Voice For The Blind

At almost 84 years old you might expect Bob Kruger to be taking it easy. If so you don't know Bob Kruger. He's as active as ever volunteering his eyes and voice to people who are sight impaired. Bob has been a volunteer with the Triangle Radio Reading Service for 21 years. He started volunteering the same year he retired as a meat cutter.
Each Wednesday he reads news from papers like the News and Observer and the Durham Herald Sun for a couple of hours. The part listeners like most though is when he stays on the air an extra half hour to read the food ads. "What he does is really a good service because I like to know when Food Lion or whoever has whole sirloin tips for less than two dollars a pound cause it's a lot easier to swallow that steak at that price." says blind listener Allen Radford of Raleigh.
The Triangle Radio Reading Service serves about 15-thousand people in the triangle. I believe I was put on this earth and I have lived as long as I have because God has some kind of job for me so I'm gonna keep on keeping on until he sees otherwise." said Kruger.

The Triangle Radio Reading Service (TRRS) is a non-profit information agency which
operates 24 hours a day, serving some 15-thousand listeners in 20 counties over radio and television. The TRRS loans special receivers free of charge to people in the broadcast area.

If you would like to make a contribution, learn more about the services or volunteer to read here's the contact information.

Triangle Radio Reading Service
211 East Six Forks Road, Suite 103
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 832-5138
www.trianglereadingservice.org