Dan Patrick (politician)

Dan Patrick (born Dannie Scott Goeb, 4 April 1950) is a former sportscaster, author, and conservative radio talk show host on KSEV 700 AM in Houston, Texas.

Patrick hosts a daily afternoon show on KSEV radio and regularly organizes political events in the Houston area. Patrick's show was once voted the top talk radio show in Texas by the Houston Press Club.[1]

Prior to hosting his show on KSEV, Patrick was a television broadcaster in Baltimore, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC and Houston, where he served as Sports Director on KHOU-TV, and the host of a political talk show on KTBU-TV. He was also managing editor at KPRC 950 AM, now a competitor to KSEV.

On June 1, 2006, Patrick announced the signing of a deal to purchase Highland Park, Texas radio station KMGS AM 1160. [2] The station, which broadcasts from studios in the Dallas museum district, recently upgraded its signal strength to 35,000 watts to reach all of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex. The station can also be heard as far north as the Oklahoma border, south to Corsicana, west to Weatherford and east to Tyler. The station was purchased from First Broadcasting Capital Partners, LLC.

Political activism

Patrick currently heads Citizens Lowering Our Unfair Taxes (CLOUT), a political organization that campaigns for lower property taxes in Texas. Other political causes initiated by Patrick include a boycott of Bill Maher's television show Politically Incorrect over controversial statements made by the comedian following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Patrick is also frequently at odds with the Houston Chronicle and announced a boycott of that newspaper in April 2004.

Patrick is currently a Republican candidate for the Texas State Senate in the District 7 race, seeking to join the political ranks of his frequent on-air targets. Patrick has won the primary and will face Democratic candidate F. Michael Kubosh and Libertarian candidate Mary Ann Bryan in the 2006 fall election.

Works

• The Second Most Important Book You Will Ever Read ISBN 0-7852-6286-5, a Christian inspirational book.

External links

• CLOUT Patrick's political organization.
• Lone Star Times, Weblog launched by Patrick, but no longer owned by or formally affiliated with him.
• Dan Patrick campaign web site