Shannon Ryan joins Spectrum News network

Shannon Ryan is joining the Spectrum News network as a Washington, D.C. reporter after leaving ABC13 Houston KTRK in November 2025.

Ryan, who will be based in D.C., will report on New York’s Congressional delegation and on issues of importance to New Yorkers for Spectrum News NY1 and Spectrum News 1 New York, serving New York City and Upstate New York, respectively.

"I was afforded tremendous opportunities for growth and made lifelong friends at ABC13," Ryan told mikemcguff.com. "The station is brimming with kind, tireless and talented journalists. While I am sad to leave Texas, I am elated to join Spectrum News as a Washington, D.C. reporter covering the New York delegation. It is an honor and a dream come true to cover politics impacting my home state."

She takes over for Kevin Frey, who left Spectrum to join MS Now as a Congressional reporter.

At ABC13, Ryan worked for the past 2.5 years as a City Hall reporter and fill-in anchor, and won an Emmy for her coverage of the dockworkers' strike. 

Ryan was previously a reporter for FOX 7 Austin KTBC.

The Spectrum News job will be a return for Ryan, who began her career in Washington, D.C., serving as an anchor, producer, and multimedia journalist for DC News Now (DCW50/WDVM).

A native of upstate New York, Ryan is a Penn State graduate with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science. She interned at FOX 29 Philadelphia, ESPNU, and WNYT NewsChannel 13.