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Radio

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09	iHeartRadio fest to star Lil Wayne, Bon Jovi, more	“Last year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival had so many acts from so many different genres on one stage, a true rarity for a concert,” Seacrest told The Associated Press Monday. “This year it’s set to be bigger and better, with an unbelievable roster of some of the most talented names in the music business.”

Production

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31	Jamie Oliver Movie: Will Ferrell On Shortlist To Star In Film Based On 'Food Revolution'	Jamie Oliver's quest to bring healthier school lunches to the children of Los Angeles might have been met with significant hurdles, but he inspired some of the right people -- his story is going to be adapted into a movie, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
30	Royals, Presidents & Celebs Head to Olympics; Ryan Seacrest's Food Fight: Biz Break	The comedy is loosely based on celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his reality series Food Revolution Seacrest will produce the project based on a gourmet food truck operator who is sentenced to work at a school, revolutionizing the lunch program, THR reports.
27	Royals, Presidents & Celebs Head to Olympics; Ryan Seacrest's Food Fight: Biz Break	Ryan Seacrest & Paramount Team for Food Fight Pic
20	Ryan Seacrest Productions Hires Ex-Yahoo Exec As EVP New Media	Ryan Seacrest Productions announced today that it has expanded its executive ranks by hiring veteran digital entertainment executive Sibyl Goldman as Executive Vice President of New Media. Goldman will drive and manage all digital entertainment strategy and content initiatives for the company.
05	Santa Barbara Reality Show	"American Idol" host, Ryan Seacrest's production company is shooting a new TV reality show in Santa Barbara, according to Montecito Journal columnist Richard Mineards.

