密歇根新闻广播 Stateside节目主持人退休

 

Cynthia Canty has hosted Stateside since it began in 2012, but now she's getting ready for another adventure. After 40 years in broadcasting, Cyndy is retiring. Stateside will continue, but Cyndy's final episodes are airing this week.

She spoke¹ to Michigan Radio Morning Edition host Doug Tribou about her start in broadcasting, her favorite interview, and more.

Doug Tribou: Many of our listeners had heard your voice or seen your face before your time at Stateside. Tell us a little bit about your road to Michigan Radio.

Cynthia Canty: It started in Detroit. In fact, I have always worked in Detroit. I began at a religious station, WMUZ, in Detroit working 1 a.m. to 8 a.m., six mornings a week for $180 a week doing the news. And that was exactly 40 years ago right now, December, 1979. And from there I leapfrogged up to WNIC, which was a huge adult contemporary station, and I was with St. James and Harper like a top, top rated morning show that I used to listen to before I got into the business.

Then I meandered² my way over, by 1987, to television and I was on WKBD-TV doing a public affairs show for a while, but then as a news street reporter and anchor. And then after a number of years of that, I came back to radio, back to WNIC, back with Jim Harper. [That's] how a lot of people know me is working with Jim Harper. And from WNIC we went to a station called Magic 105.1, WMGC, and we were there until the end of the show in 2011. And then, ta-da, I wound up at Michigan Radio in August of 2012.

DT: Well, as you say, Stateside debuted³ in 2012. We have some tape from your very first show.

DT: So there you are talking with then Gov. Rick Snyder, your very first guest on Stateside. You've done thousands of interviews since then. What were some of your favorites?

CC: I would say the one that has really stuck in my heart is Richard Phillips. Richard was the longest serving exonoree in U.S. history. He went to prison, unjustly convicted, about the time I was going into high school. And when he was released a couple of years ago, we had him on Stateside with David Moran from the University of Michigan Innocence⁴ Project. They're the ones that helped shepherd [the case] through and got him out.

He was exonerated⁵ and I don't know how I would not be full of righteous fury and anger. And this man, Richard Phillips, made a conscious choice not to be that person. And his spirit just struck me. As he was trying to get his footing in this new world, after he'd been locked up all those decades, he did not let it ruin his spirit. Of the thousands I've done, we figured about 7,400 interviews [since 2012], that one stuck in my mind, really.

DT: Cyndy, Stateside will live on. April Baer has been announced as the new host. She comes to us from Oregon Public Broadcasting. April is also is originally from Ohio. We won't hold that against her. And we'll hear more from April in the coming weeks. But we should also mention the work of Lester Graham who’s hosted Fridays on Stateside. April will be hosting all week. But Lester will continue to host our Environment Report coverage⁶. He's contributed so much to the body of work for the program.

CC: He has brought in this whole set of skills. We both came out of commercial radio and that's what's kind of fun, too. We've talked about that. He's just such a tenacious⁷ investigator⁸, but also his “Artisans” series and his “Cheers” series. What a fun thing that's added. And I have a feeling that might continue. I don't think we've heard the last of Lester and “Cheers” and these craft cocktails⁹. But what a cool dimension because it goes to show Stateside can be about anything Michigan. And so, we look for the light as well the weighty stuff.

DT: What will you miss about the job?

CC: I will miss being kindly¹⁰ invited into people's homes, cars, offices every day when they make the choice to tune¹¹ in to Stateside and listen. I will miss being a part of people's lives. And I will miss that chance to talk to interesting people, sometimes famous people, sometimes not famous people. And always my question is, "How do you do the thing you do? How did you get to where you are? How do you do that? What do you like? What surprises you?" And so I'll miss kind of unwrapping that interesting angle of somebody each time I sit down to talk with them.

DT: But I know you're excited about the next chapter. And I'm sure listeners would love to know what will you be doing after Stateside.

CC: Certainly time with grandkids. Liam, Bridgid and Rory are 8, 5 and 3. So I suspect our son Brendan and daughter-in-law Megan won't mind a little extra Grandma Cyndy help. My husband Sean, who is from Ireland, we bought a little cottage in West Cork¹², Ireland, 22 years ago. All this time, [visits have] always been in two-week chunks¹³, maybe three weeks. And I look forward to going over and just settling in. I've got a seven-week trip planned for the spring. I [won't] feel torn away from my little countryside perch¹⁴ overlooking the ocean.

DT: Well, Cyndy, when I got here in 2016, you had me on for a quiz about how to pronounce names of places in Michigan. No quiz for you today, but I do just want to say it's been so fun working with you and fundraising [for Michigan Radio] with you. And I wish you all the best in the next chapter.

CC: Doug, back at you. It's been so wonderful to be part of the Michigan Radio family. And thank you so much for your support and your friendship. And I'll be listening!

Editor's note: This transcript¹⁵ has been edited for length and clarity.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 meandered   

（指溪流、河流等）蜿蜒而流( meander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A stream meandered towards the sea. 一条小河蜿蜒地流向大海。
• The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre. 小河缓缓地绕着中心地区迤逦流过。

3 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

4 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

5 exonerated   

v.使免罪，免除( exonerate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The police report exonerated Lewis from all charges of corruption. 警方的报告免除了对刘易斯贪污的所有指控。
• An investigation exonerated the school from any blame. 一项调查证明该学校没有任何过失。 来自辞典例句

6 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

7 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

8 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

9 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

10 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

11 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

12 cork   

n.软木，软木塞

参考例句：

• We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
• Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。

13 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

14 perch   

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

• The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
• Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。

15 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。