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! Ok, get this. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just posted photos of himself swimming in Rock Creek in D.C. The problem with that is, swimming there is totally banned because of dangerous bacteria levels. To make it even crazier, he brought his family along for some bacteria splashing fun. […]
THE BUZZ! A 58-year-woman is claiming to be happily in love… with her AI husband. Yep, you heard that right! After losing her wife and a year of of grieving, she decided to try something new. And that “something” was an AI chatbot named Lucas. She met him through a Facebook ad, paid $7.25 for […]
THE BUZZ! Crews are still battling a massive 7-alarm fire that started Monday night around 7 p.m. at a multi-story mattress warehouse near North Bentalou Street and Edmondson Avenue. This blaze is serious—and it’s still going. Over 100 firefighters are battling a massive warehouse fire in West Baltimore with multiple underground levels, making it tough […]
THE BUZZ! Okay so Al B. Sure is speaking out some more. After surviving a coma and getting a liver transplant, the R&B singer is dropping a bombshell memoir called Do You Believe Me Now? In it, he questions the mysterious death of Kim Porter, his ex and the mother of his son. Al says […]
THE BUZZ! Can you believe Trump is looking out for African refugees? But nah, it’s not what you think. He’s fast-tracking white South Africans, specifically Afrikaners, into the U.S. He’s claiming they’re facing persecution in their home country. Trump and Elon Musk say these folks are under attack in South Africa. Pointing to violent farm […]
THE BUZZ! Ok, we got another issue at the border, but this time, it’s not what you think. The U.S. just shut down cattle, horse, and bison imports from Mexico. And it’s all ‘cause of a nasty flesh-eating bug called the screwworm, or the New World Screwworm. And get this, It’s not even a worm, […]
THE BUZZ! So many things are going up in price. And now you can add Baltimore parking fines to that list. Because starting Monday, their going up too. Yup, the Baltimore DOT is moving to a new tiered a tiered system, with higher fines for more offenses when it comes to residential permit areas.First ticket: […]
THE BUZZ! SZA just dropped a little tea about her and Beyoncé’. It all came by way of a comment on an Instagram reel of an influencer. In it SZA says that she still owes Bey some money for using part of her song “Listen” from Dreamgirls on the title track of her SOS album.. […]
THE BUZZ! Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, just made one of the boldest money moves we’ve ever seen. No, he’s not buying a new tech company or building a space station… he’s giving almost ALL his money away. Yep, you heard that right.He is planning to give away around $200 […]
THE BUZZ! Motown legend Smokey Robinson is making headlines, and not for his music. Four Hispanic women who worked as housekeepers for Smokey and his wife, Frances Robinson, just filed a major lawsuit in Los Angeles. They’re accusing him of alleged sexual battery, assault, and creating a hostile work environment. The women, listed as Jane […]
THE BUZZ! Okay, this is some feel-good news right here. The Baltimore Ravens and the Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation just dropped $20 million. The funds will help support our local nurses and grow the future nursing workforce! They’re spreading the love evenly with $5 million grants going to MedStar Health, Mercy Medical, Johns Hopkins, […]
THE BUZZ! Not sure if you heard this one. About a Maryland woman named Gabrielle Miles, who graduated with honors from Salisbury University, suddenly gets hit with a $14,000 tuition bill from UMBC—a school she says she never even attended. This all started back in 2015 when she considered going to UMBC but ended up […]