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Andrew Reimer is an Australian
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, civil celebrant, and
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based in
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,
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. He is best known for hosting weekend evening talkback programs on
FIVEaa FIVEAA (pronounced ''Five Double A'') is Adelaide's only commercial talkback radio station. The station has a range of programs including news, sports, current affairs, social issues, football calls, gardening, lifestyle, cars, travel and healt ...
(1395 AM), a commercial
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station, and for officiating weddings, funerals, and other ceremonies throughout South Australia.


Career in radio

Reimer is a long-time presenter on FIVEaa Adelaide, a talkback radio station operated by
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. His programs typically include
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discussions, interviews, and coverage of current affairs, politics, and social issues relevant to South Australians. In 2014, Reimer was featured on '' The Adelaide Show Podcast'', where he discussed
employment Employment is a relationship between two party (law), parties Regulation, regulating the provision of paid Labour (human activity), labour services. Usually based on a employment contract, contract, one party, the employer, which might be a cor ...
challenges in South Australia and promoted his e-book, ''The Straightforward Guide to Finding Employment''. In March 2019, Reimer conducted a live interview with Queensland senator
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, which received criticism from other media figures. Fellow presenter
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publicly condemned the interview and called for Reimer’s dismissal from the station.


Celebrant services

Reimer is also a licensed civil celebrant, conducting
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,
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, naming ceremonies, and commitment services. Based in
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, he also travels to regional parts of
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to deliver custom services for families and couples. He has received positive feedback for his empathetic and professional approach and is listed in several celebrant directories.


Community involvement

In June 2025, Reimer hosted a live radio discussion with Billboard Battalion, a grassroots advocacy group focused on regional and agricultural issues. The segment, aired on
FIVEaa FIVEAA (pronounced ''Five Double A'') is Adelaide's only commercial talkback radio station. The station has a range of programs including news, sports, current affairs, social issues, football calls, gardening, lifestyle, cars, travel and healt ...
, addressed free speech, food security, and rural community challenges. Reimer has also delivered speeches for civic organisations including
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and local veterans' associations.


Publications

* ''The Straightforward Guide to Finding Employment'' (2014)


References

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External links


Official celebrant website

Andrew Reimer interview on The Adelaide Show Podcast


Categories

Living people Australian radio personalities People from Adelaide Talk radio hosts