This unique programming is made possible by volunteer readers who record or broadcast the various newspapers, magazines and books offered through Audio-Reader. Audio-Reader volunteers include high school and college students, teachers, doctors, homemakers, retirees, and many others. They have a diversity of backgrounds and interests, but all share a common desire to help provide current information to those who can't read daily newspapers, magazines and best-selling books.
Most volunteers live in the Lawrence area, but many commute from the Kansas City and Topeka areas.
The following information will assist you in making that decision. Before you are eligible to become a volunteer broadcaster for Audio-Reader, you must take and pass our audition for reading aloud. The audition includes a 100-word pronunciation test and several brief excerpts of reading from newspapers and books. The reading test, which takes about 15 minutes, is a taped audition done in one of our recording studios. Words must be pronounced correctly, and your diction must be clear, distinct, and understandable.