From some time in 1989 through about 1991, Sheila was a co-producer for a weekly radio program named “Medium Hot” on WBAI, along with Adele Oltman.

The show had an hour-long slot on Fridays at 3:30 pm and then moved to 1:30 pm in February 1990.

It was described in the WBAI “Folio” as:

3:30 MEDIUM HOT. International affairs with an emphasis on how the different media present the issues. Produced by Adele Oltman and Sheila Ryan.

— From “WBAI Folio” for December 1989; similar listings found in listings for February 1990 and February 1991.

Later in 1991 she worked on another international affairs program:

8:30 … the Morning Show continues with reports firom the Middle East and Africa; produced by Sheila Ryan and Zenzile Khoisan.

— From “WBAI Folio” for November 1991.

Sheila wrote numerous articles about the Middle East during the 1970s and 1980s, including these for MERIP:

• U. S. and Jordan: Thrice-Rescued Throne, by Sheila Ryan, Joe Stork, 
 MERIP Reports, No. 7 (Feb., 1972), pp. 3-11
• Constructing a New Imperialism: Israel and the West Bank, by Sheila Ryan, 
MERIP Reports, No. 9 (May – Jun., 1972), pp. 3-11+17
• Israeli Economic Policy in the Occupied Areas: Foundations of a New Imperialism, by 
Sheila Ryan, 
MERIP Reports, No. 24 (Jan., 1974), pp. 3-24+28
• Palestinians and the Political Situation in Kuwait, by Sheila Ryan, Joe Stork, 
MERIP Reports, No. 54 (Feb., 1977), pp. 14-17
• The West Bank and Gaza: Political Consequences of Occupation, by Sheila Ryan, MERIP Reports, No. 74 (Jan., 1979), pp. 3-8
• Khalid al-Hassan: “Our Strategy is to Help Our People Stay on Their Land”, by Khalid al-Hassan, George Cavaletto, Sheila Ryan, Jim Paul, 
MERIP Reports, No. 83 (Dec., 1979), pp. 12-14
• Abu Leila: Confronting the Dilemmas of the PLO in Lebanon and Jordan, by Abu Leila, Sheila Ryan, George Cavaletto, Tim Roberts, 
MERIP Reports, No. 83 (Dec., 1979), pp. 15-17
• The Reagan Budget: Money is Policy, by Sheila Ryan, 
MERIP Reports, No. 105, Reagan Targets the Middle East (May, 1982), pp. 14-16
• Israel’s Future in Lebanon, by Elias Khoury, Nubar Hovsepian, Jim Paul, Joe Stork, Sheila Ryan, 
MERIP Reports, No. 108/109, The Lebanon War (Sep. – Oct., 1982), pp. 28-32
• Further Reading on the Occupied Territories, by Joel Beinin, Sheila Ryan, 
MERIP Reports, No. 116, Israel’s Strategy of Occupation (Jul. – Aug., 1983), p. 31
• U.S. Military Contractors in Israel, by Sheila Ryan, MERIP Reports, Jan/Feb 1987
• Economic Dimensions of the Uprising, by 
Sheila Ryan, Middle East Report, No. 155, The Middle East after Reagan (Nov. – Dec., 1988), pp. 38-41
• Middle East Peace Priorities in the US: Seven Perspectives, by Eqbal Ahmad, Jeanne Butterfield, Noam Chomsky, Denis F. Doyon, Deena Hurwitz, Sheila Ryan, James Zogby, 
 Middle East Report, No. 158, Palestine and Israel in the US Arena (May – Jun., 1989), pp. 6-11