- Daniel "Monkey Man" Roberts
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Daniel "Monkey Man" Roberts 
Born Daniel Roberts Occupation Radio personality, radio activist Years active 1995–present Awards L.A. Weekly LAWMA 2002 Best Radio Show,[1] San Francisco Bay Guardian 2003 Best Radio Station, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Certificate of Honor 2009[2] Daniel Roberts, also known as Monkey Man, is the founder and owner of Pirate Cat Radio in San Francisco, CA. In May 2010 he re-launched KPDO, a community radio station in Pescadero, CA, as the station's new manager.[3]
Daniel "Monkey Man" Roberts (legally changed his name to his on air persona, Monkey Man), started broadcasting Pirate Cat Radio out of his bedroom in Los Gatos, California (a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area) at the age of 15,[3] before studying communications at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[4] He broadcasted the station from Santa Cruz while in university as well as in Los Angeles, CA for a short time.[5]
Roberts was the first unlicensed broadcaster to use Title 47 Section 73.3542 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, which made Pirate Cat Radio technically legal to operate a radio transmitter without a formal license.[6]
Roberts has hosted several radio shows: "Post-X" and "Monkey and Friends" on Pirate Cat Radio and "The News Mongers" and "Plane Crash Play List" on KPDO.
In August 2009 Roberts appeared on Anthony Bourdain's Travel Channel show No Reservations when Bourdain visited Pirate Cat Radio during an episode highlighting the station's in-house cafe. That same month the San Francisco Board of Supervisors issues a Certificate of Honor to Roberts for his contributions to the community. [7]
On November 30, 2010 Roberts launched KXCF; a joint community radio project with the group Common Frequency.
Bristol Static, his second international radio project, began test broadcasting on December 1, 2010, in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol, England.
In March 2011, Roberts stepped down as KPDO station manager. Shortly after, two law suits for libel and slander were filed against Maggie Celeste Worden and several Pescadero Public Radio Service board members for making false claims about Roberts' character, during his tenure at KPDO. In August 2011, the board members of PPRS paid Roberts to settle this suit out of court.
A Press Releases was shared with the Bristol Council on the 12th of October 2011, where Roberts and Bristol Static announced a relaunch date of 1st of November 2011. The relaunch also marks the opening of Bristol Static's Montpelier based radio studio.
References
- ^ Payne, John (15 May 2002). A Real Swell Time. L.A. Weekly
- ^ Dushane, Tony (August 31, 2009). "Pirate Cat Radio Receives Props from Board of Supervisors". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ a b Harrell, Ashley (26 May 2010). "The Radio Pirate Goes Legit". San Francisco Weekly. http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-05-26/news/the-radio-pirate-goes-legit/. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ Silverfarb, Bill (21 May 2010). "KPDO radio back on air". San Mateo Daily Journal. http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=131903.
- ^ Downs, David (6 May 2010). "Pirate Cat Radio Returns...Sort Of". East Bay Express. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/EarBud/archives/2010/05/06/pirate-cat-radio-returns-sort-of.
- ^ Clarke Jr., John (19 June 2007). "Pirate radio on the rise". Paste Magazine. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/06/pirate-radio-on-the-rise.html.
- ^ Dushane (31 August 2009). San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/offtherecord/detail?entry_id=46616 title=Pirate Cat Radio Receives Props from Board of Supervisorsfirst=Tony.
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- Pirate radio personalities
- Radio personalities from San Francisco, California
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