Conservative Anti-Gay Houston Radio Host Michael Berry Condemns Media While Denying Hit-And-Run Allegations; Says Video Showing Him Inside Local Gay Bar Just Before Incident Only Proves He Drank A Beer And Used Bathroom

An update on a previous post, Houston radio host Michael Berry spoke out against allegations that he was involved in a hit-and-run accident outside of a gay night club, slamming the media and saying he has been treated like “a member of Al Qaeda.” Berry opened his KTRH radio show about the topic this morning and said the allegations against him were overblown and inaccurate. He said KPRC Local 2 reported the story last Wednesday to help boost its ratings during sweeps week. “Was it a cover up?” Berry questioned. “No, it was a smear campaign. Channel 2, I’ve got my sights on you… You can smear my name without me but I’m not going down without a fight.” Berry, who served as a city council member in Houston, was accused last week of allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run outside of a gay night club on January 31. Berry has not been charged in the incident. He did not go into specifics about the allegations on his morning show, because he said it’s a potential legal proceeding. He said he has cooperated with police. Berry declined to comment about the incident with The Houston Chronicle and several other news organizations. During his radio show, Berry accused media outlets of using unnamed sources to soil his name. The Chronicle reported on Friday that a police source familiar with the investigation said the Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland is expected to order an internal affairs inquiry into the incident. The source did not want to be identified because the source was not authorized to speak about the matter. Berry said police felt pressure to probe the case further because of the media reports, and there was a “determination to send him to jail.” Several media outlets reported on a video that showed Berry in the gay bar the night of the incident, but Berry said the video only proves he drank a beer and used the restroom. It did not t prove that he committed a crime, he said. Berry railed on the media and defended himself against gay activist groups who called into his program to criticize him. Berry said he has never spoken ill of gay people on his program and has instead spoken out against other conservative talk show hosts that make homophobic comments. “Saying ‘gay bar’ and ‘conservative talk show host is too awesome for a news station to pass up because conservatives hate gays — or so we are told,” he said. “The only thing worse than a celebrity who gets it too easy is one who gets it too hard.” The nearly hour-long diatribe by Berry is at the source.