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Andrius Balys Tapinas (born 6 April 1977) is a Lithuanian journalist. Tapinas is the anchor of a long-running popular Lithuanian TV program The Money Generation. He has also launched his own online TV channel on YouTube called "Freedom TV", which has proven to be a great success. Along with the "Freedom Group", Andrius has completed multiple fundraising campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the 2021 Lithuanian migration crisis. He hosted the "Freedom Chain" from Vilnius to Belarus border during 2020 Belarusian protests.
Andrius Tapinas | |
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| Born | 6 April 1977 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Occupation | Writer, TV producer, presenter |
| Genre | Science fiction, Historical fiction, Steampunk |
| Notable works | Pinigų karta, Auksinis protas |
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In 2023, a poll by the news portal Delfi voted that Tapinas is the most influential public figure in Lithuania.[1]
Personal life
editTapinas had been married to Rasa Tapinienė (divorced in 2019),[2] a news anchor on LRT, and they have two children.
Bibliography
editThe Steam and Stone Saga
edit- Hour of the Wolf
- Day of the Plague
- Hour of the Wolf. Sidabras (comic book, writer)
Honours
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Lithuania: Knight Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2017)
Ukraine: Order of Merit (2022)[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AKTUALIJOSLIETUVA Įtakingiausi Lietuvos visuomenininkai: pirmoje vietoje". Alfa.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Andrius Tapinas patvirtino, kad skiriasi su Rasa Tapiniene: "Jau kurį laiką esu vienas"" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Lithuanian politicians, journalist receive state awards from Ukraine's President Zelensky". LRT. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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