iHeart & Seacrest Mutually Extend
• iHeartMedia announced that it has extended its contract with the famous Ryan Seacrest, nationally known media and entertainment entrepreneur, radio personality, television host/producer, and philanthropist. Seacrest’s new deal now runs through December 31, 2027.
Seacrest started his radio career as a teenager with iHeartMedia at WSTR (Star 94)/Atlanta before moving to Los Angeles to work at KYSR (then Hot AC Star 98.7), which eventually led to other radio and television hosting opportunities… American Idol, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest and Live! With Kelly & Ryan spring to mind.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Seacrest will continue in his role as one of the core personalities across all iHeartRadio platforms, hosting and producing his longtime morning show on KIIS-FM/Los Angeles, as well as the Premiere-syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest and American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest.
Seacrest will also continue to work closely with iHeartMedia Chairman & CEO Bob Pittman and President, COO & CFO Rich Bressler, providing input into the company’s major initiatives and hosting several tentpole events, including the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, KIIS-FM’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball and more.
“iHeartMedia has been my home since my teenage years, and I’m honored to continue to work together to find new and innovative ways to connect with our listeners,” said Seacrest. “Thank you to Bob and Rich and the extended iHeartMedia family for the continued support, and a special thank you to my on-air crew, the best team in radio, for making the show fun and seamless every day.”
Bressler remarked, “It’s an honor to once again extend our relationship with Ryan, one of our most iconic personalities who has been instrumental in growing iHeartMedia’s reach in his three-decade career with us while endlessly entertaining our audiences nationwide. Ryan is in a class of his own in the entertainment industry and we’re thrilled to have his expertise, business savvy and talent to count on for years to come.”
Seacrest’s deal was negotiated by Jeff Refold, COO & CFO of Ryan Seacrest Enterprises, and Jonathan West at Latham & Watkins LLP.
