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! Marylanders could get a shorter workweek under new bill Can you imagine not working on Fridays? Have you ever thought about having a four day work week? It could be possible under this new bill in the General Assembly. But is it better than our current 5 day work week? That is what […]

THE BUZZ!   M&Ms says it’s replacing ‘beloved spokescandies’ with Maya Rudolph You probably have seen an M&M commercial with the different versions of the candies in them. Well don’t expect to see them anytime soon. According to M&M they have been retired, effective immediately. So what happened to force the funny and lovable characters to […]

THE BUZZ!   The latest on the Monterey Park mass shooting 2023 is starting off with more of the same troubles that we dealt with in 2022. Like mass shootings. Three weeks in to the new year and we have our fifth mas shooting. Over the weekend 10 people were killed and 10 others wounded […]

THE BUZZ!   Smokey Robinson Claims He Had An Affair With Diana Ross While He Was Married And Regrets It: ‘Lasted Longer Than It Should Have’ Motown legend Smokey Robinson is getting personal and spilling the beans. In an interview on Vlad TV, he spoke on his relationship with Motown label mate Diana Ross. He said while they […]

THE BUZZ!   Rat poison found in Taco Bell takeout order and customer hospitalized, authorities say What happened for this customer who made a run to the border for some Taco Bell only to end up hospitalized. How about rat poison in their burrito. Authorities say they have an open and active investigation into how rat poison ended […]

RYAN’S RANT   Today, I am writing this with some anger in my thoughts. As a parent most of us have this protective innate thing that wants us to protect our babies at all costs. So when it comes to their safety we are all in. And one thing about today’s society is it’s very […]

THE BUZZ!   Failed GOP candidate arrested on suspicion of orchestrating shootings at homes of Democrats in New Mexico, police say Solomon Pena might not be a name you are familiar with. He is a former Republican New Mexico House of Representatives candidate that loss and claimed election fraud. Now he is making headlines after […]

Happy MLK Jr Day   Today January 16th, we celebrate the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. A federal holiday reserved for a man that has fought against segregation, for racial equality, and for the improvement of the black experience in America. And this year is a milestone year for the celebration. 2023 marks […]

THE BUZZ   Fatal shooting of 13-year-old Karon Blake in DC sparks call for answers A 13 year old boy shot and killed in Washington D.C. Local officials, activist groups, community members, and a family demand action. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement, Karon Blake, 13, was killed early Saturday by a man who told […]

Ryan’s Rant Today, I’m writing about an incident that took place while we were celebrating my wife’s birthday this past weekend. If you didn’t know know y wife is from Miami by way of Haiti. So this is really her first time living in any other place. So in an attempt to show her that […]