Deidra is a veteran broadcast journalist, producer, writer, and senior manager based in Chicago with a deep passion for telling stories that have a positive impact on the local community. Most recently, Deidra spent 20 years at WBBM-Channel 2 as the senior manager in charge of planning and special coverage. Prior to that, she was News Director at WWJ radio (the CBS-owned station) in Detroit. She started her career at WBBM-AM in Chicago, working her way up from production associate to managing editor. Currently, she writes a weekly Black history retrospective for iHeartRadio. Deidra is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago