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Having started out in 2018 on Duggystone Radio, Dan became involved with Community Garden Radio when it was founded by former BBC 6Music presenter Shaun Keaveny in late 2021. | Having started out in 2018 on Duggystone Radio, Dan became involved with Community Garden Radio when it was founded by former BBC 6Music presenter Shaun Keaveny in late 2021. | ||
CGR listeners cottoned on to the fact that Dan had a Thursday night show on Duggystone and quickly realised how good it was. With Community Garden Radio expanding, a group of listeners campaigned for Dan to bring | CGR listeners cottoned on to the fact that Dan had a Thursday night show on Duggystone and quickly realised how good it was. With our station Community Garden Radio expanding, a group of listeners campaigned for Dan to bring his Reggae Show to the CGR audience, and in February 2023 Dan presented his first regular live Tuesday night show. | ||
Since then his dedicated group of listeners has grown, with an age range of under-7 to over-70, and fans have even produced their own range of merchandise including t-shirts and stickers to spread the word. The CGR Reggae Show logo is by Community Garden Radio patron James Lamport of The Dune Studio<ref>https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheDuneStudio?ref=l2-about-shopname</ref>. In November 2023 Dan broadcast the Reggae Show from Newcastle as part of a Community Garden Radio event with a live audience, effortlessly making those listening at home feel just as involved as everyone who was actually in the room. | Since then his dedicated group of listeners has grown, with an age range of under-7 to over-70, and fans have even produced their own range of merchandise including t-shirts and stickers to spread the word. The CGR Reggae Show logo is by Community Garden Radio patron James Lamport of The Dune Studio<ref>https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheDuneStudio?ref=l2-about-shopname</ref>. In November 2023 Dan broadcast the Reggae Show from Newcastle as part of a Community Garden Radio event with a live audience, effortlessly making those listening at home feel just as involved as everyone who was actually in the room. In December 2024 Community Garden Radio listeners raised funds for MFC's & Dan's chosen charities<ref>https://centrepoint.org.uk/</ref>&<ref>https://www.stoswaldsuk.org/</ref> through the sales of a 2025 Calendar created by JimmyG - the fundraiser reached a staggering £525 in just a few days<ref>https://www.patreon.com/posts/exciting-news-117362060</ref>. | ||
In May 2024 [[Dan Evans]] expanded his online radio offering "Dan Evans Radio" to include a Mixcloud channel subscription<ref>https://www.mixcloud.com/danevansradio/subscribe/</ref> giving paying members access to all of his shows (6-8h per week on both [[Community Garden Radio]] & Duggystone Radio) as well as some exclusive content | In May 2024 [[Dan Evans]] expanded his online radio offering with the launch of "Dan Evans Radio" to include a Mixcloud channel subscription<ref>https://www.mixcloud.com/danevansradio/subscribe/</ref> giving paying members access to all of his shows (6-8h per week on both [[Community Garden Radio]] & Duggystone Radio) as well as some exclusive content. | ||
In July 2024 [[Dan Evans]] launched his Patreon channel<ref>https://www.patreon.com/danevansradio/about</ref> and began broadcasting his very own Patreon-only content as well as hosting his very own Any Genre Breakfast Show on his radio station Dan Evans Radio. | In July 2024 [[Dan Evans]] launched his Patreon channel<ref>https://www.patreon.com/danevansradio/about</ref> and began broadcasting his very own Patreon-only content as well as hosting his very own Any Genre Breakfast Show on his radio station Dan Evans Radio. | ||