Timothy Edmund McNamara (10 October 1922 – 16 April 1983) was an Australian country music performer, radio presenter and talent scout.
[1] In 1940, he married Daphne Ford, after which he served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
[1] McNamara's program has been credited with boosting the popularity of such artists as Slim Dusty, Joy McKean and Gordon Parsons.
[1] The popularity of the inaugural talent show which was won by Reg Lindsay, helped establish it as an annual event.
[2] At the 1981 Golden Guitar Awards in Tamworth, McNamara was named as the sixth person to be elected onto the Australian Roll of Renown.