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Crosscurrents
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Crosscurrents is our award-winning radio news magazine, broadcasting Mondays through Thursdays at 11 a.m. on 91.7 FM. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the economic, social, and cultural divides in our community. Listen to full episodes at kalw.org/crosscurrents

Oakland singer Dee Dee Simon really wants to win this season's 'America's Got Talent'

KALW | By Jeneé Darden
Published September 24, 2024 at 6:00 AM PDT
Oakland singer Dee Dee Simon stands between "America's Got Talent" host Terry Crews and judge Heidi Klum
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Oakland singer Dee Dee Simon stands between "America's Got Talent" host Terry Crews and judge Heidi Klum

Tonight the long-running competitive reality show "America's Got Talent" will be wrapping up their nineteenth season by announcing the winner of their 1 million dollar prize. One of the finalists hoping to win is Oakland singer Dee Dee Simon. She’s been performing for more than 20 years. But in her day to day, Dee Dee spends her time caring for others. She’s a nurse at San Quentin State Prison for inmates serving life sentences and she looks after her mother who has Alzheimers.

I recently spoke with Dee Dee Simon about how "America’s Got Talent" might be able to make her musical dreams come true.
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Jeneé Darden
Jeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She is the executive producer and host of the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds as well as the series Sights + Sounds Magazine. Jeneé also covers East Oakland for KALW. Jeneé has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
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