About Ryan Da Lion

Born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Kingston, Jamaica and later residing in New Jersey, Ryan Da Lion is the product of a hodgepodge of culturally-inspired musical innovation. He attended Towson State University and went from college DJ to host and promoter to an experienced broadcast media professional. After graduating from the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland with a major in Radio and TV production, he began a career in broadcast media working as a board operator, production specialist, producer, mixer and on-air personality. After several stints in South Florida and New York, Ryan now finds himself back where it all started – with his Radio One family at Magic 95.9. You can hear Ryan Da Lion in The Lion’s Den which airs across the Baltimore Metropolitan region Monday-Friday from 10 AM - 3 PM. When Ryan is not on air, he returns to his Caribbean roots, planning and managing events for Caribbean communities up and down the eastern seaboard, including serving as the Event Manager for Jamaican Jerk Festival, the largest Caribbean food festival in the United States, occurring annually in both Washington, D.C. and New York. With the little spare time he has remaining, Ryan focuses on building out his foundation – R.O.A.R (REACH OUT AND RELATE) which focuses on social awareness issues that affect young African-American and Caribbean-American children, including literacy, hunger, entrepreneurship, and securing a path to higher education.

THE BUZZ! A mother reported her son missing in March. Police kept the truth from her for months. First up A Mississippi mother searched for her missing son for months. but every time she spoke with Police they had no information and no leads. Only to find out seven months later they not only had the […]

THE BUZZ! 2 million dimes stolen, alleged thieves try to convert to cash in Baltimore County Lastly, What do you do when you have a lot of change? You cash them in. That’s that these four men tried to do after stealing a ton of dimes worth $234,000, from a tractor trailer. The trailer they […]

THE BUZZ! 41 States Sue Meta Alleging Addictive Social Media Features Harm Youth Next, Meta, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, faces lawsuits from 41 US states, including Maryland, for allegedly harming children. The lawsuits allege that Meta knowingly used features on its platforms to engage and addict children, despite claiming the platforms were […]

THE BUZZ! Dwight Howard Admits To Meeting Man For Hook-Up But Denies Forcing Him Into Threesome Amid Sexual Assault Allegations First up A Threesome turns into sexual assault allegations and a lawsuit. NBA veteran Dwight Howard is being sued for hooking up with two men. The NBA vet admitted to the meeting and said the […]

THE BUZZ! SunChips highlights Baltimore artist on limited-edition chip bags nationwide Next, Bringing it back in town. A Popular snack brand is showcasing the talents of this Baltimore artist on a national level. Megan Lewis, a longtime artist born and raised in West Baltimore, is one of three artists honored through the SunChips “Art Seen” […]

THE BUZZ! ‘Dead body’ turns out to be ‘very dirty, broken and overused’ sex doll: report Next, A Sex Doll had police shut down a road for 31 hours. Let me explain. There were reports of a dead body dumped in the woods was a lot of hot air. A body was found but according to […]

THE BUZZ! Off-Duty Pilot Allegedly Tried Stopping Commercial Flight’s Engines Mid-Air, Now Facing 83 Counts of Attempted Murder First up Alaska airlines has a new slogan which says for the same price, you just get more. And for 80 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight from Washington to San Francisco, they got just that. According […]

THE BUZZ! Elon Musk Says He’ll Give Wikipedia $1 Billion if They Change Their Name to D*ckipedia Next, Speaking of name changes. Elon Musk is willing to pay big money for this name change, on one condition. The richest man in the world took to social media to announce he is willing to donate $1 billion dollars […]

THE BUZZ! BRIAN MCKNIGHT CHANGES NAME TO MATCH INFANT SON’S, FACING CRITICISM FOR ALLEGED ABANDONMENT OF OLDER CHILDREN Next, Keeping it in the family. Brain McKnight is not getting a lot of Daddy love from some of his family after his recent announcement. The singer and songwriter shared a picture of his new born son on […]

THE BUZZ! 8 children abducted from Arkansas foster homes by biological mother, smuggled across the country First up There is nothing like a Mother’s love. They sometimes are willing to do the unthinkable to protect their children. This Mother who lost custody of her eight kids was arrested for abducting them. The eight children were […]