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As the executive producer and host of _Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2023,_ the entertainment juggernaut, 47, rang in the new year and jumped right back into his

busy schedule. His plethora of jobs include hosting the morning talk show _Live with Kelly and Ryan _and the 21st season of _American Idol, _and you can hear him on the nationally syndicated

radio show _On Air with Ryan Seacrest_ and the weekly _American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest._ On top of all of that, he’s a success behind the scenes, running the Emmy award-winning Ryan

Seacrest Productions, which has produced multiple reality shows and has a new mystery series, _The Watchful Eye_, premiering on Freeform in January.  HOW DO YOU STAY WARM IN TIMES SQUARE ON

NEW YEAR’S EVE? I have two versions of tuxedos. One version fits me, and the other version has space in it for long underwear and thermals and extra pairs of socks and extra sweaters for

underneath the jacket. I also put a very thin warm vest underneath the blazer. So if you take off the blazer, you’ll see a Patagonia-like vest underneath there. I keep it on there to create

layers because it can be very cold. … We’ve had years where it’s comfortable, we’ve also had years where wind chills were sub-zero, and years recently where it’s slanted rain coming down.

All of which makes it more exciting. WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER THE SHOW ENDS? The ball drops at midnight ... about 12:45 [a.m.], we’re still on air, I start to realize I’m hungry, and then I

start thinking about the meal that will take place about 1:30 [a.m.]. I’m a foodie, so I really do think about it beforehand. It’s when my celebration begins, and I look forward to a nice,

very late dinner. It’s probably 3:30 [a.m. when I go to bed] but we rehearse_ [Rockin’ Eve] _for five hours, then we do it for five hours, so coming off 10 hours of really being on — it

takes you a minute to just relax. Plus, it’s New Year’s. You want to just enjoy it for a little bit. DO YOU MAKE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS? I used to make cliche resolutions. Then I started

thinking … more about what are pursuits I find to be fun outside of work. I find those pursuits to be food. I’m studying olive oil and wine-making. And so with each year that goes by, I look

at the calendar and try to carve out more opportunities to be around those pursuits, and be around those things that make me happy and I find more interesting and I learn from. I look at

the New Year that way. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE GUEST FROM ANY OF YOUR SHOWS? Kelly [_Live_ cohost Kelly Ripa] and I joke we can’t remember who was on yesterday. There are so many people that

come through the door, and with a radio show every day, and a television show every day, it’s hard for me to keep track of who was on and who’s coming up. I do love the music world, and

recently had a chance to talk to Elton John about his career and the fact that he’s now got two new number one songs on the pop charts at this stage of his career. I found that to be a

highlight and a fascinating conversation.