Articles by Jay Ryan - Web and Print

Eclipse Over Believeland (Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com)

Why Clevelanders should have hope for Eclipse Day weather prospects.

How to Safely View the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse (Destination Cleveland Eclipse Blog)

Eyewear safety is important as we prepare for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in Cleveland.

Coming Soon! - Well, next year - Total eclipse of sun over Cleveland!  (Neighborhood News cover story)

Eclipse overview in my old local neighborhood paper, which has been around for over a century! (PDF)

Library programs to highlight Eclipse over CLE - an amazing natural wonder (Neighborhood News, Page 5)

Brief discussion of certain total solar eclipse phenomena, pointing to the CCPL library presentation series. (PDF)

February talk previews April’s total eclipse (Heights Observer, Page 10)

A brief history of Cleveland Hts. in 1806, the year of the last total solar eclipse, with a promo for the Mac's Backs and Shaker Lakes presentations.

Eclipse over Old Brooklyn (Old Brooklyn News, March, 2024, page 13)

A detailed discussion of the Eclipse Over Cleveland, partcularly for the residents of the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.

The Solar Eclipse Over Cleveland, a Reminder the Best Things in Life Are Free (Cleveland Scene website)

JR addresses the "eclipse skeptics" who express negative advance opinions about the eclipse, and encourages them to take advantage of this rare freebie given to Cleveland.

Articles by Others Quoting Jay Ryan

Guardians' home opener on collision course with solar eclipse (by Tom Withers, Associated Press)

A sports story about the Cleveland Guardians Eclipse Day Home Opener, with humorous quotes from JR.

Ultimate Guide To Ohio For April’s Total Solar Eclipse (by Jamie Carter, Forbes.com)

JR and Eclipse Over Cleveland contribute to this comprehensive guide to the eclipse over the State of Ohio, and presented by Jamie Carter, the world's only solar eclipse journalist.

Four Minutes of History: How Clevelanders Are Getting Ready for the Awe and Logistical Challenges of the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse (by Mark Oprea, Scene Magazine cover story, March 13-26, 2024)

A survey of many aspects of the eclipse, with segments quoting JR. Includes a pic of JR and his 5000 year solar eclipse saros-inex panorama.

Once-In-a-Lifetime: Cleveland's Total Solar Eclipse Puts a Spotlight on Northeast Ohio (by Annie Nickoloff, Cleveland Magazine cover story, April, 2024)

This vast and wide-ranging article interviews many people around Cleveland involved with planning and promoting the 2024 eclipse, including some personal experiences of JR.

Eclipse chaser: ‘It felt like I had been transported outside the solar system’ (Cleveland.com, April 4, 2024)

PD reporter David Petkiewicz interviews eclipse chaser and popular author David Baron over breakfast, with color commentary by JR.  John mentions my 1970 story, which I appreciate!

Cleveland Guardians and the solar eclipse: What to know ahead of the home opener (by Zack Meisel, The Athletic, April 5, 2024)

Great Guardians/eclipse article telling my 1970 story and this quote: "I’m envisioning a scenario,” Ryan said, “where, on Opening Day, hopefully we’ll have a sunny day and a stadium full of fans who will see this thing and be so jazzed and energized and they’ll take that adrenaline into the park"

Don’t Miss This Eclipse (by Marina Koren in The Atlantic, March 21, 2024)

Discovered this story late which quotes from my 2017 article and tells my 1970 story (which is pretty well saturated by now!)

Radio and TV Segments

Bill Wills WTAM 1100AM, Thursday morning, February 21, 7:20 AM

JR discusses the Eclipse Over Cleveland with Bill Wills and Mike Snyder.  Find the segment at around 29:57 of the link. 

The Advocate with Nick Phillips, February 24, 2024.

JR discusses the Eclipse Over Cleveland with Nick Phillips on The Advocate.

Bill Wills WTAM 1100AM, Tuesday morning, March 12, 7:20 AM

JR discusses the Eclipse Over Cleveland with Bill Wills and Mike Snyder. Find the segment at around 30:49 of the link.

New Day Cleveland: Eclipse Over Cleveland, March 28, 2024
JR discusses the Eclipse Over Cleveland with David Moss on FOX8's New Day Cleveland program.