American Idol

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26	Ryan Seacrest Says Mariah Carey Will “Fit Right In” on Idol Judging Panel	Ryan also addressed the issue of who else could possibly be joining Mariah at the judging table, saying that Brad Paisley and Pink have been brought up but that he has not been given any official information on who else will join Idol just yet.
24	Seacrest, Sparks react to Mariah Carey joining 'Idol'	"Idol" host Ryan Seacrest was among the first celebrities to tweet a shout-out: "Welcome to the fam @MariahCarey!! When u and @nickcannon need a date night, I'm happy to strap on the double baby bjorn :)"
24	Ryan Seacrest Tweets Welcome To New American Idol Judge Mariah Carey	The Twitterverse has not hesitated to discuss this new American Idol development, with Ryan Seacrest and Jordin Sparks among the first to tweet their excitement.
20	More than 10,000 hopefuls show for 'American Idol' auditions in Oklahoma City	“I love you, Ryan!” several people shouted from the star-struck crowd. Seacrest smiled, waved, talked with people and kept a cheerful, energetic attitude during the shots.
20	'American Idol' auditions start in Oklahoma City	“I love you, Ryan!” several people shouted from the star-struck crowd. Seacrest smiled, waved, talked with people and kept a cheerful, energetic attitude during the shots.
19	Ryan Seacrest Scores a 2012 Emmy Nomination, But American Idol Gets Snubbed	Yep, Ryan scored a nomination for Best Reality Host [] but the show itself got no love from the Emmys this year.
14	Who Should Replace Departing ‘American Idol’ Judges?	“It just started feeling like it was a lot,” Lopez said. “Something had to give — something has to give.” “Does that mean we’re co-workers or not?” Seacrest responded, trying to squeeze out confirmation.
14	Jennifer Lopez Ditches ... Seacrest Left Holding Bag	(0:00) Jennifer Lopez announces she's bailing on "American Idol" one day after Steven Tyler threw in the towel ... and it looks like Randy Jackson may be out as well. So... what now?
14	Jennifer Lopez Confirms She, Too, Is Leaving American Idol	“I really was dreading this phone call with you,” she said to Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Friday morning, after he played yesterday’s Today show chat with Lopez in which she didn’t seem all that bullish on committing to Idol once again.
14	Ryan Seacrest Confirms Jennifer Lopez Has Quit American Idol	And now Ryan himself, the host of the talent show, has confirmed J-Lo's exit on his Twitter page, posting: "Just confirmed w/ @JLo she's made up her mind...will leave idol. :( gonna miss her."
14	Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler quit 'Idol'; Randy Jackson next?	"So does that mean we're co-workers or not?," Seacrest asked. "Ommph," she said, "you know, I really was dreading this phone call with you." "You're breaking up with me?"
14	What does Jennifer Lopez's exit mean for 'American Idol'?	There's a lot riding on Idol's future: The show has been key to the network's No. 1 ranking in recent years among the young-adult viewers many advertisers seek, but after 11 seasons it's beginning to show signs of wearing out.
14	And then there was Randy	Lopez broke the news to Idol host Ryan Seacrest on his radio show.
14	Jennifer Lopez's 'Idol' judging days over	Seacrest's radio sidekick, Ellen K., said "it sounds like you've made up your mind," and Lopez replied. "Yeah."
14	Jennifer Lopez Follows Tyler Off ‘American Idol’	Seacrest, the other original cast member, will provide a stable center. He signed a two-year contract with “American Idol” producers this spring to continue as host.
14	American Idol: Jennifer Lopez quits days after Steven Tyler, with Randy Jackson rumoured to be leaving too!	Speaking to Seacrest, the On The Floor singer explained: ”When I signed on to Idol I signed on for one year and I wound up doing two years because I just fell so in love with the show, everybody there… and I didn’t know I’d be so moved emotionally by working on the show.
12	Steven Tyler's American Idol Exit: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest React to the News	"He is a brilliant artist and a true legend of rock-and-roll, and it was a blast to have him on Idol these last two seasons. As one of his legions of fans, I can't wait to see him on stage rockin' out with Aerosmith this summer."
12	Sneak Peak at American Idol Auditions in Chicago	Ryan Seacrest was on hand to film the promos for the show, which delighted the fans and broke up the monotonous and sometimes nerve-bending wait. He was anxious to greet the crowd, which respectully surrounded him as he entered The Packed parking lot. His mere presence suddenly made the experience seem more authentic. Things were getting real.
12	Chicago ‘Idol’ hopefuls line up at United Center for their shot at fame	Camera crews on ladders and scissor cranes filmed footage of the cheering crowd as they erupted into wild applause for “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest, looking cool as sorbet despite wearing a black sweater in the warm summer sun.
12	Ryan Seacrest, 'American Idol' auditions hit Chicago	When he wasn't delivering the standard "This is 'American Idol'" and "The audition starts ... now," sound bites for the cameras from the crowd, he was hugging star-struck fans.
09	Adam Lambert May Join Idol: Seven Contestants Who'd Make Interesting Judges	While the series clearly knows it’s dead in the water without host Ryan Seacrest, who signed a deal in April to stay on for two more seasons, the judges’ table is a whole other matter.

Pop Culture and Humor

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20	President Obama, Katie Couric, Ryan Seacrest & More Respond to 'Dark Knight Rises' Colorado Shooting	"Thinking about the families who were affected by this horrible incident in Colorado. My thoughts and prayers are with you all," said Ryan Seacrest.
20	American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest Reacts To Colorado Shooting	Like many shocked Twitter users, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest took to the social networking site to comment on this morning’s tragic shooting in Colorado.
19	‘American Idol’ Is Not In It To Win It At This Year’s Emmys	"Idol" emcee Ryan Seacrest also received a nod in the Best Reality Host category--and with "Survivor's" Jeff Probst, who has won that award every single year, surprisingly not nominated this time around, 2012 may finally be Seacrest's year.
12	First Look: No Doubt Bands Together With Ryan Seacrest Ahead of Music Video Premiere	The E! Entertainment Special: No Doubt: Settle Down premieres Monday at 8 p.m. only on E!
10	Hosts with the most	He's friendly, down-to-earth, pleasant, clean-cut handsome, in an ordinary sort of way. Like the owner of a busy store, Ryan makes you feel welcome.

