Mara Davis

Mara Davis
Born	Mara Davis July 28, 1969 (1969-07-28) (age 42) New York, USA
Nationality	American
Occupation	Radio host
Website
http://www.maradavis.com

Mara Davis (born July 28, 1969 in New York) is an American radio personality.

Career

The beginning

She began her career in 1987 at WMLN-FM, Curry College radio. Upon graduation Davis worked in promotions at WZOU-FM Boston. She was fired, due to budget cuts, in 1992. She moved to Rochester, New York where she landed a late-night job at WRQI-FM. Davis soon found herself in the same slot in Atlanta at WZGC FM, Z-93. In 1996, she was moved to mid-days where she created the Out to Lunch hour. In 2003, Davis launched the Mara Davis and Dunham Morning Show on Z-93 with co-host Jeff Dunham.

Present

Mara is the award winning mid-day DJ at WZGC 92.9 "dave fm" in Atlanta. Davis hosts a show called Radio Free Lunch where she comes up with a daily topic and listeners call and request songs relating to the theme. The show has a mix of rock n’ roll, talk and interviews.

Awards and honors

Davis was voted Creative Loafing’s “Best Radio DJ” in 2000, 2001, 2007,2008 and 2009. She also was honored as “Woman of the Month” by Atlanta Woman magazine in 2004.

Personal life

Davis lives in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, with her husband Mike Kane and son.

External links

• Mara's official website

References

• Access Atlanta Article
• Creative Loafing Article
• American Jewish Life Magazine Article
• Mindspring Article
• The Biscuit Blog Interview
• Atlanta Magazine
• The Atlanta Jewish Times Online
• Sunday Paper Article
• Atlanta Magazine

Persondata
Name	Davis, Mara
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Date of birth	July 28, 1969
Place of birth	New York, USA
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