Julia Ziegler was named ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Director of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ and Programming in December 2019.
From 2015 to 2019, she served as ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Digital ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Director. In this role she oversaw the creation and development of all of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s digital news products, including ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com, the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ app, social media, video, podcasts, smart speakers and more.
Ziegler was also part of the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ team that created and produced the award-winning true crime podcast, 22 Hours: An American Nightmare, with reporters Jack Moore and Megan Cloherty.
She began her career at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ in 2003 and has held a multitude of roles within the company during that time, including managing editor of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com’s sister station, Federal²ÝÝ®´«Ã½Radio.com, for seven years.
Before joining the Federal ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Radio team, Ziegler was the executive producer at sister stations Talk Radio 3WT and Washington Post Radio.
Ziegler was introduced to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ in 2002 when she served as an intern at the station.
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Ziegler graduated from Penn State in May 2003 with a degree in journalism. She still spends her weekends there in the fall, cheering on the Nittany Lion football team. She has her M.A. in ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Media Studies from American University.
Ziegler was part of Hubbard Radio’s inaugural NextGen class, a program designed to grow and develop leaders within the company. She was most recently honored in 2022 with the Radio Hall of Fame’s prestigious “One to Watch” award.