November / December 2021 | Volume 39 Issue 6 |
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Volunteer Anniversary Recipients |
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2020
40 Year
Darcy Schild
35 Year
Gayle Matchett
Karen O'Keefe
30 Year
Lois Hanzlik
Albert Kaine
Kerry Magee
Max Mayse
Sue Nishikawa
Elaine Roberts
25 Year
Les Carlson
Gavin Bruce
Rex Buchanan
Peg Sampson
Austin Turney
Eleanor Wenger
Marian Wilbur
20 Year
Marilyn Daniels
Ann Chapman
Lisa Hallberg
Cindy Penzler
15 Year
Terry Betzen
Ann Dean
David Kent
Debra Kirmer
Fred Miller
George Norton
Betsy Parker
Haskell Springer
Susan Stone - posthumous
10 Year
Jennifer Forth
Goodwin Garfield - posthumous
Ruth Hughes
Michael Hauber
Barbara Johnston
Peter Knutson
Kelly G Loeb
Frank Male
Judy McCormick
Susan McGee
Shin Sookyung
Matt Suggs
Julie Towbridge-Alford
Jack Wilson
5 Year
Lyn Fields
Anrenee Reasor
David Williams
George Smith
Tracy Harrison
Brandon Edling
Stephen Grimm
Diane Carnell
Melinda Kearney
Thomas Kearney
Mary Beth Leininger
Mary Jo Hobbs
Maverick Moore
Sallie Downing
Wake Mitchell
Mary Hamler
Jay Hester
Michael Cornelius
Rob Johnson
Susan Craig
Carol Cole
Feloniz Lovato-Winston
William Hawkins
Annette Tucker
Teri McKinnis
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2021
40 Year
Harold Asner
30 Year
Randy Austin
Carol Jones
Kimberly Morrow
Kris Shields
25 Year
Frank Marque
Pat Ashley-Hiscock
20 Year
Molly Mulloy
Cindy Penzler
Kathy Sanders
Mary Ann Saunders
Cindy Koester
Jo Anne Kready
Jane Tedder
15 Year
Merilee Dymacek
Dave Dunford
Marilyn Epp
Thomas Howe
Cal Karlin
Mike Lewis
Ron Scoles
Keith Sevedge
10 Year
Karen Boyer
Elwyn Davis
Karen Davis
Bob Roberts
Karen DeVictor
Pamela Baughman
James Powers
Christopher Riels
Amanda Loughlin
Mark Hutchins
Mike Wood
Anne Burgess
Lenita Richardson
5 Year
John Davis
Ann Evans
Arthur Hadley
Lisa Coble-Krings
Roberta Renz
Paula Winchester
Charles Higginson
Paul Murphy
Kay Rute
John Bowden
Mary Lee Warner
Sarah Thomas
Julie Whistman
Dennis Frame
Amy Pesek
Rick Werner
Christy Allie
Jeff Vincent
Karen Puckett
Lisa Beck
Jim Huber
Linda Thompson
Kathy Blackburn
Bud Jacobs
Peggy Prince
Judy McCormick
Nancy Johnson
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Alison's Upcoming Adventure
by Alison Beloin Dean, Coordinator of Volunteers
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For the 2022 Spring Semester I am taking the idea of remote work to a whole new level! January - April, 2022 I will be working from Iceland. My partner, Evan, received a Fulbright Scholarship to work with the University of Akureyri on the northern side of the island. Audio-Reader, being the amazing place that it is, approved my unique remote work opportunity, and now the whole family is moving to Iceland for four months!
What does this mean for you, our amazing volunteers? I will continue to find subs and import programming from Iceland. If you have a day-of programming concern or absence please email Nick, Lori AND myself. One of us will get back to you! Akureyri is on GMT, so my "normal" work hours will be 4 am - 10 am CST.
Our family is so excited for this adventure. I really appreciate my co-workers who are making it possible for us to go! The kids will be attending Icelandic public school - a true immersive experience. They are looking forward to skiing as one of their classes.
Iceland is known as the land of fire and ice. Glacial ice caves are at the top of our touring list (Learn More Here). On our last trip we visited many lava fields and boiling mud pots, but hope to miss any volcanic eruptions! Depending on COVID we may do some traveling to the continent while we are in Iceland. We have a trip to Oslo, Norway already planned. My 14-year-old daughter is hoping we get to Paris and my sons (10 & 12) want to ride on the Chunnel train between London to Paris.
Join us for our January Virtual Coffee Bar (January 19th at 2 pm CST, 8 pm GMT) - I will be sharing photos and experiences from our first few weeks in Iceland.
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Pictured is a map of Iceland with the city of Akureyri pinned. Akureyri is centrally located on the north side of the island on the country's longest fjord, Eyjafjörður. |
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This photo is taken from Akureyri looking out over the Eyjafjörður fjord. The water is still and reflects a cloudy blue sky. In the distance are snow capped mountains. |
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Last Lunch Bunch of the Year |
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We have enjoyed sharing lunch with you at our Lunch Bunch dates. The last Lunch Bunch until Spring of 2022 is Monday, December 13th. We would love to see you there.
This will be Alison's last in-person event before she leaves for Iceland. Come enjoy lunch and wish her bon-voyage!
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Last Lunch Bunch
Lawrence Beer Company
826 Pennsylvania Street
December 13th at 11:30
Audio-Reader will provide appetizers, volunteers are responsible for the cost of their lunch and drinks.
