It is with great pride that we announce the achievement of one of our community members and a friend to many in TMA, who was one of its earliest members and supporters. Reporter Muhammad Lila is anchoring CBC News at Six (Toronto) this week.
Please contact CBC with your feedback, and let them know that with over 350,000 Muslims in Toronto, CBC is the only news network with a Muslim anchor. Encourage the diversity on their team and suggest that you will watch their news more regularly if Muhammad Lila anchors. It is preferable that you call CBC News directly at (416) 205-6304. To email or fax them, go here.
Muhammad Lila isn't your run-of-the-mill storyteller. With a background that spans three continents, he's a reporter, anchor, shooter, and editor – all rolled into one. He's covered radicalism in the U.S. prison system, been involved in a high speed car chase, and was once detained at gunpoint. He’s even hitch-hiked out of Iraq. And each time, he managed to get the story.
"There’s no point being a journalist if you’re afraid to take risks" he says. "That means doing things, or going places, that other reporters are afraid to."
For the past several years, Muhammad has been covering and uncovering stories that make a difference in Toronto. From school shootings to massive fires to undercover investigative reports, he believes strongly in standing up for the disadvantaged. Muhammad is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, travelling, reading, and is training for the Scrabble World Championships.
