Program areas at RSF
The Ryan Seacrest Foundation's primary initiative is to build broadcast media centers, named Seacrest studios, within pediatric hospitals for patients to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media. The aim of Seacrest studios is to contribute positively to the healing process for the children and their families during their stay by developing these centers to bring an uplifting spirit to the hospital community. We believe access to multimedia experiences will bring patients exciting and stimulating adventures and encourage optimistic thoughts during treatment. Seacrest studios are designed to be a fun and safe place for patients and to bring an uplifting spirit to the hospital community. Rsf believes access to multimedia experiences can bring patients exciting and stimulating adventures and encourage optimistic thoughts during their medical journey.the Foundation brings special guests and celebrities to Seacrest studios for patients and their families to meet, interview and watch perform. Since the inception of the Foundation, over 1,400 celebrity guests havevisited the 14 Seacrest studios. In addition to celebrity visits, theprogramming of each studio allows patients to play games, engage ineducational shows , host their own radio and tv shows, learn to use state-of-the-art technology, plus much more.patients have the ability to come down to the studio to participate orthey can watch the programming from the tv in their room via aclosed-circuit network. The Foundation also has created the ability tointerconnect all of the Seacrest studios, so programming can be sharedwith hospitals all over the country. In 2023, rsf builts 3 brand new Seacrest studios at le bonheur children's hospital in memphis, tn, cohen children's medical center in queens, ny and primary children's hospital in salt lake city, ut. Rsf also worked on the architectural and design plans for a new Seacrest studio at children's healthcare of atlanta's new hospital campus - opening in 2024.2023 saw 162 talent visits from january to december. These visitors included musicians, actors, social media influencers, gamers, comedians, athletes, and more.the Foundation also provides engineering assistance to support all studios for any technology needs throughout the course of the year and continues to provide necessary upgrades that may be needed.through a partnership with jakks pacific, Seacrest studios nationwade received $162,498.40 worth of costumes and toys to provide patients. Additionally, through a relationship with love your melon, rsf was able to coordinate the donation of $100,260 worth of beanies and other products to patients and their families. Gibson gives kindly supported rsf by donating new headphones and guitars to the studios which totaled $42,951.92. Rsf also received in-kind support from various tech partners which helps to advance the studios overall programming. These are just a few of the many in-kind donations the Foundation fosters to support the mission.in 2023, rsf continued to expand the Seacrest studios pre-recorded content library, providing access to performances, virtual field trips, artist created content, educational content, storybooks, mindfulness content and more.with regards to programming, the 14 Seacrest studio locations reached approximately 3.8 million patients and families, broadcasted nearly 10,600 hours in live shows and hosted 630 patient- created shows.it is also important to the Foundation to reachout to the community and involve students from local universities. Therefore, the organization provides students with the opportunity to gain first- hand experience through an internship program at Seacrest studios in broadcasting, programming and operating a multimedia center. The Foundation, in partnership now with 14 hospitals, has worked with more than 100 universities and had more than 1,100 interns, in which 25 have been hired to work in a Seacrest studio or an internal Ryan Seacrest subsidiary. There have also been more than 200 interns that have returned to another internship for a Seacrest studio.