{"id":513,"date":"2018-10-26T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=513"},"modified":"2025-05-20T20:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:51:45","slug":"read-aloud-at-seacrest-studios-childrens-national-medical-center-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=513","title":{"rendered":"Read Aloud at Seacrest Studios, Children&#8217;s National Medical Center, Washington DC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had the opportunity to share my latest book, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?page_id=753\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"753\">Playground Heroes<\/a><\/em><\/strong> with patients at Children\u2019s National Medical Center in Washington, DC on Friday, October 26, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit took place at Seacrest Studios, which is a facility created by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. This multi-purpose center provides programming for patients five days a week from 9 AM \u2013 4 PM. Patients can perform original programs and\/or watch staff members and visitors (like me) read books, perform musical selections, conduct interviews, etc. The beauty of this facility is that the children do not have to come to the studio in person \u2013 they can watch the proceedings on television monitors in their rooms. In addition, college students who are pursuing studies in broadcasting\/communications are able to perform internships at these facilities. There are ten Seacrest Studios in children\u2019s hospitals across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my time at Seacrest Studios, I was interviewed by the two staff members (Morgan and Nichole) who run the facility. After a twenty minute interview where I talked about my journey as a writer and tips for aspiring writers, I read <strong><em>Playground Heroes<\/em><\/strong> aloud. While there were no children in the studio while I was there, my \u201cshow\u201d was broadcast to the over 300 patients in their hospital rooms. A big thank you to Children\u2019s National Medical Center for welcoming me to your facility and making the experience so rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-id=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seacrest-studios-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seacrest-studios-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seacrest-studios-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seacrest-studios-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seacrest-studios-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seacrest-studios-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/seacrest-studios-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the opportunity to share my latest book, Playground Heroes with patients at Children\u2019s National Medical Center in Washington, DC on Friday, October 26, 2018. 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