April Danielle Ryan (born September 5, 1967) is an American reporter, author, and White House Correspondent for The Grio.

[2] Formerly, from January 1997 to 2020 Ryan served as a White House correspondent and Washington, D.C., bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks.

[5] White House Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief for The Grio, Ryan is a graduate of Morgan State University with a B.S.

[7] Prior to working for the White House press corps, she worked for various radio stations in the northeast and southeastern portions of the United States, including Morgan State University radio station WEAA-FM and WXYV-FM in Baltimore, Maryland, where she served as news director.

She is a member of the National Press Club, and is one of only three African Americans to have served on the board of the White House Correspondents' Association.

[7] At a February press conference, when Trump began talking about "inner city places" and urban crime, she asked him if he planned to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).

[8][9][10] In March 2017, Spicer accused her of having an agenda when she asked about Trump's ties with Russia and then berated her for shaking her head.

"[7] Explaining the utility of diversity in the White House press corps, Ryan says "I remember many years ago, George W. Bush said we need more minorities in there because you don't hear a lot of the issues unless it's coming from a person of a certain background.

Club dubbed "stalwart and professional" in her approach, said on an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that the purpose of the press remains unchanged by the Trump administration's hostile attitude to the mainstream media.

[15] Ryan gave the keynote speech at the NJ Parent Summit, held on August 3, 2019, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.