Bill Ryan (journalist)

Bill Ryan (right, with Frank McGee) at the NBC Newsroom in New York on November 22, 1963

Bill Ryan

William Emmett Ryan III (April 4, 1926 – February 18, 1997)^[1] was an American broadcast journalist with the NBC television network and its owned and operated local station WNBC-TV in New York City for 26 years, and also served for a year (1970-1971) as news anchor at WOR-TV. Ryan was also co-anchor of the Ralph & Ryan radio morning show on 570 WMCA in the late-1970s to early-1980s in New York City. He is shown here on the right in the main photo in this ad for WMCA.^[2]

He may be best-remembered for anchoring NBC's coverage of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, along with Chet Huntley and Frank McGee.^[3]

References[]

^ "William Emmett Ryan III, 70, a former..." February 21, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ "WMCA". The New York Times. December 14, 1982. p. D28. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
^ Robinson, Alan (November 17, 1988). "Ten Bells Signaled Moment in History". Associated Press.

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[1] "William Emmett Ryan III, 70, a former..." February 21, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[2] "WMCA". The New York Times. December 14, 1982. p. D28. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.

[3] Robinson, Alan (November 17, 1988). "Ten Bells Signaled Moment in History". Associated Press.

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