Bill Ryan
HostBill Ryan is a retired meteorologist that, once upon a time, majored in History. He was also a youth basketball coach for 27 years in Baltimore and State College. Put the two together and you get his show “The Deep History of Basketball”. The first season, aired in 2025-2026, focused on the African-American influence and experience in the early years of professional basketball. We started with John McLendon, Jr., a mentee of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, and carried the story up to Dr. J and the merger of the ABA and NBA in 1976. In season two, we revisit and go deeper on the incredible stories of the early years of basketball.