Michael Berry | |
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Member of the Houston City Council from the At-large #5 District | |
In office January 2, 2004 – January 2, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Carroll Robinson |
Succeeded by | Jolanda Jones |
Member of the Houston City Council from the At-large #4 District | |
In office January 2, 2002 – January 2, 2004 |
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Preceded by | Chris Bell |
Succeeded by | Ronald C. Green |
Personal details | |
Born |
Michael Christian Berry November 10, 1970 Orange, Texas, USA |
Political party | Libertarian |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Spouse(s) | Nandita Venkateswaran Berry |
Children | Two sons |
Residence | Houston, Texas |
Alma mater |
University of Houston University of Texas School of Law University of Nottingham |
Occupation | Talk radio host, attorney, real estate developer |
Religion | Southern Baptist |
Michael Christian Berry (born November 10, 1970) is an American conservative radio talk show host based in Houston, Texas. A former member of the Houston City Council, Berry has worked as an attorney and real estate developer.
Originally from Orange in Orange County in far southeastern Texas, Berry graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas School of Law and a Master of Laws and Letters degree from the University of Nottingham in England. His wife is Nandita Venkateswaran Berry, or "Nandy", the 109th Secretary of State of Texas, who is originally from Hyderabad, India. He and his wife are Southern Baptists.
Berry was a three-term Houston at-large city council member and also served as Mayor Pro Tem. He was named "Councilman of the Year" by the Houston Police Officers Union. After helping Houston film director and choreographer Shawn Welling with a legal dispute involving the city council, Berry became producer on the next Welling Films production, which won acclaim from notable Houston newspapers the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Press. Berry told the station, ""I think that this story is so compelling that if it can generate an initial buzz, then it will take on a life of its own... The beauty of the story is it's a story of redemption."