Bill Ryan (journalist)

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]

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

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
  1. "William Emmett Ryan III, 70, a former..." February 21, 1997. 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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