Marc Ryan (radio personality)

Marc Ryan
Born (1977-05-24) May 24, 1977
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Spouse
Angela Ryan
​
(m. 2022)​
Children1
Career
ShowMarc Ryan
StationsWXYT-FM, Detroit, Michigan
StyleSports radio
CountryUnited States
Previous shows
  • The Sports Section
  • The Morning Wrap
  • The Opening Drive
  • Booger and Ryan
  • Offsides with Marc Ryan

Marc Ryan (born May 24, 1977) is an American radio commentator. He is a fill-in host at WXYT-FM in Detroit, Michigan.

Early life

Ryan was born in Syracuse, New York, though his family would move to Houston, Texas, Fort Collins, Colorado, and Lakeland, Florida. He would then move to Gainesville, Florida, graduating from the University of Florida with a telecommunications degree[1] since they did not have a sports radio program.[2]

Career

Upon receiving advice from Orlando Magic announcer Paul Porter, Ryan would start his sports radio career by purchasing a time slot at WHOO, the ESPN Radio affiliate in Orlando, where he began The Sports Section around September 2005.[2] He briefly served as a fill-in host for Sporting News Radio[3] and was named "Best Radio Sports Host" by Orlando Magazine in 2009.[4]

Ryan would move to Pensacola and host The Morning Wrap for The Ticket Sports Network at WTKE-FM in 2011,[5][1] then moved to Atlanta where he purchased a time slot and hosted The Opening Drive at WWWE[6] until he was hired as a fill-in host at the newly-launched WZGC-FM in October 2012.[7][3] He then moved to Tampa and became the co-host of Booger and Ryan with former NFL player Booger McFarland at WHFS-FM,[8] until the air staff was released following an ownership change and format flip in December 2014.[9][10] He would then work for WDAE.

In 2016, Ryan moved back to Houston where he worked as a high school teacher[11] and part-time host at KILT.[3] In 2019, Ryan moved to Greenville where he hosted the afternoon show Offsides with Marc Ryan at WYRD.[3][12][13]

Starting on April 1, 2024, Ryan was hired as a pre-game, post-game, and fill-in host for WXYT-FM in Detroit.[14][15] He also had a nationally syndicated weekend show on Infinity Sports Network until the late 2025 rebrand.[16]

Personal life

Ryan met his wife Angela, a medical scientist, in Greenville.[16] They married in 2022 and have a stepson named Jaxon.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Ryan, Marc (February 7, 2012). "New Writer: Marc Ryan". Business of College Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Andera, Scott (January 16, 2009). "All sports, all the time". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Chelesnik, Jon (January 10, 2019). "Host Marc Ryan finds great fit at ESPN Upstate in Greenville". Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Media". Orlando Magazine. August 1, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Marc (November 17, 2011). "Commentary: Blame Muschamp? It depends". OnlyGators.com. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ Chelesnik, Jon (July 24, 2014). "KILT Houston adds yet another STAA client". Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ Chelesnik, Jon (March 21, 2013). "Creighton takes long road to KILT". Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "CBS Radio Sports Talent React To LeBron's Return To Cleveland". CBS News. July 11, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ "98.7 The Fan/Tampa Drops Sports, Stunting Until New Format Debut January 5th". All Access Music Group. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  10. ↑ Snider, Eric (December 4, 2014). "Signs point to Bubba the Love Sponge returning to local airwaves – 98.7 FM changing formats". The Business Journals. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Marc & Angela Ryan". Ingles Markets. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ Venta, Lance (March 23, 2022). "ESPN Upstate Relaunches As The Fan". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ Jones, Rob (March 23, 2022). "ESPN Upstate rebranded to "the Fan Upstate"". Audacy. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  14. ↑ Coats, Cameron (March 19, 2024). "With Marc Ryan Off To Detroit, Greenville's Fan Goes 'Wire 2 Wire'". Radio Ink. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  15. ↑ Venta, Lance (March 19, 2024). "The Fan Upstate Goes Wire 2 Wire With Greg 'Diesel' Abee and Cole Bryson In Afternoons As Marc Ryan Joins 97.1 The Ticket Detroit". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  16. 1 2 Schwartz, Peter (June 11, 2024). "Marc Ryan Has Landed His Dream Job at 97.1 The Ticket". Barrett Media. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
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