Martha Zoller
Encyclopedia
Martha Mitchell Zoller is a columnist, author, and state-wide syndicated radio personality on North Georgia's News-Talk station FM 103.7 WXKT
which serves the Gainesville
metropolitan area, Maysville
, and Athens
.
Martha is a candidate for the House of Representatives
seat following the 2010 US Census.
in Europe and a POW escapee, while her mother worked with the Rich's
company. The youngest of four children, Zoller attended Columbia High School in DeKalb County, Georgia
before going on to graduate from the University of Georgia
in 1979 with a degree in journalism
. Martha began her talk radio career in 1994 after being a regular caller to WDUN AM 550. Her first call to the station was prompted by Hillary Clinton's lament that "she could have stayed at home and baked cookies." Martha now does a daily talk radio show, two weekly television shows and writes on issues of interest around the corner or around the world.
lawn when she said ""You know, what I say is, use me!".
According to her website Zoller makes regular appearances on Fox 5
Atlanta's The Georgia Gang and frequent guest appearances on cable channels such as CNN
, Fox News, and MSNBC
, on programs including TalkBack Live, Hannity & Colmes
, and Larry King Live
, and Zoller-penned opinion pieces have been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Zoller was named one of Talkers magazine
’s Talkers Magazine's Heavy Hundred talk shows in America in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, and claims on her website to have been named to the 2005 Georgia Trend Magazine "Most Important Media People" list and the 2005 and 2006 James Magazine "Most Influential Georgians" lists.
In 2008, The Martha Zoller Show was syndicated statewide on The Georgia News Network.
program for "America's leaders interested in expanding their knowledge of the military and national defense". Martha returned to Iraq in January 2007.
WXKT
WPUP is a radio station broadcasting a top 40 format. Licensed to the suburb of Watkinsville, Georgia, it serves the Athens, Georgia metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1978 under the call sign WLOV-FM...
which serves the Gainesville
Gainesville, Georgia
-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
metropolitan area, Maysville
Maysville, Georgia
Maysville is a town in Banks and Jackson Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,663 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maysville is located at ....
, and Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
.
Martha is a candidate for the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
seat following the 2010 US Census.
Personal
Born on August 23, 1959 to Frank and Juanita Mitchell, Martha Zoller's father was a veteran of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in Europe and a POW escapee, while her mother worked with the Rich's
Rich's
Rich's was a department store retail chain, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operated in the southern U.S. from 1867 until March 6, 2005 when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macy's...
company. The youngest of four children, Zoller attended Columbia High School in DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
before going on to graduate from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1979 with a degree in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. Martha began her talk radio career in 1994 after being a regular caller to WDUN AM 550. Her first call to the station was prompted by Hillary Clinton's lament that "she could have stayed at home and baked cookies." Martha now does a daily talk radio show, two weekly television shows and writes on issues of interest around the corner or around the world.
Broadcasting
Zoller began broadcasting in 1994 as co-host of the Mid-Day program on WDUN AM 550 in Gainesville, and today hosts the self-titled Martha Zoller Show weekdays from 10:00 am to noon. The show has an un-abashed conservative focus as was made clear following the 2006 live broadcast of her show from the White HouseWhite House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
lawn when she said ""You know, what I say is, use me!".
According to her website Zoller makes regular appearances on Fox 5
WAGA (TV)
WAGA-TV, virtual channel 5.1 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Television Network and based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...
Atlanta's The Georgia Gang and frequent guest appearances on cable channels such as CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, Fox News, and MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, on programs including TalkBack Live, Hannity & Colmes
Hannity & Colmes
Hannity & Colmes was a live television show on Fox News Channel in the United States, hosted by Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes, who respectively presented a conservative and liberal perspective. The series premiered on October 6, 1996, and the final episode aired on January 9, 2009. It was the...
, and Larry King Live
Larry King Live
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
, and Zoller-penned opinion pieces have been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Zoller was named one of Talkers magazine
Talkers magazine
Talkers Magazine is a trade industry publication related to talk radio in the United States. Its slogan is "The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media"...
’s Talkers Magazine's Heavy Hundred talk shows in America in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, and claims on her website to have been named to the 2005 Georgia Trend Magazine "Most Important Media People" list and the 2005 and 2006 James Magazine "Most Influential Georgians" lists.
In 2008, The Martha Zoller Show was syndicated statewide on The Georgia News Network.
Military
In 2005, Zoller visited Baghdad, Iraq with the "Voices of Soldiers" Tour and participated in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC), a United States Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
program for "America's leaders interested in expanding their knowledge of the military and national defense". Martha returned to Iraq in January 2007.