James Logan Ryan | |
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Born | 1939 |
Occupation | Senior Anchor |
Other names | Jim |
Notable credit(s) | WCBS; WNYW; WNBC |
Jim Ryan (born 1939) is a veteran television reporter and anchorman in New York City.
He was born in 1939 and graduated from Manhattan College in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. He started his broadcast news career as a producer at WNBC in 1974, eventually becoming an anchor/reporter until he left for WNEW (later WNYW) in 1985. He became the station's political reporter until he began co-anchoring Good Day New York in 1988, a position he held until 2005, when WNYW threw an on-air retirement celebration for him. He was known for often wearing a black leather blazer during the broadcast. A few months later, he was "lured out of retirement" (according to weatherman and friend Dave Price), when he was hired to join the anchor team at CBS 2 News This Morning. Ryan (and the other anchors) were replaced in April 2006 in a major shake-up at WCBS-TV. In the mid 1990s, Ryan also hosted A Current Affair.
On September 11, 2001, Ryan was anchoring Good Day New York. During a commercial break at 8:48 AM, WNYW cut to breaking news to show World Trade Center tower one burning. Ryan, Dave Price and Lyn Brown were anchoring during the attacks that Tuesday morning. In 2002 he had heart surgery.[1]
In 2005 Ryan had an on air argument with Dick Oliver during a segment on a landlord tenant dispute.
In 2005 he left Good Day New York.[2]