~Barbara Budd, on CBC Radio's "As It Happens".

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Tim Reynolds has a couple degrees, a couple certificates, has won a prize or two and garnered a little national attention, especially with his prize-winning, truly Canadian Fable, "How The Beluga Lost It's Colour".

His background also includes such diverse fields as Training Bus Drivers, Accounting, Lifeguarding, Food & Beverage Management, Editorial Cartooning, Graphic Design, Grand-parenting, Sales and, of course, Stand-Up Comedy.

His Life Ethic has been inspired for many years both by conversations he has had with motivational speaker Ed Foreman and by a chance meeting with actor/comedian Bob Newhart. 

He's met more celebrities than you can shake a wounded paparazzo (the best kind) at, and has even been a celebrity himself for a short time after his stint on the game show JACKPOT! where he won a modest amount and made an impression on fans of the show with his Dance of Joy (see video below).

Although his focus is aimed at his writing, he's also a painter and a landscape photographer with sales to such distinguished publications as Conde Nast Traveler and National Geographic Traveler.