Ben Silverman, Ryan Seacrest

<b>Mover and shaker bromance</b><br> <br> TV titans Ryan Seacrest and Ben Silverman have pretty packed schedules. Seacrest is a radio personality, an E! News anchor and of course, host of “American Idol”; Silverman is the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio.<br> <br> Still, the friends always make time for each other, with Silverman often popping into Seacrest’s radio show to talk. During the writers strike, Silverman made waves on Seacrest’s radio show when he said, “Sadly, it feels like the nerdiest, ugliest, meanest kids in the high school are trying to cancel the prom. But NBC wants to try to keep that prom alive."

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Mover and shaker bromance

TV titans Ryan Seacrest and Ben Silverman have pretty packed schedules. Seacrest is a radio personality, an E! News anchor and of course, host of “American Idol”; Silverman is the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio.

Still, the friends always make time for each other, with Silverman often popping into Seacrest’s radio show to talk. During the writers strike, Silverman made waves on Seacrest’s radio show when he said, “Sadly, it feels like the nerdiest, ugliest, meanest kids in the high school are trying to cancel the prom. But NBC wants to try to keep that prom alive."

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