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! The Only U.S. Territory Without U.S. Birthright Citizenship The United States is made up of 50 states, one federal district, Washington DC, and four territories Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. And if you are born in any of thee areas you are US citizen. But there […]

Ryans’ Rant Are you the eat until you can’t move Thanksgiving eater? Or are you the marathon eater, the one that paces yourself throughout the whole day to maximize your food intake? Maybe the picker, and you don’t eat much of anything, just a little of this and a little of that. Either way, the […]

RYAN’S RANT Why do we call it Black Friday?   Today is Black Friday. A big shopping day in the United States. A day where a lot of businesses it would seem cut prices at unbelievable percentages. It makes you wonder how much profit are they are making on these product s all year long. […]

THE BUZZ! FDA approves most expensive drug in the WORLD: $3.5m therapy treats blood clotting disorder hemophilia B as a one-time IV There is a new most expensive drug on the market. Introducing Hemgenix, a one-off intravenous treatment for hemophilia B. A disorder in which people do not produce a protein needed to create blood […]

Ryan’s Rant   Today I want to say thank you. Thank you for being you, for waking up everyday and making it happen. For not stopping, despite the obstacles hurdles and challenges you may face day to day. Today is about being grateful for everything, the good and the lessons from the bad. And there […]

THE BUZZ! The gunman who killed 6 people at a Walmart in Virginia was an employee, police say Another mass shooting is taking over the headlines. This time the tragic incident happened at a Walmart in Chesapeake Virginia. Authorities said a Walmart employee opened fire inside the store killing six and wounding at least five […]

Ryans’ Rant Today, I am writing about the situation that is happening on the island of Hispaniola. The land that holds the two countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Countries that share the same island separated by a border. But that is not the only thing separating these two countries and people. On one […]

THE BUZZ! Atlanta to pay $1M to Rayshard Brooks’ family after deadly police shooting Let’s take this one back to 2022 in Atlanta and the story of Rayshard Brooks, who was sleeping in a Wendy’s drive thru. The result was Rayshard Brooks being fatally shot by a police officer. Back in June 2020 prosecutors determined that […]

THE BUZZ! Colorado LGBTQ club shooting updates: Suspect charged with hate crimes after 5 killed, dozens hurt Another mass shooting. The tragic situation has left 5 people dead and many more injured. Officials say they do have a suspect in custody, a 22 year old man, named Anderson Lee Aldrich. According to the police chief, he […]

THE BUZZ! Pelosi to address her future plans after GOP wins House Election season is in full swing. And as more results come in it was determined that the Republicans have taken control of the House by claiming a total of 218 votes. Defeating the Democrats by a very slim margin. But with GOP control it […]