New Jersey podcast host Linda Love Lemos, creator of Linda Love Talks, is in the Top 5 voting round of the 2026 Top Host competition, a national contest that raises money for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. As of Nov. 1, her official Top Host page listed her in 2nd place in her group.
Voting for the Top 5 round ends Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. Pacific time, which is 10 p.m. Eastern.
What the winner gets
Top Host offers one winner the chance to lead a six-episode podcast produced by iHeartRadio, a $25,000 prize and a guest spot on an episode of On Air with Ryan Seacrest. The competition is run by Colossal for Action Initiative Team, a 501(c)(3) charity that grants the donations to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. The foundation builds Seacrest Studios, broadcast media centers inside pediatric hospitals where young patients can try radio, TV and new media.
Who is Linda Love Lemos?
Lemos has hosted and produced Linda Love Talks since 2022, covering politics, careers, law, business and inspiration. She describes herself as a Uruguayan-American, first-generation doctoral student, author and speaker. In her pitch to Denville Now, she said she started the show after being diagnosed with Stage 4 sarcoidosis, a rare disease, and turned that chapter into a way to connect with others and share hopeful stories.
She also has a Morris County connection: her public professional profile lists her as a paralegal and administrative assistant at Moretrench American Corporation in Rockaway from 2014 to 2016.
On her Top Host page, Lemos says she would split a $25,000 prize three ways: her education, caring for her mom, and Linda Love Talks.
How to vote or support
Anyone can cast one free vote every 24 hours on Lemos’ Top Host page. Free votes require a quick check by Facebook or text. Supporters can also vote by donation, at $1 per vote, and those donations go to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation through the charity. Top Host says donated votes are tax deductible and not refundable. Details are on the Top Host support page.
Top Host also warns that anyone offering to sell votes is running a scam and is not tied to the competition.
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