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Listeners Salute Carla Rea On A Very Special Birthday

Although she was out of town on her birthday, that didn’t stop listeners from saluting Carla Rea on a very special birthday. The Mike & Carla Morning Show took calls,…

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Although she was out of town on her birthday, that didn't stop listeners from saluting Carla Rea on a very special birthday. The Mike & Carla Morning Show took calls, invited listeners to text in and even aired a song for Carla by Donny Osmond!

Carla has been sharing the mic with Mike O'Brian for quite a while now. Neither one of them misses a chance to celebrate their special day. Even with Carla on a "family" vacation right now, Mike and, Executive Producer, Morty made sure to get the message across that it was Carla's birthday!

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you..."

Well wishes, poems and more came pouring in on Friday morning. So despite it being "Cinco de Mayo" of a lot of people. Those that follow The M&C Morning Show, on May5th, it changes to "Cinco de Carla"!

If you don't know, Carla has enjoyed 30 years of Comedy, Radio, and TV experience. Has been seen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Showtime and Comedy Central. Worked Comedy Clubs throughout the U.S. including The Improv, Catch a Rising Star, The Comedy Store. Carla regularly hosts and performs at major corporate events for companies. And released her first comedy album, "Finding the Funny” in 2014, and hopes to do a second album very soon..

Carla was also a light feature reporter on Wake Up With The Wagner’s on KVBC/KSNV, Channel 3, NBC, Las Vegas. She is also a member of the Nevada Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame. Carla, along with her long time radio partner, Mike O’Brian, have won multiple Electronic Media Awards for "Best Morning Show in Las Vegas."

It was such a special morning and for that reason, we wanted to share. So, check out the segment from Friday morning ..,and here's to hoping  Carla Rea had a great day! Thank you for all the messages on this special day!

Mike O’Brian is the Program Director and Morning Show host on 96.3 KKLZ in Las Vegas, along with Carla Rea. He has been with the Beasley Media Group for almost 23 years. Mike was named one of the “Best Program Directors In America” by Radio Ink magazine. Over the years, “The Mike & Carla Morning Show” have been presented with a number of proclamations for their work in the community and numerous awards. Having lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years, he writes articles on living in Las Vegas, sports, and odd stories happening within the state of Nevada. Mike is the host of the morning show and program director of 96.3 KKLZ/Las Vegas. He has been doing mornings in Las Vegas for the past 38 years. Over the years, he has hosted a numerous amount of community events and has been the P.A. announcer for a number of sports teams in Las Vegas. He has written on living in Las Vegas, the sports teams here, as well as odd & little-known facts about Las Vegas & Nevada.