Other Work and Contracts

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26	Stamped Collection: Startup Adds DeGeneres, Seacrest As Investors	Stein, a 26-year-old former Google product manager, envisions Stamped as a curatorial service that harnesses the wisdom of the crowds. Think Pinterest, but for everything.
26	Ellen! Bieber! Seacrest! Stamped Revamps, Raises New Round From Celebs, Brian Lee, Tom Conrad, Eric Schmidt & Others	Stamped, the ex-Googler backed startup for sharing your favorite things, is rolling out a major revamp of its product today, and is adding a buzz-worthy lineup of new strategic investors, including celebrities like Justin Bieber, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, NBA all-star Baron Davis, Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun, as well as media companies The New York Times Co. and Columbia Records.
25	Ex-Googlers Relaunch Their Startup Stamped And Get Ryan Seacrest, Justin Bieber And Ellen DeGeneres To Invest	A slew of A-list investors are supporting Stamped's new vision; Ryan Seacrest, Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Bieber, The New York Times, Columbia Records, Crunchfund, Eric Schmidt, ShoeDazzle's Brian Lee, and Pandora CTO Tom Conrad are all investors.
18	Power Lawyers 2012	This year the married father of three closed Ryan Seacrest’s megapacts to stay with American Idol (at $15 million a year) and take an expanded role at Comcast;
17	Are Ryan Seacrest and Christina Aguilera Underpaid?	Seacrest only earns $0.75 per viewer as host of “American Idol” despite his $15 million salary and the show’s 20 million+ viewers.

Ryan's Exclusives

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30	Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Still Love Each Other, Says ‘Rock Of Ages’ Director Adam Shankman	The famed director — who worked with Cruise on this year’s Rock of Ages — lifted the lid on the A-list couple’s rocky relationship in a revealing interview with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM.

