Ryan Seacrest will soon receive another award for his mantelpiece.
The veteran host and Emmy Award-winning television mogul has been selected by the Los Angeles Press Club to receive a Luminary Award for Career Achievement at the organization’s 15th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards gala on Dec. 4. The trophy was created to honor “distinguished members of the entertainment media community for their lifelong achievements and contributions to society,” according to the organization.
“As someone with deep ties to the entertainment media world in Los Angeles, it is an honor to receive their Luminary Award,” Seacrest offered, on the heels of news that he will receive the 2022 National Association of Broadcasters’ Distinguished Service Award in New York. will receive on October 19. “The Los Angeles Press Club is one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations associated with the entertainment industry and it makes so much sense to join the list of iconic voices who have come before me.”
Among Seacrest’s many ventures, he hosts and produces iHeartMedia’s 102.7 KIIS-FM’s morning program, the nationally syndicated In the air with Ryan Seacrest and US Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest; he co-hosts and co-executive produces ABC’s Live with Kelly and Ryan; he hosts ABC’s groundbreaking singing competition american idol; and he tops the annual live broadcast of Rockin’ Eve by Dick Clark with Ryan Seacrest.
A philanthropist, he chairs the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, an organization that has installed 10 broadcast media centers in children’s hospitals across the country, with two more set to open in 2023.
“Ryan Seacrest has done it all, from radio to american idol to help America ring in the New Year,” said Lisa Richwin, president of the LA Press Club. “His passionate dedication to the entertainment industry and willingness to help others through his philanthropic work have inspired so many people.”