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Tony Young (born 1961), professionally known as Master T, is a Canadian television and radio personality and urban music promoter. He was born in Leeds, England and moved to Canada with his Jamaican family in 1974.
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He was raised in Kitchener, Ontario, where he attended Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School and met his future wife. He later studied television broadcasting at Mohawk College in Hamilton. He found work as a camera operator at MuchMusic before he was hired to host a dance show, X-Tendamix (later "Da Mix"). As a VJ for MuchMusic, Young (as "Master T") continued to host various programs, including Rap City, from 1990 to 2001. When he left MuchMusic, his on-air farewell party featured an exclusive live performance by Lauryn Hill.
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Young has also hosted the syndicated radio program Wall of Sound, produced by CIDC-FM.
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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.
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Since leaving MuchMusic, he has produced and promoted his own Master T's series of hip hop and reggae compilations.
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In 2014, he publicly called for the "Much" television channel to return to the hands of Moses Znaimer.
Young has been awarded a Toronto Bob Marley award, a Ghanaian Community Award, and a Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction award.