Hey, kansascitypi.... read your blog.
Dr. Phil is not a native of KC, he was born and raised in Texas. He did go to high school in Kansas City, KS,( not MO) but went to college in OK and then the Univerity of N.Texas. He lived in Dallas until he started his t.v. show several years ago. His father had a practice in Wichita Falls, TX. at one time.
I know I have heard him say that he is a born-and-bred Texan, so I looked it up.
http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/dr-phil.html
"Phil McGraw was the straight-talking Texan whose advice won Oprah her lawsuit against angry beef farmers. He is the former
college linebacker who became a hit TV psychologist."