An Emmy award-winning journalist, Wendy Ryan joined ABC Action News in April of 2003 as the evening anchor and continues to anchor the 6 pm, 7 pm, and 11 pm broadcasts.
When the pandemic hit in 2020, Wendy launched her Mental Health franchise. In it, she goes in-depth on the resources available in Florida and how social media is impacting our children.
She continually focuses on the causes of suicide and the many organizations trying to combat the stigma of talking about our mental well-being.
Before that, Wendy focused on restaurant inspections in her Emmy-nominated franchise, Dirty Dining. Many of her stories have been featured on Good Morning America, 20/20, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO. She also conducted countless investigations into food safety inspections through Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants, the Department of Agriculture, and the CDC.
For over a decade, Wendy has been part of the Emmy award-winning ‘Taking Action Against Domestic Violence’ campaign and Prime-time Special.
Over the last twenty years in the Bay Area, Wendy has also covered major hurricanes, including live continuous coverage during Hurricanes Charlie, Francis, Ivan, Jean, Irma, Ian, and most recently, Hurricane Idalia.
She’s also covered other major local events, including the 2004 Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, the 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Championship, the 2012 Republican National Convention, and several years of live coverage of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
During her career, Wendy spent almost ten years in Los Angeles, California. She worked as an anchor/reporter for KWHY-TV, The Business Channel, covering the financial markets and interviewing top CEO’s from around the country. She then moved to Miami to launch her own national show with NFN, Net Financial News.
Wendy also worked for a national cable network focusing on international issues and covering the Middle East peace process.
Wendy was the main evening anchor for WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois, where she met her now husband, Jerome, live on the air. They also welcomed a daughter, Raquel, in 2010.
She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Arizona.
Wendy has been profiled in ‘Broadcasting and Cable Magazine’ after her personal story with MRSA was documented and went viral on Facebook, as it was happening. In addition, her career has been profiled in Creative Loafing Magazine and Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine.
Wendy also volunteers with several non-profit organizations and emcees countless events, including the FARA Energy Ball, raising money for Freidrich’s Ataxia Research Alliance, American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, St. Jude’s Hospital Gala, Humane Society Fundraiser, Hope Villages of America’s Faces of Domestic Violence, CASA-Community Action Stops Abuse, The Haven of Tampa Bay, Salvation Army, Lowery Park Zoo, Make a Wish Foundation, The Spring of Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Ray’s ‘Family Fun Day,’ Florida Hospital Gala, American Cancer Society’s Walk, Abilities Foundation, St. Claver’s School Fundraiser, Trinity School for Children Fundraiser, Hands Across the Bay’s Dancing with the Stars Event, & the FL Strawberry Festival’s Fundraiser and Fashion Show.
