Tony Young (born 1961), professionally known as Master T, is a

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television and radio personality and

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promoter. He was born in

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, and moved to Canada with his

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n family in 1974.

Early life and education

He was raised in

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, where he attended Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School and met his future wife. He later studied television broadcasting at

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Career at MuchMusic

He found work as a camera operator at

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before he and his wife created the Black Music program, ''X-Tendamix'' (later "Da Mix"). As a VJ for MuchMusic, Young (as "Master T") continued to host various programs, including ''

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'', from 1990 to 2001. When he left MuchMusic, his on-air farewell party featured an exclusive live performance by

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. During his time with Much, Master T was the primary promoter of the channel's '' Much DanceMix'' series of compilation CDs, and received a Diamond plaque for over one million in sales.

Post-MuchMusic career

Since leaving MuchMusic, he has produced and promoted his own ''Master T's'' series of

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and

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compilations. In 2014, he publicly called for the "Much" television channel to return to the hands of

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. Young has also hosted the syndicated radio program ''Wall of Sound'', produced by

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. As of 2017, Young has been hosting the online interview and performance series ''RX Music LIVE,'' featuring past guests such as

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and more.

Awards

Young has been awarded a Toronto Bob Marley award, a Ghanaian Community Award, and a Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction award.

Bibliography

* Foreword by Shaggy. https://mastertisback.weebly.com/

References

External links

* Living people 1961 births Canadian people of Jamaican descent Canadian radio hosts English emigrants to Canada Black Canadian broadcasters Much (TV channel) personalities People from Kitchener, Ontario Canadian video jockeys {{Canada-tv-bio-stub website: https://mastertisback.weebly.com/