Mara Davis is an American radio personality.

The beginning

She began her career in 1987 at WMLN

WMLN

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-FM, Curry College

Curry College

Curry College is a private liberal arts-based institution in Milton, Massachusetts that started as the School of Elocution in 1879.-History:...

 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

Rochester, New York

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 where she landed a late-night job at WRQI-FM. Davis soon found herself in the same slot in Atlanta at WZGC

WZGC (FM)

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 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

Virginia-Highland

Virginia-Highland is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, founded in the early 20th century as a streetcar suburb. It is named after the intersection of Virginia Avenue and North Highland Avenue, the heart of a busy commercial district at the center of the neighborhood. The neighborhood is famous...

 neighborhood of Atlanta, with her husband Mike Kane and son.