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Michael Berry is a talk show

Talk show

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host on KTRH radio and KPRC

KPRC (AM)

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radio, both based in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

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. He is also carried on WOAI

WOAI (AM)

WOAI is a San Antonio, Texas, news/talk formatted radio station operating with 50,000 Watts non-directional day and night from a transmitter site near Marion, Texas. Current owner and operator San Antonio based Clear Channel Communications acquired the station in 1975 which founded the now...

in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

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, WJBO in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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and KEX (AM)

KEX (AM)

KEX is a class A clear channel AM radio station broadcasting from Portland, Oregon. As of 2005 it is owned by Clear Channel Communications and runs news/talk programming. Because KEX is a Class A station, KEX reaches most of the densely populated areas of Oregon, providing grade B coverage as far...

in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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Berry was a three-term Houston city councilman, elected at-large (citywide). He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston

University of Houston

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with a bachelor of arts degree in political science, earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas School of Law

University of Texas School of Law

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, and earned a Master of Laws

Master of Laws

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and Letters degree from the University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham

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in England

England

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He was named "Councilman of the Year" by the Houston Police Officers Union. Berry is co-host of the Face-Off segment on Fox 26 News.

He portrayed the role of Ricky's Father in the 2006 Billy S. Cox III film Mindsight.

He has been heard nationally as a fill-in for Citadel Media syndicated talk show host Mark Levin

Mark Levin

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He is married to Nandita "Nandy" Berry, a lawyer who hails from Hyderabad, India.

Michael Berry lived in the City of West University Place until he moved into a realty office in "Lower Westheimer" (an area along Westheimer Road

Westheimer Road

Westheimer Road is an arterial road in the western half of Houston, Texas, United States. It runs from Bagby Street west to the Westpark Tollway. Westheimer Road runs roughly parallel to and south of Buffalo Bayou throughout its course. The street was named after Michael Louis Westheimer, a...

) in Houston a year before 2001.

Controversy about proposed New York mosque

On May 26, 2010, regarding the Muslim community center proposed to be built near Ground Zero in NYC, Berry said on his program that if it was completed, "I hope that someone blows it up". The following day, he expressed partial regret, issuing a statement which said in part, “I apologize to you, my listeners, for insulting your intelligence and saying something so stupid. I do not apologize, however, for my opinion that that mosque should not be built."

Country music radio show

Berry is the host of the radio show Texas Time, which airs on weekends. The intent of the program is to showcase new featured music releases and festivals in Texas.

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Controversy about proposed New York mosque

Country music radio show

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