Arts & Culture

Two Northeast Ohioans Audition on 'America's Got Talent' Tonight

Cheer on the Canton and Brunwsick residents as they try out on the Tuesday episode of the hit NBC show.

by Annie Nickoloff | Aug. 1, 2023 | 10:00 AM

Courtesy Trae Patton/NBC

Courtesy Trae Patton/NBC

Tonight, two talented Northeast Ohioans will showcase their skills on a new episode of America's Got Talent.

Zion Clark will show off his athleticism as a professional MMA fighter and wrestler. The Canton-based competitor, who attended Kent State University, was born without legs due to Caudal regression syndrome. He has broken multiple Guinness world records, including being the fastest man on two hands, and he was featured in a Netflix short-form documentary called Zion.

"I’m hyped to announce I’ll be airing as a contestant on (AGT)," Clark shared on Instagram. "Make sure to tune in to see my audition and act you don’t want to miss this!"

Brunswick's Summer Rios, a 19-year-old singer, will belt out her music for the judges. The Pizza Hut manager has released a handful of original singles in the past few years and hopes to use her musical skills to give up her day job, according to an NBC news release.

On Instagram, Rios announced a watch party of the episode at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at 9er's Diner & Pub in Brunswick.

"This experience has been something I’ve been hiding from y’all for a couple months now and it has been eating me away not to tell y’all," she shared in a separate Instagram post. "Auditioning on the world biggest stage is something I’d never thought I’d be capable of doing but here I am!"

The episode will air at 8 p.m. tonight on NBC. Find more details at nbc.com/americas-got-talent.

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Annie Nickoloff

Annie Nickoloff is the senior editor of Cleveland Magazine. She has written for a variety of publications, including The Plain Dealer, Alternative Press Magazine, Belt Magazine, USA Today and Paste Magazine. She hosts a weekly indie radio show called Sunny Day on WRUW FM 91.1 Cleveland and enjoys frequenting Cleveland's music venues, hiking trails and pinball arcades.

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