- Tom Ryan is known for Count Scary (1982), Shocktober Halloween Movie Marathon (1984) and MasTerrorpiece Theatre (1996).
- SpouseJoan Ryan
- Over the years Ryan has donated his time and talents to many charitable organizations, including the Beaumont Hospital Leukemia Telethon, the Catholic Youth Organization, the March of Dimes and the Michigan Humane Society.
- When Dick Purtan left CKLW in 1983, Ryan took over as host of the morning show. Tom moved to WOMC-FM in 1984, where he again hosted the morning show, and then Riding Home With Ryan in the afternoon until 2007. He still does occasional work for the station, like the pre game show for the University of Michigan and the yearly Woodward Dream Cruise radiocast.
- Ryan has an amazing talent that can win him a free beer in any bar in metropolitan Detroit. He can name the school colors for practically any high school in the tri-county area, due to his 35 years of refereeing high school basketball.
- A Ryan credit that few know about is Santa Claus, who Tom played for twenty years in America's Thanksgiving Parade, formerly the J.L. Hudson's Thanksgiving Parade, before retiring in 2010.
- In 2019, Tom Ryan - "Count Scary", was inducted into "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame".
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