Then, Rosenberger gave up during the final endurance immunity challenge, insisting Westman take Gallagher to the final two in a show of respect.
Following Westman's win, host Jeff Probst announced the next location and title for the eleventh edition of the reality show: "Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya Empire." Probst said the latest batch of survivors will live among Mayan ruins.
wfrv.com /survivor/survivor_story_135220834.html   (451 words)

  
 BIGBTV.COM SURVIVOR 10 PALUA: TOM WESTMAN WINS SURVIVOR 10! OUTWIT OUTPLAY OUTLAST!
It was a Fireman from New York and his hair was grey but this professional succeeded in doing what only 9 others have and that is too win.
Tom pushed his way and his team to the most tribe wins and most individuals wins (7).
Tom should have a great time as he goes down as the 10th person to win Survivor.
www.bigbtv.com /Survivor10.html   (460 words)

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