Forty years ago, in December 1979, Jimmy Carter was president, William Milliken was Michigan's governor, and Coleman Young was the mayor of Detroit. The Iranian hostage crisis was in its second month. Also in that time, Cynthia Canty began her first radio job at WMUZ, a religious station in Detroit. For six mornings a week, Canty would grace Detroit's airwaves from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. For Canty, the role was one of mixed excitement and fear — excitement over beginning her radio career, and fear over learning on the job in the middle of the night. During her early morning commute, she turned to a cassette recording of The Who singing "Who Are You," and Roger Daltrey's "swaggering vocals" paired with Pete Townshend's lyrics kept her from "turning around and calling this whole broadcast thing off." Luckily for Michigan Radio (we're very thankful to The Who), Canty has spent the last seven years of her 40-year career as host of Stateside . Now, after a long, storied career in broadcast
Forty years ago, in December 1979, Jimmy Carter was president, William Milliken was Michigan's governor, and Coleman Young was the mayor of Detroit. The Iranian hostage crisis was in its second month. Also in that time, Cynthia Canty began her first radio job at WMUZ, a religious station in Detroit. For six mornings a week, Canty would grace Detroit's airwaves from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. For Canty, the role was one of mixed excitement and fear — excitement over beginning her radio career, and fear