"You just never know where life and a dream can take you! It is true, I am living proof," said James, as she had dreamed of learning and working with Brooks-Moon while in Italy. Their show "Renel & Christie in the Morning" aired on 98.1 KISS-FM. She ended up moving back to the Bay Area with her Italian then-girlfriend and landed a local radio internship that led to a gig with Renel Brooks-Moon, who later became the public address announcer for the San Francisco Giants. When the girl came back, she was sent to another department, so I was able to do the radio morning show and news." I am the least morning person of anyone," said James, who declined to reveal her current age. "Nobody wanted to get up early to do the morning show, so they said they thought I would be great. A chance assignment saw her take over the morning radio show when the usual host went on vacation. She likened it to the military's version of CNN, for which she filed reports about entertainment news. ![]() "I worked for American Forces Network, so thank you for keeping journalism alive in any form." "I know it was horrible!" James joked in a recent phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter. It instilled in her a love for media in its various formats, from radio broadcasts to printed newspapers. But the Navy veteran did spend three years living in Italy, where she was stationed on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia between 20 and served as a petty officer 2nd class as a journalist. James grew up in Fremont and has called Oakland home, for the most part, since she turned 18. It is fun and music and positive vibes," said James, who identifies as pansexual and bisexual and owns a home in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood. "Fun and music are kind of my jam that's me. It is one of the many responsibilities the well-known DJ and radio personality is juggling these days as in-person events make a comeback amid the ongoing COVID pandemic. In 2018 he launched his own pizza delivery company, Pizzaoki which followed the release of his novelty cake themed gifts the year before, including a cake shaped phone charger and a sock range delivered in a cake box.East Bay native Christie James is helping to showcase the local LGBTQ community next month as one of the organizers of the Pridefest Oakland 2022 celebration. The American DJ is no stranger to quirky investments. His previous collection, Dream Catcher, sold for $4.25m. He recently launched his own NFT marketplace, OddKey, in collaboration with comic book author Todd McFarlane. His collection includes over 10,000 “doodles”, one of which is allegedly owned by Snoop Dogg.Īoki has been devoted to the digital assets since their inception. Since then, the floor price for doodle’s lucrative collection has increased by more than 60%. Reporting his purchase via Twitter on 7th January he wrote, “Just purchased the 9th rarest in existence! There are only 10 alien type doodles ever created and I own one of them now! Welcome #2238 to the family!” I had to stop the music because I’m so fucking excited.” Alongside his Tweet he explained, “Nfts make me feel like a kid again.” In the video, which he posted on Twitter, he enthusiastically shows onlookers and says, “Check this little gorgeous alien out. The self-proclaimed NFT fan stopped the music at a recent show to pull out a picture of a pink alien on his phone, which he purchased from the illustrator doodles. Steve Aoki interrupted one of his own sets to show the crowd his latest NFT purchase.
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