Journey's daughter wins spot on 'Big Brother'
Senator says Carol Journey can see through manipulators
By Lakase Perry
The Capital-Journal
Published Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Carol Journey, the daughter of Suyapa and Sen. Phil Journey, R-Haysville, has joined the cast of CBS' "Big Brother" for the eighth season of the series premiering Thursday.
Rather than auditioning, Sen. Journey said, his daughter was called to appear on the show, which will feature 15 individuals who live together and compete for the chance to win $1 million in prize money. ???She did not audition?
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Sen. Phil Journey began researching past seasons of "Big Brother" after daughter was selected
Once the family learned Carol would be on the show, Journey said, they began to prepare by researching past seasons. The show follows the castmates on camera for 24 hours and will have them take part in challenges and voting others off.
"I've got a lot of confidence in Carol," Journey said. "I've seen her make good decisions in the past, and I think this is a tremendous opportunity for her."
Journey has been vocal in his opinions on gun control, school funding and discipline in school in the past, and he believes his daughter will remain true to her own personal beliefs for the sake of her own appearance and that of her family.
"She knows Daddy's watching," Journey said.
The University of Kansas student already has been flown to the shooting location, and Journey said the entire cast has been kept in the dark about what they can hope to expect when they begin shooting.
To be on the show, Carol had to choose between the opportunity to be a dancer for the Kansas City Chiefs or the chance to be a cast member. She also could miss a full semester of school at KU.
"We got power of attorney to make sure we could withdraw her if it was necessary," Journey said.
The show will be unique this season in how audience members can influence activities. The official CBS web site states that a new "America's Player" element has been implemented, in which the audience can select cast members to do tasks for a prize.
The show is notorious for manipulation, as well as scandals between castmates, but Journey said he has confidence in how his daughter will perform.
"Carol has a gift for seeing through manipulative people," he said.
The show will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday and will be broadcast on CBS three nights a week — Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The movements of the cast members also can be followed online 24 hours a day.
