JOHNSON CITY — A third contestant from the Mountain Empire has been chosen to appear on the latest installment of the popular CBS television show “Survivor.”And one local expert on Appalachia said she is waiting to see whether Travis “Bubba” Sampson will be more than just a “token hillbilly.”
Sampson, a Blountville native who now lives in Johnson City, will be one of 18 contestants on the eighth season of the series. The show premieres Sept. 16 and will play out on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu.
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Source: BRISTOL HERALD COURIER
