RYAN SMITH, HOST OF “EVENING EXPRESS”
February while reporting on the T.J. Lane case. Lane is a 17-year-old who was accused of shooting and killing three students and wounding three students at his suburban Cleveland high school. “I said that I thought he would be charged as an adult and
that if found guilty, he might get the death penalty,” said Hostin. She then realized once off air that Lane couldn’t be sentenced to death because he is a juvenile. Lawyers emailed her and com- mented on her Facebook page to let her know she misspoke. “You can’t always go back on air right away to correct a mis-
take, so I used social media to issue a correction,” said Hostin, adding that she views this type of media as a godsend. However, social and online media are both a blessing and a curse. It certainly gives reporters another avenue for contact
“ NO ONE IS GOING TO CARE IF
THEY CAN’T RELATE TO THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.” –RYAN SMITH
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RYAN SMITH is the host of HLN’s new nightly news program Eve- ning Express (5–7 pm ET), which premiered on June 4, 2012. Helmed by Smith, the weeknight program provides an energetic, inspirational and solutions-oriented look at the day’s news accompanied by deeper discussions and reporting on stories and issues that resonate in the American household.
Before hosting Evening Express, Smith was part of the ensemble team on HLN’s Morning Express with Robin Meade and host for In Session on the truTV network.
Smith began his career as the Director of Football Administra- tion and Counsel for the National Football League’s Jacksonville
Jaguars and went on to practice at some of the nation’s largest fi rms. He started his own fi rm, J Ryan and Associates, and even- tually transitioned to become a partner at Zuber and Tallieu, LLP. Smith added TV to his résumé as host of the spirited debate show My Two Cents on the BETJ (now Centric) network. After that he hosted Animal Planet’s Underdog to Wonderdog, telling the stories of abused and abandoned animals who found safe homes with new families, then made the transition to HLN and truTV.
Smith grew up the son of a college professor and an art teacher in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and Columbia Law School.
YOU ARE, THE KEY IS IN GETTING OTHER PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND.” – RYAN SMITH
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