PETE EDOCHIE AT 71 ...20 AMAZING THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT HIM

1.He was born March 7, 1947

2.He was raised in Kaduna so speaks fluent Hausa

3.He attended St John’s school Kaduna

4.His late father worked with the Nigerian Railways

5.He started work as a radio announcer,   broadcaster, sports commentator and journalist

6.He worked for Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting service, East Central state Broadcasting Service and then Anambra state Broadcasting service(Enugu and Awka)

7.He set up and was first Director of first FM station east of the Niger ABS Sunrise 96

8.He has the greatest collection of classical music that any individual or organization in Nigeria

9.He presented the most popular classical music programme on radio for many years

10His role of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart gave him huge popularity and made the film win the Priced Pieces Award

11.His brother Tony also was a broadcaster

12.He is mentor to Kelvin Ugwu of FRCN, Iyke Agu of Magic FM Aba,  Helen Bassey Osijo formerly of Raypower/AIT,  Chris Agwo Odili(Snake), Gboliwe Iwobi Amakeze,  Ladygely Oby Okonkwo , Chris Ojukwu and a long host of others

13.He is an unrepentant Catholic who says 15 decades of the Rosary daily

14.He is one of Africa’s most talented actors

15.H.e is member order of the Niger

16.He produced a film; Avenge me Iwene my son..a film on Father Tansi

17.He is father to popular actors Linc and Governorship candidate, Yul Edochie

18.He is father to Leo, Adam, Linc, Eva and Yul

19.He got married to his pretty wife Josephine when he was 22 years

20.He has many grandchildren