Photos: Longtime local KVOA sports director Dan Ryan
Dan Ryan, who spent 20 years as the sports director as Channel 4 and was a mainstay of local sports coverage, has died.
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan searches for a trivia question for a Wednesday, July 6, 2005 newscast. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA's sports anchor Dan Ryan, Aug. 3, 2001. Photo by Liz Richards. Read the article here.
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Dan Ryan, left, explains how he got his start as a sports journalist during a question-and-answer session at the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame induction press conference Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Ryan was one of 12 Pima County Sports Hall of Fame class of 2011 inductees announced at the press conference. Photo by Tim Glass / for the Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan searches a trivia book his nightly trivia question for a Wednesday, July 6, 2005 newscast. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan tracks down some information as he prepares for a Wednesday, July 6, 2005 newscast. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan watches an interview with Hector Camacho, Jr. as he selects some sound bites for a segment for a Wednesday, July 6, 2005 newscast. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan writes in a new segment of the night's sports cast, the awarding of the Olympics to London, Wednesday, July 6, 2005. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan, right, jokes with graphic artist Greg Woods as he drops off a trivia question for a Wednesday, July 6, 2005 newscast. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan checks the time while taking a phone call as he starts gathering news items for a Wednesday, July 6, 2005 newscast. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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KVOA sports anchor Dan Ryan watches an interview with former UA student and current NASCAR champion driver Kurt Busch as he selects some sound bites for a segment for a Wednesday, July 6, 2005 newscast. Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
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Handout photo of Dan Ryan.
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