With his thriving broadcasting career and multiple ventures in media, it's no wonder why Ryan Seacrest is at the forefront of entertainment media. While hosting and producing multiple television and radio programs, building his Ryan Seacrest Productions banner (RSP) into a viable entity creating content for all media platforms, and a myriad of brand ventures, Seacrest is redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur and a quadruple threat in Hollywood. DETAILS Magazine crowned him their top "Maverick" of 2008 featuring him on the April cover of the magazine. Seacrest was bestowed a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and was named in FORBES Magazine's annual "Celebrity 100 Power List" in 2006, 2007 and 2008 joining the ranks with Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey and Tiger Woods.
Seacrest is the top host on television today. In addition to being at the helm of FOX's "American Idol," the #1 show on television for it's 7th season in a row, Seacrest hosts a number of tentpole programs for multiple networks. This year he was asked by FOX to host the prestigious Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as the first ever entertainment pre-show for Super Bowl XLII. Seacrest will continue to produce and co-host America's favorite New Year's Eve program, ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" annually. Seacrest's long-term deal with E! Network showcases his hosting talents at the music and film industry's top tier awards shows in addition to his highly rated daily show, "E! News." He can also be seen as recurring guest host for CNN's prestigious "Larry King Live."
Seacrest continues to rule the radio waves with three ventures that carry his recognizable voice globally. His popular, and top rated Los Angeles morning show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest can now be heard throughout the US. Seacrest recently announced his expanded partnership with Clear Channel creating a new 3-hour hybrid of his daily show that will be syndicated on over 500 stations nationally. An intricate part of this deal allows Seacrest to control and own advertising space both on air and on the internet. He can still be heard every weekend on American Top 40, an institution that he took over from radio legend Casey Kasem and has doubled in syndicated stations since Seacrest hit the airwaves. Seacrest has also reached international fame with his celebrity driven radio show for Capital Radio and GCap Media's One Network in the United Kingdom. His two-hour show, The Entertainment Edge, will be comprised of music and celebrity news and will be syndicated in additional markets throughout Europe making the Seacrest brand a worldwide entity.
Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP) has quickly established itself as a full fledged production entity, with numerous pilots, series and specials in production and development. Seacrest's latest project under his RSP banner is "Momma's Boys" which centers on a group of mothers who are brought in to help their complacent sons choose a bride. Seacrest and Andrew Glassman of Glassman Media will co-produce the show that will air on NBC this fall immediately following the summer Olympics.
RSP recently premiered the highly anticipated reality program "Denise Richards: It's Complicated" on E! Entertainment to huge ratings. This series follows Denise Richards as she navigates through Hollywood, romance, motherhood and the tabloids. RSP has also brought us the extremely successful reality series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," which follows the increasingly hectic life of Kim Kardashian. Seacrest serves as executive producer for the show which highlights the entertaining life of the tabloid target and her famous family, earning the show the number one ratings in its time slot.
Seacrest's ever growing brand spans beyond media with his many entrepreneurial endeavors. He signed an extensive deal with brand heavyweight Proctor & Gamble to be the spokesperson for Crest and Scope. Seacrest took this opportunity with Crest and Scope to raise funds for one of his philanthropic partners, Operation Smile; a medical charity whose network of global medical personal and physicians provide free reconstructive surgery to underprivileged children with facial deformities and other dental needs. Seacrest has also forged continued deals with Coke and Cingular Wireless expanding beyond their deals with "American Idol" featuring him at various events and in commercials for each prospective brand.
Originally from Atlanta, GA, Seacrest's professional career in broadcasting began at the age of sixteen when he applied for an internship at one of Atlanta's top radio stations, WSTR-STAR 94. While working at STAR 94 he finished high school and went on to attend the University of Georgia where he majored in Journalism. Seacrest currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Ellen K
(Entertainment Reporter,Host,Radio,Voice Over)
Born in San Francisco at the StanfordUniversity hospital, Ellen K, the youngest of six Norwegian children grew up in academic surroundings. Ellen's father, a math scientist turned rocket engineer who graduated from Berkeley and taught at Stanford, would move the family to a small Indiana town for a high ranking position at Purdue University (from which all six kids would graduate).
At the young age of 4, Ellen began competitively swimming...leading to discipline twice a day workouts and a place on the Indiana AAU swim team.
After graduating from high school as co-captain of the swim team and homecoming queen, Ellen decided to choose a major in Veterinary Science. Long hours in the Purdue library and in the swimming pool bored Ellen -- until she landed a sweet internship at a local radio station. The internship would give her just enough credits to change her major to Radio/TV/Film...and change her life forever.
Ellen fell in love with radio when one day her boss at the station came down with the flu and named Ellen as her instant fill-in! From the moment Ellen began taking requests and talking to listeners, she knew she was hooked!
Over the course of the next decade, radio jobs would take Ellen from her small Indiana surroundings to San Diego, San Francisco and finally Los Angeles, the #1 radio market in the world.
It was a decade full of discovery-from learning that her longtime sweetheart was gay to landing a gig with the legendary Rick Dees, to meeting a radio executive she fell deeply in love with...it was all a journey that proved very worthwhile.
Ellen has enjoyed success in both radio and television -- her relaxed and easy manner in front of a camera and behind a microphone landed her many assignments. She co-hosted with Wayne Brady on his Emmy award winning talk show and worked as a correspondent for the popular entertainment news show, Extra. Ellen has also served as a music and entertainment expert for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, and acted as correspondent for the syndicated program, Real TV.
Ellen now enjoys her mornings with Ryan Seacrest on the wildly popular and #1 rated KIIS-FM morning program. She happily spends her afternoons with her 6-year-old son, Calvin and that same radio executive she married 9 years ago.
In her downtime, Ellen enjoys exercise and has never lost her love for the water. These days she does yoga and runs to stay in shape, even starring in the best-selling DVED for Mark Blanchard's Power Yoga. But, when coaxed back into the water to participate in triathlons for charity, Ellen dove in and won the Huntington Beach and Malibu triathlons. As her Norwegian grandma always said "Uff-da my Eelen" ("My goodness my Ellen")
