Editing Warren Ryan (section)

==Broadcaster and journalist==
''Daily Telegraph'' journalist Dean Ritchie once wrote, "Abrasive and rude, Ryan hated the media. And I think those feelings were reciprocated."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/bulldogs-bite-coaches-i-loveand-hate/89mmgsm4vda813cmshi7ouxjb|website=Sporting News|title=Bulldog's Bite – Coaches I love...and hate|first=Dean|last= Ritchie|date=17 March 2015}}</ref> However Ryan had a long media career.

Warren Ryan wrote for the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' for many years as a sports journalist. He is also a former member of the ABC Grandstand rugby league commentary team; where, rather than calling the match play itself, he supplied [[Color commentator|special comments]] throughout the broadcast.

Ryan used the term "old darky" during the call of an NRL match between the Roosters and Bulldogs. He claimed he was quoting a scene from ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''. After listeners' complaints, he was stood down from the ABC with his colleague [[David Morrow (commentator)|David Morrow]] pending an investigation. The scene he claimed to refer to is the 'quittin' time' scene in which a slave calls quittin' time, presuming the role of the foreman. Having asserted his rights, the foreman immediately calls 'quittin' time!' The incident involving Ryan made headlines, while notable indigenous leaders called for an investigation. While the investigation continued, Warren Ryan resigned. He had intended to retire at the end of the 2014 season, but brought it forward rather than face the results. Refusing to address the use of a racist term, Ryan said, "The word used to describe the character was a direct quote from the film. There was no offence intended, so I won't be apologising. It would be insincere. Furthermore, there is no appeasing those who are determined to be offended. So that's it. I've had a long run and, for the most part, it's been very enjoyable."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/2336507/ryan-quits-abc-job-over-racism-row/?cs=2382|title=Ryan quits ABC job over racism row|last=Proszenko|first=Adrian|date=2014-06-08|work=[[The Border Mail]]|access-date=2015-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114724/https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/2336507/ryan-quits-abc-job-over-racism-row/?cs=2382|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=live}}</ref>

He proposed his own finals system, an alternative to McIntyre Final Eight and AFL, but it was not accepted.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/13/1071125709857.html|title=Board powerbroker lends weight to Ryan's finals system|author=Prichard|first=Greg|date=2003-12-14|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2016-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827004134/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/board-powerbroker-lends-weight-to-ryans-finals-system-20031214-gdhz9j.html|archive-date=2018-08-27|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref>