• Radio Talking Book Service Celebrates 50 Years of Service in 2024

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    August 23, 2024
    Media Contact:
    Cami Cavanaugh Rawlings
    402.572.3003
    camicr@rtbs.org
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    Radio Talking Book Service Celebrates 50 Years of Service in 2024
     
    Radio Talking Book Service (RTBS) is celebrating 50 Years of Service in 2024!  We are excited to continue serving our listeners with a mission to connect individuals who are blind, low vision, or print impaired to news, information, arts, and culture through the human voice and technology.  Through human connection, RTBS enables all people to remain active and engaged in their community.
     
    Founded in 1974 by Dr. Craig Fullerton, Radio Talking Book Network (RTBN) is Nebraska’s Audio Companion and only radio reading service.  Over 80 volunteers read newspapers and magazines, and their diverse voices are broadcast across Nebraska and southwest Iowa over the radio and internet to our 11,967 listeners.  In 1992, we partnered with Junior League to add Listening Link, an educational reading service, providing audio versions of textbooks and course material necessary for academic success.
     
    RTBS was thrilled to announce the addition of our newest service, Audio Description (AD) in 2023.  RTBS partners with community venues to provide equal access to programming and events through audio description services.  From Broadway to ballet, trained describers provide live AD for theater performances, exhibits, parades, and more.
     
    Join us in celebrating this milestone all year!  We launched our $50,000 for 50 years campaign in January and are now halfway to our goal. Come for a tour of the RTBS studios during our Fall Open House on October 17.  Raise a glass at our 50 Years of Service Celebration at Benson Theatre on September 18.  It will be a night filled with stories about RTBS, past and present, programming highlights, and volunteer honors. Tickets available now at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dfebda83-91ec-4725-bf99-4f091791f931
     
    For more information regarding our 50th Anniversary or Radio Talking Book Service, visit rtbs.org or call 402.572.3003.   
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    Contact:
    Cami Cavanaugh Rawlings, Communications Director
    camicr@rtbs.org, (402) 572-3003

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