Shannon Ryan
Ryan spent the last four years at FOX 7 Austin working as a crime, courts and investigative reporter. She extensively covered Austin's reimagining public safety initiative, housing crisis, public corruption, legal system and violent crime. Ryan traveled to cover extreme weather and news on the border as part of FOX's O&O group. She started her career in Washington, D.C. working as an anchor, producer and multimedia journalist for DC News Now (DCW50.)
Ryan has worked as a television, print and photojournalist with bylines in the New York Times, ESPN, Associated Press and Washington Post.
Ryan is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. She earned degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. As a student, she interned for CBS News covering the 2016 presidential election from their Washington, D.C. bureau. She also covered the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro for the Associated Press through the Curley Center for Sports Journalism. Her work highlighting poor conditions for those living with disabilities in the city placed in the Hearst Multimedia News II Competition. Ryan was part of the university's international reporting program and traveled to Greece to cover technology used to track human smugglers. She also worked with the Big Ten Network, FOX 29 Philadelphia, ESPNU, and WNYT Channel 13.
Ryan is from Saratoga County, New York. She enjoys being active, spending time outdoors, travel, vegan food and yoga (she is a 200-hour RYT certified instructor!) She is the proud human to Mildred, her AustinPetsAlive! rescue pup. The two are excited to call Houston home.
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Shannon's Stories
Liberty County Jail appeals state order to close, remains open despite 'dangerous conditions'
After a fire broke out in April, highlighting the jail's conditions, they were ordered to shut down and stop accepting inmates. Nearly two weeks after that order, it remains open.
City to begin work on permanent pedestrian corridor through downtown Houston
The final project design plan includes raising Main Street to meet the sidewalk, eliminating curbs, and creating a large flat-ADA compliant walkway.
10-year-old's body found after she was swept away by rising water in Brenham park, officials say
A search for a missing 10-year-old girl who was swept away by rising water in a Brenham park turned into a recovery mission late Tuesday morning, officials say.
Man charged with murder after allegedly giving his adult daughter fentanyl, resulting in her death
A spokesperson said the case is the eighth fentanyl murder charge the office has filed since the state passed a law, allowing for murder charges in instances where fentanyl distribution leads to death.
1 teen dead, 15 injured in Sweet 16 mass shooting in SE Houston, HPD says
Police said a family gathering was taking place when an uninvited guest arrived. The guest was asked to leave, but not before he began firing into the crowd.
Fifth Ward job training program loses funding after Trump administration's cuts
A Fifth Ward job training program designed to lift people out of poverty is stuck training people for jobs that no longer exist, as the Trump Administration cuts and suspends EPA grant money.
A third of eligible Houston employees accept buyout package, saving city $11M this fiscal year
In April, Mayor John Whitmire exclusively told ABC13 that the retirement incentive package was being introduced to help combat the city's projected $330 million budget shortfall.
Federal judge finds Spring Branch ISD in violation of Voting Rights Act
A federal judge has found Spring Branch ISD in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Chase suspect fatally run over and dragged by Harris Co. Pct 3 patrol car, HCSO says
HCSO said the man fell in front of the patrol car, but due to the muddy and slick roads, the vehicle continued to slide until the man became lodged underneath it.
Baytown officials say pump station failure caused sewage spill onto city streets
Tampons, toilet paper, and even human feces were spewed onto Baytown streets after rain on Wednesday. "It's been going on for years," one resident said. "It's not getting fixed."