Ryan named executive producer of “Dateline”

Paul Ryan has been named the executive producer of “Dateline,” the longest-running series in NBC primetime history.

Ryan was senior producer and creative director for the newsmagazine, managing all aspects of the editorial and production process. He oversaw multiple “Dateline” investigations, including recent coverage of the Alex Murdaugh trial and the University of Idaho student murders.

Since joining NBC News in 2011, he has also served as the senior producer for numerous NBC News specials, including reports on criminal justice reform, immigration and the homeless epidemic. Additionally, he is the executive producer for NBCUniversal News Group’s annual “Inspiring America” special, which celebrates 10 individuals who have made a positive impact on the world.

Previously, he was the co-executive producer for the NBC series “The Widower” and “Escape,” and the senior producer for “Dateline”’s first original show for Peacock, “The Last Day.”

Ryan has played a pivotal role and extensively covered many of the major news stories of the past few decades, including the Sept. 11 attacks, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill attack. He began his television career in 1994 at Sports Illustrated Television, later joining CBS News.

At CBS, he produced a variety of projects before joining “48 Hours”, where he worked for over a decade and served as the senior broadcast producer.

Ryan is the recipient of multiple News & Documentary Emmy Awards, a DuPont Award, a Sigma Delta Chi Award, and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.