{{Infobox musical artist | name = Tim Tamashiro | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB --> | birth_place = | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = Jazz | occupation = Singer, radio broadcaster, speaker | instrument = | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | website = {{URL|http://www.timtamashiro.ca/}} }} '''Tim Tamashiro''' is a Canadian jazz singer, radio broadcaster and speaker.
Tim was the host of ''Tonic'', a nightly jazz program on CBC Radio 2 from March 2007 until late June 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/music/manitoba-artists-could-dominate-at-wcmas-59930392.html|title=Manitoba artists could dominate at WCMAs|date=20 September 2009|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref> He became the full-time host of ''Tonic'' on April 2, 2012, after the retirement of weekday host Katie Malloch.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://rdc.ab.ca/about/news-events/rdc-news/tim-tamashiro-be-given-rdc-honorary-degree-during-51st-convocation-ceremony|title=Tim Tamashiro to be given an RDC Honorary Degree during 51st Convocation Ceremony|last=|first=|date=June 5, 2015|website=Red Deer College|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028083536/http://rdc.ab.ca/about/news-events/rdc-news/tim-tamashiro-be-given-rdc-honorary-degree-during-51st-convocation-ceremony|archive-date=October 28, 2016|access-date=}}</ref>
==Honours and awards== On June 5, 2015 Red Deer College awarded an honorary degree in Interdisciplinary Studies to Tim Tamashiro.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== *[http://www.timtamashiro.ca/ Tim Tamashiro official website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190609202515/http://www.timtamashiro.com/ Tim Tamashiro website archive](via Wayback Machine archive)
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