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EDDIE TAUALAPINI

This week’s Samoalive Personality of the Week is Eddie Taualapini. Born on the 29th of August 1965, Eddie now resides in the village of Apia.

 

Eddie Taualapini is currently the Chief Announcer and Sports Reporter for Radio Polynesia’s Samoan station 99.9/96.1 Talofa FM.

His formative education years were in the Primary schools in Samoa. His high school years were in Avele College, Seddon High and Kelston Boys in Auckland, New Zealand.

 

Main Highlights of your career:

 

·        Broadcasting on radio all Manu Samoa international fixtures since 1995

·        Broadcasting Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur in 1998

·        State Funeral for the late Prime Minister Tofilau. E. Alesana

·        Broadcasting live on radio All Blacks versus Manu Samoa in 1996

 

Where to from here:

 

“To babysit my great grandchildren and listen to someone bloody good on radio, rubbishing the nation”