A lifelong resident of metro Detroit, Canty brings perspective to the project from 35 years of experience in Detroit radio and television.
She has served as a popular radio host, television news anchor, producer, and as a general assignment, medical, and consumer reporter.
Canty served as a news anchor and morning show personality with Jim Harper at WNIC-100.3 FM, WDTX- 99.5 FM and WMGC-105.1 FM. She’s also hosted public affairs programs at WKBD-TV, and served as reporter and anchor on WKBD’s “Ten O’Clock News.”
Her reporting and writing have earned her many awards, including an Emmy and honors from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, the Associated Press and the Detroit Press Club.
Contributions from Cynthia Canty
- Raheel Siddiqui family and lawyer: Marine recruit’s death “not caused by any misconduct of his own”
Marine Gunnery Sergeant Joseph Felix will soon face a general court martial at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The former drill instructor is facing charges including hazing and maltreatment — violation … - Nuns recall their role in the ‘67 rebellion and the injustices still troubling Detroit
The Detroit rebellion erupted in the early Sunday morning hours of July 23, 1967, just blocks away from the Catholic church and school of St. Agnes located on 12th Street. That street is now known as … - Cast of "Detroit" hopes new film sparks conversations about race relations
Director Kathryn Bigelow's new film Detroit depicts one of the most horrific events of the 1967 rebellion: a night of terror at the Algiers Motel, a night that left three young black men dead at … - Starting over in Michigan: After a year, Syrian refugee family finds some stability
Michigan is a top destination in the U.S. for Syrian refugees. Just this year alone, more than 600 have settled here, according to the State Department. Among the hundreds who have fled their homeland … - Starting over in Michigan: Family recalls life before Syrian civil war
To understand the tragic toll of the civil war in Syria, you need look no further than the city of Homs . The western Syrian city was held by rebels and under attack by government forces. Four years a …