Ryan Seacrest Foundation

Many of you know who he is, and, uh, we're gonna be checking in because there is a big competition going on right now, and it's called The Top Host.

The Top Host, for those of you who are unaware, is actually an awareness and a fundraising event for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

Now, the foundation is quite unique, and what they do is they take these studios that they build, mobile or, you know, uh, recording studios for podcasting and then information and entertainment, and they actually open them up in children's hospitals and hospitals throughout the United States.

Now, this is quite unique because it gives something interesting, something new, something exciting, and something that's relevant to the younger generation right there in the hospital when they are fighting, uh, many challenges, uh, to their health and their lives.

And the reason why I bring this up and I'm so, uh, so excited about it is because they are holding the Top Host competition.

Now, as of 7:00 PM this evening, Pacific Time, they announce the top 20 in the different, uh, in the different categories.

And after we play this video clip from Ryan Seacrest explaining about, uh, the competition and about the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, uh, then we'll take a look and see, because I am actually in the running for the Top Host, uh, award, which is a, uh, opportunity to appear on Ryan Seacrest's podcast on, uh, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, as well as, uh, being involved in a six-episode podcast with iHeartRadio, produced by the amazing teams at iHeartRadio and Ryan Seacrest Productions and, uh, however else that works.

I don't know the exact details on the production end, but it's a six-episode deal to, uh, to go on, uh, iHeartRadio with a podcast.

Good day, cats and kittens and all who otherwise identify, coming to you as if live, as if broadcasting from the Bronx Bureau of Happy Cat Ranch.

This is Granny Has a Podcast, season four, episode three, The Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

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Yes, cats and kittens and all who otherwise identify, it's me, Diana Wylde, your friendly hostess somewhere in The Bronx, where I'm living in the limelight, living the dream, and living on somebody else's couch.

But that's all right.

It's my golden years, Boo Boo.

So I've been talking lately about The Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

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And also, please consider voting for me for Top Host.

It's a podcast hosting competition by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, and the big prize is a six-episode series produced by iHeart.

I will have that linked down below, and also down below is always the links for all of my social media if you wanna get in touch anywhere and of course the podcast apps if you wanna listen to Characters on the go.

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Um, oh, so the donations, as I had talked about before, I'm just giving you all the information that I can today.

Uh, so donations made through Top Host 2026 support the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, which helps bring entertainment, education, and creative opportunities to children in pediatric hospitals through Seacrest Studios.

The competition is administered by Colossal Management with donations collected by Action Initiative Team, so AIT, a registered US charity.

Competition fees and operating expenses are deducted before the remaining funds are granted to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

How does it work? You can cast one free vote every 24 hours.

If you're 18 or older, you can also choose to donate to receive additional votes for your favorite contestant.

Or you can vote by donating money.

Now, the money goes to a, uh, the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, and, uh, there's a beautiful explanation of what the foundation does, so it's, it's a pretty good cause.

Uh, so you can vote for free once every day.

Uh, this fir- this is the first round.

That's beautiful.

But if you do wanna donate, you can also do that as well, and it goes to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

Yes.

All right.

So today when y'all see the link or the QR code, get on there and vote for Victoria Cuore, Cure and a Contagious Smile to be the number one.

Well, also I wanna say, it, this is out of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

And pass it on.

But it's also through Children's Miracle Network.

True, live performances have that energy that might be hard to capture on screen, but still, it's a nice alternative.

And the partnership with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, that's pretty cool.

Interactive media in hospitals sounds impactful.

Absolutely.