2007, Ryan's show, Globe 10.0, made its premiere on the New England Sports Network (NESN). The half hour show, which airs every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, features Ryan interviewing different The Boston Globe sports writers on ten issues related to New England sports. It was canceled by NESN in December 2008, but continued on The Boston Globe website. Ryan is also a frequent guest host on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption and guest on The Sports Reporters. He is a regular contributor on the show Around the Horn. In addition, Bill Simmons has called him "the best basketball writer ever." Paul Silas joked on Cold Pizza while Ryan was a guest, that all Bob Ryan's success was due to him. Controversies Joumana Kidd comments In May 2003, Ryan appeared on Sports Final, a local sports talk show airing on WBZ-TV. At that time, Ryan said that Joumana Kidd, then-wife of then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd needed someone to "smack" her for taking her son T.J., then four years old, to NBA playoff night games where they could be taunted. He accused Joumana of being an exhibitionist and using the child as a prop to get television time. The show's host, Bob Lobel, asked Ryan to retract his statement immediately: Lobel: "You just don't want to smack her. You don't mean to say that." Ryan: "Alright." Lobel: "I mean. Do you? Really, do you? Tell me you don't." Ryan: "Why should I say anything different here than I said all last playoffs last year?" The comments struck a chord because in 2001, Joumana Kidd had been the victim of domestic violence by then-husband Jason. Ryan returned to Boston to meet with executives at the Globe. Ryan publicly apologized, but the Globe still suspended him and barred him from television for one month. "Four weeks took my breath away. But I'll abide by it," he later said. Then Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney chastised Ryan for his comments. Gerry Callahan of the Boston Herald defended Ryan while Herald ombudsman Jim Baker did not. The Boston Phoenix called it a "moment of temporary insanity." Ryan later said, "I'm angry with myself forgetting in the heat of battle that the woman had been hit." 2006 Final Four column A Ryan column published in April 2006 promoted a Final Four matchup of the LSU Tigers and George Mason Patriots, recommending fans tune in to see two