Sporting Events

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31	Photo Flash: Lauer, Seacrest, Vieira Go For OLYMPIC Gold	Yesterday, the team tried their hand at some Olympic Track and Field events. See how they fared below!
31	Ryan Seacrest is the least of NBCs problems	Say what you will about Ryan Seacrest, but at least he’s not ranking the athletes in imaginary categories.
31	NBC gets Olympic gold, but not from ad revenue	The Games also provide a chance to groom two of NBC's newest personalities: Savannah Guthrie and Ryan Seacrest.
31	Needham flips for Olympian Aly Raisman	“I was in a restaurant over the weekend, and she was on TV being interviewed by Ryan Seacrest,” McGill said. “It’s so weird that my friend is now this famous athlete. She’s just my friend Aly.”
31	Sportscasters Think Ryan Seacrest Should Stay Away From Sports	So what do U think?? We think Ryan did a FAB job! Haters gon' hate!
30	Walk, don’t run: TODAY anchors learn Olympic racewalking	Olympians John Nunn and Maria Michta give the TODAY anchors a lesson in racewalking, which proves more difficult than expected, and the anchors engage in a (more or less) friendly competition.
30	Is Ryan Seacrest Doing a Good Job as Correspondent for the 2012 Olympics?	What do you think? Is Ryan up to sporty snuff, or should he stick with Idol and the Kardashians? Weigh in below!
30	Sports Industry Slams Ryan Seacrest: Leave The Olympic Coverage To Us!	Ryan Seacrest should stick to entertainment, that's what journalists in the sports industry have exclusively told RadarOnline.com.
30	NBC Olympics gets slammed on social media -- and couldn't care less	While there was considerable traffic on Seacrest and other aspects of the coverage, the bulk of the complaints focused on the tape delays -- which has been a pet peeve of hard-core sports fans for years.
30	Olympic Audiences Sour On Ryan Seacrest	There’s been a huge outcry among sports fans regarding Ryan Seacrest doing Olympics interviews. Why such the disdain for the “American Idol” star and should he have stuck with song and dance competitions or does he have the chops to cover actual news?
30	5 Olympics Burning Questions, Starting With: ‘What Happened to Michael Phelps?’	Where is he? We’ve seen the American Idol host and media mogul conduct a few choice (and rather fluffy) interviews with Olympic celebs like Jordyn Weiber and Phelps, but why isn’t he popping up anywhere else?
30	NBC takes a beating for its Olympics coverage	Is it the tape delay? The frustration of bumping into spoilers in the media elsewhere before watching NBC’s packaged presentation? The awkward antics of Ryan Seacrest (eg. doing the splits with the women’s gymnastics team)? The need to prove that you have cable service before being allowed to stream online? Or the deluge of commercials?
30	Two-time Army Olympian teaches race walking on Today Show	After some instruction, NBC broadcasters Al Roker, Matt Lauer, Ryan Seacrest and others joined Nunn for a lap around the Land's End track in London.
29	Ryan Seacrest at the Olympics: Love him? Hate him? Passively disregard him?	. But that brings up the more disturbing question: Is Ryan Seacrest just at the Olympics to play a G-rated version of Daniel Tosh for the benefit of your parents?
29	Olympic Hits: The Queen, Seacrest, Beckham, McCartney and Swimming	The answer is a resounding yes. He has done a fine job thus far in the six interview packages that have been part of the two days of the network's primetime coverage. His best moment came Saturday night in a feature package he did on Michael Phelps and his family celebrating another Olympic Games together.
28	Ryan Seacrest At The Opening Ceremony	Ryan Seacrest takes in the Opening Ceremony from amidst the athletes following the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
28	U.S Women's gymnasts meet Ryan Seacrest	The U.S. women's gymnasts and Ryan Seacrest strike a pose.
28	Go Behind-the-Scenes of the Olympics [PHOTOS]	Making sure we don’t skip a beat, Ryan has been updating his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with all of his fun summer olympic activities. He recently teased us with a sneak peek video, showing us the behind the scenes of the opening ceremony.
28	NBC gets bumper Olympic ratings despite complaints	NBC said on Saturday that according to early ratings data, its four-hour broadcast of Friday's whimsical and patriotic opening ceremony earned the biggest U.S. TV audience for an Olympics held outside U.S. soil.
28	London 2012: Row after NBC drop opening ceremony '7/7 tribute'	The US broadcaster NBC is facing growing criticism after editing their delayed coverage of the London 2012 opening ceremony to replace the "memorial wall" tribute section with a Ryan Seacrest interview with Michael Phelps.
28	Ryan Seacrest Developing Culinary-Themed Comedy 'Food Fight'	Ryan Seacrest is preparing a new silver screen project. Teaming up with Paramount Pictures, the famed radio personality is set to produce a culinary-themed comedy called "Food Fight", The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
