I heard some of what he was saying before I got to read the whole Chronicle memo.
Dan went head to head against Ken Lay on the stadium back in the 1990s and rallied a 49% to 51% vote on an issue that some politicos thought would be a clear victory.
700AM KSEV (the outcasts who were fired from KPRC 950AM Clear Channel) were the guys that got a woman who was unjustly evicted from her home (and lost her home at below market value to the evictor) back into her standing (with furniture to replace that which she lost).
When the blowhards at KPRC came on the air, they said that they didn't want to talk about bill numbers, get people out rallying, or talk politics all day. Unspoken was that the manager at the time wanted no mention of God (he's now gone, Dan talked about this on his own program's 1 year anniversary).
Another radio forum to turn to is 1430AM KCOH on weekday mornings. It is a black station (that has been since the 1950s) and it strives to meet the communty. The morning host gets hassled on air at times for being largely conservative (President Bush is often referred to by callers as "your boy"). Good stuff and I think that I've heard Joyce call in for those who know her from KSEV (and oler KPRC).