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Bill Ryan (journalist)

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

William Emmett "Bill" Ryan III[1] (April 4, 1926–February 18, 1997)[2] 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.

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]

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  1. ^ "William Emmett Ryan III, 70, a former...". The Baltimore Sun. February 21, 1997. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "POINT MARION, Pa. (AP) _ William Emmett "Bill" Ryan III, a former NBC new". The Associated Press. February 20, 1997. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Robinson, Alan (November 17, 1988). "Ten Bells Signaled Moment in History". Associated Press.