Ryan Smith is a host, correspondent and legal analyst for ABC News and
ESPN.

Smith joined ABC News in January 2014 from HLN, where he was anchor of
“Evening Express” and co-host of “HLN After Dark.” Before
being named host of HLN’s nightly news program, he was part of the
“Morning Express with Robin Meade” team and hosted truTV’s “In
Session.”

During his tenure at HLN, Smith reported on a variety of major news
stories, including the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the 2013
presidential inauguration and the Casey Anthony, George Zimmerman and
Jodi Arias trials. While covering some the nation’s most prominent
court cases, Smith interviewed many of the trials’ key participants
including Casey Anthony’s lead attorney, Jose Baez, and Lucia McBath
and Ron Davis, the parents of slain teen Jordan Davis.

Since joining ABC, Smith has been regularly featured on ABC News
platforms, covering stories from President Trump’s protests
following NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to hosting a
two-hour “20/20” prime-time special “The Last Days of Michael
Jackson.”

Smith also contributes to ESPN as a legal analyst and host of
“Outside the Lines” and “E: 60.”

A graduate of Syracuse University and Columbia Law School, Smith
started his career practicing corporate, sports and entertainment law.
He previously worked as a lawyer for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars
and later went on to work for some of the most respected law firms in
the country. His start in television was as co-host of the BET J (now
Centric) program “My Two Cents,” and he also provided legal,
sports and other commentary for CNN, HLN, Fox and Fox Business.

Raised in Philadelphia, Smith is passionate about health and wellness
as well as a longtime supporter of causes that promote child and adult
literacy. He currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife
and twin boys.
