Tim Ryan (born May 16, 1939) is a Canadian retired sportscaster who worked for NBC, CBS, Fox, and ESPN in the United States.
Ryan was born in Winnipeg and raised in Toronto and attended De La Salle College.
[1][2] His father, Joe, was general manager of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Montreal Alouettes, and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League and is a member of both the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
He was the station's assistant sports director until 1967, when he became the director of public relations for the San Francisco Seals – a Western Hockey League team that joined the National Hockey League the following season as the Oakland Seals.
NBC ended its hockey coverage after three seasons due to poor ratings, but Ryan remained with the network as an announcer for NFL games, boxing matches, and other events.
[6][8] From 1975 to 1982, Ryan called games for the New York Islanders alongside George Michael and Ed Westfall.