Mara Davis (MER-ah;

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) is an American radio personality.

Biography

Davis was born to a

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family in

.American Jewish Life Magazine: "The Jewish Radio Mafia: Mara Davis"
, ''"I think eing Jewishis a part of my heritage, and I married a Catholic so I try to stay connected, because I don't want to fade completely into the Catholic side," says Davis about her tribal roots. "It's important, but it's more of a cultural thing for me."'' She began her career in 1987 at

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-FM,

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radio. Upon graduation Davis worked in promotions at WZOU-FM Boston. She was fired, due to budget cuts, in 1992. She moved to

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

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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. Until recently, Davis was the award-winning mid-day DJ at WZGC 92.9 "dave fm" in Atlanta. Davis hosted a show called ''Radio Free Lunch'' where she came up with a daily topic and listeners called and requested songs relating to the theme. The show was a mix of rock n’ roll, talk and interviews. In October 2012 the radio station WZGC 92.9 retired "dave fm" and turned to a 24-hour sports-talk format. Davis was also featured briefly in a season 4 episode of

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's Tabatha Takes Over.

Awards and honors

Davis was voted ''

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''’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

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of Atlanta, with her husband Mike Kane and son. Her husband is

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References

External links

Sources

Access Atlanta Article

Creative Loafing Article

Atlanta Magazine

The Atlanta Jewish Times OnlineSunday Paper Article

Atlanta Magazine
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