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  Live in L.A. : We reported last week that Ryan Seacrest is leaving his co-hosting duties with Kelly Ripa on the syndicated “Live with Kelly and Ryan.” Seacrest also stated he’ll be returning to Los Angeles and continue his morning duties at KIIS-FM, while continuing his work with Dick Clark Productions (“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”) and his charitable foundation. He'll also continue hosting "American Idol" on ABC-TV. Seacrest said he first thought he’d be doing “Live” for three years when he came aboard in 2017, but signed a second three-year contract in 2020. His return to Los Angeles has raised some questions. One is Seacrest’s announcement was a surprise to at least several at the iHeart headquarters in Burbank (“we had never heard about this”). A second question is where the KIIS-FM morning host will call his residence. Back in November, Seacrest sold his Beverly Hillshome for $51 million , far less than the original asking price of $80 million. He also ...

  After a six year run, Ryan Seacrest  announced he's leaving "Live with Kelly and Ryan," the number one daytime TV show. Here's what he posted on Instagram : I’m going to miss my work wife and all the laughter we share. When I signed on to host Live in 2017 it was meant to be for 3 years, but I loved the job and working with Kelly so much that I extended my time and last year I made the decision to stay on for one more final season.   I’ve been grateful to be able to share a cup of coffee with our viewers everyday, one of the best parts of the gig.     I’ll be transitioning out of Live this Spring to shoot the 21st season of American Idol in LA, continue my radio show on KIIS-FM and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve, and focus my summer on opening three more Ryan Seacrest Foundation Studios in pediatric hospitals across the country.   I’m looking forward to coming back to guest host in the future and Kelly, I promise to forever share my food pho...

  KPCC no more, sort of:  The Los Angeles Times, as well as other media outlets, are letting their readers know that local NPR affiliate KPCC is rebranding themselves as "LAist 89.3." As it turns out, the station's subscribers were informed of this change at the beginning of the year. Larry Mantle , the host of "Air Talk," KPCC...er, LAist 89.3's signature program, authored a letter sent out earlier in January. Here's some of what he said: For the last five years, you've heard us refer you to LAist.com, and our reporters refer themselves as being part of the KPCC and LAist newsroom. But the truth is, this has caused confusion among many of our listeners and supporters - and if I'm being honest, a little confusion among us as well! This new, unified cohesive brand will bring together our radio (LAist 89.3), digital news site (LAist.com), and podcasts (LAist Studios) under one name that clearly identifies what we are all about: serving Southern Ca...