Dave Ryan is a TV host and ESPN reporter known for his bowling coverage and catchphrases. He has also covered college football, basketball, hockey, tennis, and other sports. Ryan has received criticism for not being knowledgeable enough about bowling. He continues to televise women’s and college bowling events.
Dave Ryan is a television host and ESPN reporter known for his bowling coverage. He is best known as a commentator and analyst for the Professional Bowling Association (PBA), and has also done college football and basketball reporting and booth analysis. Known for his catchy catchphrases and colorful comments, Dave Ryan has received criticism from some bowling fans for not being knowledgeable enough about the game and for talking too much. He is a frequent television partner with bowling personality Randy Peterson.
Renowned for his energy and colorful commentary on television, Dave Ryan has gained a bowling following with a list of animated catchphrases, including: “Sixty feet to success!” and “He’s got all ten down!” He is among a small list of prominent bowling personalities, and although he was replaced on PBA broadcasts in 2007 by Rob Stone, Dave Ryan continues to televise women’s and college bowling events.
Also known for his coverage and field work of smaller events, Dave Ryan was a secondary reporter at the College World Series and Little League World Series as well as announcer for the semifinals of both events. He has also worked in lacrosse and the NCAA Women’s Tournament and has been on telecasts across the breadth of ESPN networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN News and ESPN International.
After working for ESPN and ESPN2 since 1996, Dave Ryan has called play-by-play for hockey and tennis telecasts, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Australian Open, and college hockey’s Frozen Four. Ryan has also covered college basketball, served as a sideline reporter for Big 10 college football, and has covered MLB, Arena Football, and softball in a limited capacity. He also hosted college basketball and College World Series shows and segments in the studio.
Prior to ESPN, Dave Ryan worked in sports for WNSS-AM in Syracuse, New York, where he won a 1992 New York State Broadcasters Association Award. He covered local sports in West Virginia prior to WBOY-TV in Clarksburg, and was also a broadcaster at the Syracuse University student station, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications. Ryan continued his relationship with Syracuse into the 2000s, teaching a sports reporting class as an adjunct professor.
In college, Dave Ryan broadcast football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse and volleyball in various capacities for the school radio station, WAER. He also won his first New York State Broadcasters Association Award in 1989 for his coverage of the Big East basketball tournament.
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