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Meet Audio-Reader’s Longest-Serving Volunteer
by Kimberly Morrow, volunteer & listener
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In 1980, a young elementary school librarian stepped through the doors of the trailer located near college radio station KJHK to audition as a volunteer for Audio-Reader. “I’m not sure how I first heard about Audio-Reader,” mused Darcy Schild as she took a few moments to reflect on her Audio-Reader journey. “Oh, wait. . .yes, I know. My mom was a good friend of the late Petey Cerf.” Darcy’s father was a professor of education at KU, which afforded her an intimate familiarity with the university campus and culture, including Audio-Reader. “I love reading aloud. As a school librarian, I read frequently to my students. And one day, I just thought, ‘Why not audition to do that reading aloud at Audio-Reader?’ The rest, as they say, is history.
When Darcy began reading for Audio-Reader back in 1980, the experience was very different from what it is today. “The studios were located in a trailer near KU’s college radio station, KJHK. You walked into the trailer and there were the two studios and the little area with the roundtable. At that time, we recorded on reel to reel tape; You would start the reel-to-reel machine and then start the timer. Reading was very enjoyable. . .it was just a different process.”
Throughout the years, Darcy has read a book from every genre. “I don’t think there is anything I’ve recorded that Audio-Reader hasn’t aired at least once. But I’ve read more mysteries than anything else. I really enjoy reading mysteries.”
Darcy read steadily from 1980 until the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. When the pandemic hit, she was already reading by herself in one of the Audio-Reader studios. She felt she was producing a quality product that was still reaching listeners during difficult times. But when Audio-Reader closed its studios altogether, Darcy was forced to take a fifteen-month hiatus. Her home Internet speeds simply would not allow her to record material from her residence. After working in the schools for 35 years, she had retired. With Audio-Reader no longer a day-to-day presence in her life, Darcy turned to other interests. She spent a great deal of time leisure reading and knitting. And, while she had no human children, Darcy had seven “furry children” who required her attention—six cats and a lap dog named Bear. “They were there for me when I had to be absent from Audio-Reader.”
These days, Darcy is delighted to once again be reading in-studio. “I returned in August, and began reading mysteries again. I’m currently reading a Chet Bernie mystery called Heart of Barkness.” A great read for dog lovers everywhere!
Many Audio-Reader listeners and staff alike have grown to know and love Darcy Schild’s energetic, theatrical readings over the past 42 years. Thank you, Darcy, for sharing your time and your talents with us. We look forward to many more years of your amazing voice brightening our airwaves.
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Building Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
8 am - 2:30 pm
Thursday
8 am - 5 pm
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Open by Appointment
Monday - Friday
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We are open to volunteers who would like to read in studio. Our latest update: Book readers are invited to read in studio every week. Audio-Reader would like to invite all interested volunteers to join us in the building. We do not have a date set, yet, to resume live programs!
Our re-opening has gone smoothly, the building is getting used to people and the computers are (mostly) behaving. Your favorite studio, your old time-slot or program may not be available, but with flexibility and ingenuity we are making the printed word accessible to our listeners!!
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All pandemic precautions are still in place. Masks are required inside when you are not in your studio with the door closed. There is a one-hour break between each studio reservation and volunteers are responsible for sanitizing their studios. We are not providing coffee at this time.
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Join us for our Virtual Coffee Bar!
Wednesday, December 15th, 2 pm
Passcode: 8644600
Our coffee bar chats have been a delight throughout the pandemic. We are continuing the "tradition" on a monthly basis with guest speakers from our community.
David Andrews, is joining us in December. David grew up in New Jersey, and has lived and worked in many other states. He has worked at State Services for the Blind for the past 25 years in various positions. He has worked in assistive technology, accessibility, and access to information for over 40 years. He was the first Director of NFB's International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind. He is President of the At Large Chapter. David will talk about audio information services, assistive technology and more. Some of you may remember him from when he worked at Audio-Reader!
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Byron Buckner is a retired public school teacher with a degree broadcasting/film. Byron keeps busy as a volunteer program evaluator for KKFI, is the VP for Broadcasting of the Kansas City Association of Black Journalists, enjoys kite flying, automotive and electronic repair and shortwave radio monitoring. Byron will be part of our volunteer team producing the African American Hour.
Linda Cleveland is joining us as a Telephone Reader volunteer covering the Springfield News-Leader on Sundays. She is a retired chemistry professor and plays the Cello in the Medical Arts Symphony.
Mickey Dick - Mickey is a Hospice Social Worker at Visiting Nurses Hospice. She loves reading, gardening and craft/art projects. She is looking forward to her first assignment with Audio-Reader.
Kerri Futrell is a UX Team Leader at Garmin. She is an avid runner and cyclist and has volunteered with Girls on the Run of Greater KC. She loves cooking, baking pies and sourdough bread - yum! Kerri will be reading the Springfield News-Leader on Saturdays.
Marcella Huggard is an Archivist at Kenneth Spencer Research Library. She has many hobbies including: voice acting (strictly amateur), taking walks, going to the theatre, traveling, creative writing (both fiction and nonfiction), and doing ballroom dancing with her spouse. Marcella is reading the VFW Magazine for Audio-Reader from home.
Michael Schopper - Michael recorded for Audio-Reader in the 1970s as part of a required course for his BS in Journalism. He is now a Software Quality Test Engineer who enjoys fishing and hiking. Michael is reading the KC Star for Breakfast Table Times on Sunday mornings.
David Shauner is a retired lawyer living in Lawrence. He is excited to contribute to Audio-Reader. He will be a substitute reader for us, filling in for your wonderful vacations!
Paul Sullivan is a veterinarian. He enjoys science, wine, music, basketball and auto repair. Paul will be reading the Farming & Ranching program for Audio-Reader.
Lisa West is a High School teacher who loves to read and go on long walks. She plays D&D and recently got back into collecting vinyl. She will be reading the Iola Register on Wednesdays via Telephone Reader.
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