{"id":7025,"date":"2022-08-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7025"},"modified":"2022-08-26T20:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:29:21","slug":"the-pirate-ie-podcast-10-interview-with-gerard-roe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/the-pirate-ie-podcast-10-interview-with-gerard-roe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pirate.ie Podcast #10: Interview with Gerard Roe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_642\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7025-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pirate_podcast_episode10.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pirate_podcast_episode10.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pirate_podcast_episode10.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pirate_podcast_episode10.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7025-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pirate_podcast_episode10.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"pirate_podcast_episode10.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ger-Roe-phantom-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Pirate.ie Podcast #10: Interview with Gerard Roe\" class=\"wp-image-7026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ger-Roe-phantom-new.jpg 681w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ger-Roe-phantom-new-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><figcaption>Gerard Roe at Phantom FM in its licensed days. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re delighted to bring you an interview with Gerard Roe, one of the most respected voices in Irish pirate radio circles from the 1980s to the 2000s. Gerard presented weekly Free Radio Campaign (FRC) shows on various pirate stations in Dublin, bringing the latest free radio news and industry gossip to fans of the medium in Ireland and further afield. Gerard&#8217;s first FRC aired on Radio Dublin Channel 2 in 1982, a specialist offshoot of the original Radio Dublin. A recording was carried on shortwave station Westside Radio International on Sunday mornings, bringing the FRC to a wider European audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"The Pirate.ie Podcast #10: Interview with Gerard Roe\" class=\"wp-image-7028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg.jpg 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Dublin Channel 2 studio (courtesy Gerard Roe). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor technical standards and unreliable coverage prompted Gerard to move to new station Radio Annabel when it was established in autumn 1983, where he remained until its closure in 1985. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-from-Gerard-Roe-1016x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Pirate.ie Podcast #10: Interview with Gerard Roe\" class=\"wp-image-1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-from-Gerard-Roe-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-from-Gerard-Roe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-from-Gerard-Roe-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-from-Gerard-Roe-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-from-Gerard-Roe-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-from-Gerard-Roe.jpg 1588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Part of 1985 letter from Gerard Roe of Radio Annabel to Brian Greene. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>FRC-style programmes on 1990s pirates run by Simon Maher also benefited from Gerard&#8217;s input and expertise. He contributed to the Anorak Hour on Coast FM (1991-1996), Spectrum FM (1996-1997) and Phantom FM (1997-2003). Gerard became CEO of Phantom when it was licensed as a full-time alternative rock station in 2006. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phantom-BCI-bus.jpg\" alt=\"The Pirate.ie Podcast #10: Interview with Gerard Roe\" class=\"wp-image-7027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phantom-BCI-bus.jpg 755w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phantom-BCI-bus-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Gerard (second from right) at the launch of Phantom FM&#8217;s licence application in 2004. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this interview with Brian Greene, Gerard reflects on his long career in radio from the pirate years of the 1980s and 1990s to the licensing and eventual demise of Phantom FM.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re delighted to bring you an interview with Gerard Roe, one of the most respected voices in Irish pirate radio circles from the 1980s to the 2000s. 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