zMAX Racing Country Show Hosts

Cathy Martindale

Cathy Martindale has been co-hosting zMax Racing Country, which is in over 300 markets with 10 million listeners, for fourteen years! For 17 years Cathy worked at WSM, the home of Country music, where she did mornings, afternoons, and even worked as the Music Director. She also co/hosted the morning show with Coyote McCloud on WMAK/WRQQ and has recorded over 12,000 car commercials.

Cathy career has also involved different televised shows from being a co-host with Country Music star Craig Morgan on the Tennessee's Wildside to a co-host with Ralph Emery (2007) on the Ralph Emery Country Collection. She has even been a spokesperson in over 6,000 TV car commercials in 125+ markets. Cathy may be best know outside of Nashville for her returning roles on her own shows on the Nashville Network and is even featured in several movies including an "extra" in The Hannah Montana Movie plus an upcoming movie in 2009 called "Harp."
In her down time from broadcasting Cathy is a Red Cross volunteer and a co-feeding leader for Middle Tennessee. Cathy also holds the title of Vice President of the Sumner County Recovery Committee which was formed in response to helping people who aren't covered by insurance or FEMA funds after tornados. She also finds time to be a regular Mom and is one of the board members on her son's PTO.

When she is not working, or volunteering she likes to spend her time working in the yard, golfing, and skiing, either jet or snow! She loves to travel and is up to any challenge!

Paul Schadt

Paul Schadt has been co-hosting zMax Racing Country, which combines his two loves NASCAR & Country Music, for twenty years! He has been on the Charlotte airwaves since 1981, hosting Charlotte's #1 rated Country Morning show Paul Schadt and Sarah.

Paul is also very involved with many different charities from St Judes to Easter Seals to the Red Cross and anyone else that needs a helping hand.

When he's not on the air, or out on location, you can find Paul doing his number one fun activity: spending time with his family; wife Kathy, son Adam, and daughter Emily. Any weekend when the sun is shining you'll find the Schadt's on a lake or at the beach.

Geof Knight

Geof Knight has been the producer for Zmax Racing Country since the beginning of the 2000 NASCAR season. He's also been a morning radio producer in Charlotte since 1993. He's been Paul Schadt's producer on WKKT since 1997. He currently hosts the overnight show on WKKT in Charlotte as well as WTQR in Greensboro.

Geof also does radio and television commercials. You can hear his voice on Racing Country, and he's voiced commercials nationally for NASCAR, Wal-Mart, Time Warner Cable and The Speed Channel. You can hear samples of his work at www.geofknight.voice123.com

His on camera work includes numerous car commercials for dealerships in the Detroit area, and the Bristol area. Geof also had a small part in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby." He played a waiter at Applebees that got to help throw Ricky's dad out of the restaurant. Plus in 2003, Geof flew to L.A. to be on Wheel Of Fortune. "I won a little money, but some old woman named Elsie took it to us on that show," he said.

When he's not watching racing, Geof's spending time with his wife, Ashley, and daughters, Lauryn & Kaitlyn, at their Charlotte home. You may also catch him on the golf course some afternoon (after the show is all done of course!)