1My story
From Louisville to Sylvan Park
Born in Kentucky, raised on the west side of Nashville. Here’s where I come from, and the family I have now.
Louisville, December 1977
I was born on December 2, 1977, in Louisville, Kentucky. My parents are Sadie and Doug Blair.
When I was around five, we moved to Nashville and settled in Sylvan Park, in West Nashville. Sylvan Park is the neighborhood I grew up in.
Five Nashville schools
I went all the way through Nashville public schools, starting at Sylvan Park Elementary and finishing at Hillwood.
- 1Sylvan Park Elementary
- 2Head Middle
- 3W.A. Bass Junior High
- 4Pearl-Cohn
- 5Hillwood High School
- ’96Class of 1996
Under the hood first
Before computers, it was cars. I worked as an auto mechanic in high school, and my senior year I was in a school-to-work program. Copiers, fax machines and networks came next, in 1997 — the record picks it up from there.
Off the clock
Michelle, Christian and Arabella
Michelle and I have been married since December 2009. Our son Christian is in two of these pictures, and his sister Arabella is due February 11, 2027.
Everything else on this site is about work. As for the rest of it: life is grand.
Questions
Questions about where I’m from
Where is Michael Blair from?
He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 2, 1977, to Sadie and Doug Blair. The family moved to Nashville when he was about five and settled in Sylvan Park, the West Nashville neighborhood where he grew up and went to school.
What high school did Michael Blair go to?
He graduated from Hillwood High School with the class of 1996. Before Hillwood he went to Pearl-Cohn, and before that Sylvan Park Elementary, Head Middle and W.A. Bass Junior High — all Nashville public schools.
Is Michael Blair married?
Yes. Michael has been married to Michelle since December 2009. The photos on this page are theirs — the creek in the fall with their son Christian, and the two of them among the palms.
Does Michael Blair have children?
Yes — a son, Christian, and a daughter on the way: Arabella is due February 11, 2027. In Michael’s words about where things stand: life is grand.
Was Michael Blair always into computers?
Not first. In high school he was an auto mechanic, and in his senior year he worked through a school-to-work program. Computers came right after, fixing copiers and fax machines at the Robert J. Young Company in 1997.