Born
at Baptist Hospital in
New Orleans, Louisiana,
September 6, 1946, to Jack and Ida Flaherty. I first lived
at
6112 Lafaye St., then
4610 Music St. in the
Gentilly section of the Crescent City. For a comparison of the two
homes when I lived there and after hurricane Katrina of 2005, click
Music St. and
Lafaye St. Attended
McDonogh #39,
Gentilly Terrace,
P.A. Capdau, Mid City Baptist (9th
grade) and was graduated from
John
McDonogh High School
in 1964.
Attended
Southeastern Louisiana
University and the
University of
Alabama at Birmingham. Thirty years in the radio business as Kris O'Kelly at great radio stations like Z-93 Atlanta, B97 New Orleans, Y-98 and KIRL St. Louis, Kicks-106 and WSGN Birmingham, plus WHHY and WBAM Montgomery. For a complete listing, go to the Kris O'Kelly web site. My radio
career ended in 1994 when I decided it was time to make a
change. Radio was an adventure which you can read about in my
radio bio if you have lots of time.I live in Pike Road, Alabama, with my wife, Kathy, and have four sons, Kris, Kevin, Kerry, and Kyle. Take a look at my Family Tree.
Michael is currently employed by the State of Alabama as an IT System Specialist with the Department of Human Resources. For a check of what I've been doing since radio, here's my resume.
Last updated October 12, 2022