Career
Canning briefly worked with WIN TV in Orange after completing a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a major in Broadcast Journalism from Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. After completing the degree he was quick to return to his home town of Sydney.
In 2000, Canning joined Network Ten and at 22 years old became the youngest person to anchor Sports Tonight . Canning has been a regular fill in presenter for Brad McEwan on Sports Tonight and hosted the Friday night edition and 5:30pm weekend editions until the show was axed in September 2011.
Network 10 is an Australian commercial television network. One of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country. The network is owned by Ten Network Holdings, a subsidiary of CBS Studios International.
Sports Tonight is an Australian sports news and information program, hosted by Matt White. The original series, which was developed by Executive Producer Steve Tucker, aired between 1993 and 2011, before it was revived in 2018.
Brad McEwan is an Australian television presenter and sports journalist.
In January 2011, Canning was appointed weekend sports presenter on Sydney's Ten Evening News however this bulletin only lasted until September due to poor ratings and the bulletin was once again made national.
In October 2011, he was appointed sports presenter on Ten News at Five: Weekend .
Canning has covered a number of memorable Australian and international sporting events, taking him from San Francisco with the Red Bull Air Race to France for the Rugby World Cup. Canning has also covered Melbourne's Commonwealth Games in 2006 and on a broader scale regularly reports on a variety of sporting events.
More recently he has stepped into a commentary role with Network Ten's coverage of the National Beach Volleyball series and also called all of the action for the 2008 City to Surf.
The City2Surf is a popular road running event held annually in Sydney covering a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) course. The event is a "fun run" as well as a race, attracting both competitive runners and community participants who can choose to run or to walk. The event attracts more than 80,000 entrants who start in staggered groups based on previous running times and early entry.
In November 2012, Canning resigned from Network Ten after 12 years with the network.
He has since taken up a role as a senior sports producer with the Nine Network.
