James Logan Ryan (born August 19, 1939) is an American television reporter and anchorman in

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. He was one of the anchors for Good Day New York on Fox 5 NY.

Biography

He started his broadcast career at

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in 1980, eventually becoming an anchor/reporter until he left for WNEW (later

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) in 1985. He became the station's political reporter until he began co-anchoring ''

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'' in 1988, a position he held until 2005, when WNYW threw an on-air retirement celebration for him. He was known for often wearing a black leather blazer during the broadcast. A few months later, he was "lured out of retirement" (according to weatherman and friend

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), when he was hired to join the anchor team at ''CBS 2 News This Morning''. Ryan (and the other anchors) were replaced in April 2006 in a major shake-up at

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. In the mid-1990s, Ryan also hosted '' A Current Affair''. On July 19, 2001, Ryan had an on-air argument with Dick Oliver during a segment on a landlord-tenant dispute, an incident that shared many similarities with a series of sketches on ''

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'' where cast member

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would portray elderly reporter "Herb Welch". However, Hader himself later claimed the character originated in the rehearsals for another sketch. On

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, Ryan was anchoring ''Good Day New York''. During a commercial break at 8:48 a.m., WNYW cut to breaking news to show World Trade Center tower one burning. Ryan,

, and Lyn Brown were anchoring during the attacks that Tuesday morning. During his tenure, he would end GDNY by saying, "Have a good day, New York." In 2002, he had heart surgery. In 2006, he left ''Good Day New York''.

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