28	Michael Phelps Ryan Seacrest Interview: Uncertainty Surrounds Top Swimmer	Phelps told Seacrest on Friday that he felt much better physically than in the past few years, when his lack of motivation and conditioning was well-documented (per RyanSeacrest.com).
28	Ryan Seacrest on Opening Ceremony	Ryan Seacrest checks in from London amid Opening Ceremony preparations.
28	SLIDESHOW — MIAMI OLYMPIAN DANELL LEYVA WITH RYAN SEACREST AT SERGIO’S	Danell Leyva, Ryan Seacrest, and Yin Alvarez at Sergio's. Photo courtesy of NBC Miami.
27	Ryan Seacrest Chats With U.S. Swimming On TODAY	Ryan Seacrest talks with U.S. swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Brendan Hansen, Dana Vollmer and more on the TODAY show.
27	Ryan Seacrest on Opening Ceremony	Ryan Seacrest checks in from London amid Opening Ceremony preparations.
27	CELEBRITIES SHARE PHOTOS FROM LONDON AND THE OLYMPICS!	and Ryan Seacrest's been sharing coverage of his trip to London since arriving earlier this week.
27	Adam Lambert Poses With Two Hotties, Plus Lady Gaga, Taylor Lautner & More! [Celebrity Twitterverse]	Lady Gaga shows us that Machete Kills, Ryan Seacrest hits the mats with the US Women’s Gymnastics team, Taylor Lautner hangs out with his castmates on the set of Grown Ups 2 and more.
27	Field Hockey Team Tries British Food	Ryan Seacrest tasted some of the dishes with the U.S. field hockey team, including a traditional meal of “blood cake” – a pork product that includes a pig ear garnish.
26	Michael Phelps Talks About His Final Olympics On TODAY	Michael Phelps joins special correspondent Ryan Seacrest on the TODAY show to talk about his thoughts and emotions heading into his final Olympic Games.
26	Savannah Guthrie and Ryan Seacrest Will Rock the London 2012 Olympics on NBC	He has hosted a variety of shows since 1993, and has already debuted on the Today show live from London. Seacrest shows great promise for what is to come in the days to follow.
26	Michael Phelps Catching Up On 'Breaking Bad' At Olympic Village	"It’s kind of emotional," he told Seacrest. "I think back over the last 20 years what has happened over my career it’s been a lot of great memories – that’s one thing that I’m looking forward to this week is having a lot of great memories and a lot of great moments."
26	Phelps on his final Olympics: 'I have a job to finish here'	“I started The Wire and Breaking Bad,’’ Phelps told TODAY special correspondent Ryan Seacrest Wednesday. “(Just doing) a little bit of sitting around and just watching shows and movies.’’
26	Olympics: Paul McCartney, Daniel Craig, Queen Elizabeth in Opening Ceremony	Bob Costas will host NBC’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira. Tom Brokaw and Ryan Seacrest contribute interviews and reports.
26	Ryan Seacrest's coverage of London Summer Olympics experiences moment of silence	During the opening moments of the TODAY show on Wednesday, Ryan introduced himself and then just smiled. The smile was extended for several seconds, while the New York connection was silent.
25	Ryan Seacrest Chats With U.S. Swimming On TODAY	Ryan Seacrest talks with U.S. swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Brendan Hansen, Dana Vollmer and more on the TODAY show.
25	Video of Ryan talking to Michael Phelps on The Today Show
24	Seacrest: If Kim Kardashian was an Olympian, she'd play...	Ryan Seacrest answered a few of our burning questions about the Games, his busy schedule and his newest "dream-come-true" gig.
23	Hollywood heads to London; Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Rancic at 2012 Olympics	Not to be outdone, Ryan Seacrest is in London as well. Working with the NBC network, the man famous for talking on the red carpets in Hollywood is going to be dishing with athletes in Olympic Village.
17	NBC Needs Ryan Seacrest ‘Today’	After Olympics coverage, which Seacrest joins NBC for, ‘Today’ should ‘idolize’ the marketing powerhouse that is Ryan Seacrest to get him on board its program.

Random Ryan

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17	Julianne Hough Shows Off Athletic Figure In Red Bikini [PHOTOS]	Longtime boyfriend Ryan Seacrest was unable to join in on the beach day due to his work duties with hosting his radio show.

Other

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28	NBC skips moving ceremony tribute for Seacrest	Which is more likely to encourage U.S. viewers to stick around for your feel-good TV show: chit-chat between mega-celebs Ryan Seacrest and Michael Phelps or a tribute to victims of an overseas terrorist attack that happened seven years ago?
26	Joel McHale & Ryan Seacrest Team Up For Random Acts Of Fusion	Community star Joel McHale has teamed up with American Idol host Ryan Seacrest for a set of videos to help spread the word about the 2013 Ford Fusion range of cars.
20	WHILE I WAS SLEEPING…RYAN SEACREST PUSHED ME OUT OF A PLANE	You know, not all dreams are positive ones. Some of them are nightmares. Like the one I had last week about Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough.

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