Bill Ryan (journalist)

William Emmett Ryan III[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. He 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 WMCA from 1981 to 1985.[2]

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

Ryan may be best remembered for co-anchoring NBC's coverage of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy 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.