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!   6 shot, 3 dead in mass shooting in Annapolis, person of interest in custody First, A mass shooting at a suspected graduation party in Annapolis, Maryland resulted in the tragic deaths of three individuals, while three others sustained injuries. Law enforcement discovered the deceased victims, whose ages spanned from their early 20s […]

THE BUZZ!   Canada will be the first country to print warning labels on each cigarette: “Poison in every puff” First. Cigarettes in every country come with a warning label notifying of the potential dangers and harm they can cause. Canada is one country who has even banned tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship since 1972. […]

THE BUZZ!   White Lawyer Fired For Allegedly Snatching Wig Off The Head Of A Black Woman First. If you gon’ learn today was a person. An intoxicated white man in NYC snatched a black woman’s wig. She confronted him, yelling why. He smirked. A friend tried to get him to apologize, but he refused. […]

THE BUZZ!   Baltimore City leaders explain how youth curfew will be enforced First. Baltimore City is gearing up to enforce a youth curfew this summer. The curfew will go into effect on Friday may 26th,2023 through September 3rd, 2023 and applies to minors under the age of 16. Curfew hours for ages 13 and […]

RYAN’S RANT   This past weekend I had the pleasure of going to the 148th running of the Preakness. And I was excited because as long as I’ve lived here, I never went. That changed this weekend and the wife and I had a great time. We were on the terrace by the track and […]

THE BUZZ!   Montana governor signs law saying “sex” can only be defined as male or female First. Sex and gender are related but not the same. A new bill signed in state law by the Governor of Montana provides some understanding. The bill defines sex as male and female. A definition that doesn’t sit well with […]

THE BUZZ!   Texas Forced This Woman to Give Birth to a Stillborn Son. She’s Suing First. This is a horrific story about a woman who was forced to give birth to a stillborn in Texas. The woman, who was 19 weeks pregnant when she awoke in agony. She dialed 911 and was instructed to […]

THE BUZZ!   N.A.A.C.P. Issues Florida Travel Advisory, Joining Latino and L.G.B.T.Q. Groups First. The NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida. They said in a statement that the travel advisory was in “direct response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida schools.” […]

THE BUZZ!   I caught my stepdad subscribing to my OnlyFans and it ruined my mother’s marriage First. An Onlyfans account leads to family trauma. This OnlyFans model was left horrified after discovering that her number one fan was someone very close to home. A person who had been a part of her life since she was […]

THE BUZZ! Florida scientist breaks record for time spent living underwater First. A professor in Florida who calls himself Dr. Deep Sea has broken the record for living under water. He passed the current record of 73 days in the same undersea lodge. And he’s not done. He announced that his plan is to spend 100 days in […]