From the Director

In this, the Triangle Radio Reading Service's 25^th year of existence, the Board of Directors has taken on the task of helping to ensure the next 25 years.  Since 2001 TRRS has utilized digital broadcast methods for both recording and playing back the news programs.  Last year, the programs were added to the website for streaming.  Now, we look forward to HD radio and the changes that will make to our current format.

TRRS serves about 20,000 listeners in the greater Triangle area of NC directly.  However, the TRRS signal also provides the underlying “network” for other radio reading service in NC.  Specifically, Down East Radio Reading Service in Rocky Mount and Wilson; Radio Reading Service of Eastern NC in Greenville, and Cape Fear EARRS in Wilmington.  These services rely on TRRS and the volunteer readers to share statewide news and events with them.  Triad Information Reading Service also takes TRRS’ signal for a portion of their broadcast day as well. 

As technology expands, and baby boomers age, this ability to use the internet and HD radio will be necessary to meet the needs of a much larger aging population.  TRRS hopes to make its broadcasts as user friendly as possible over the coming years.  This will require learning the new technology and finding the funding necessary to implement it in the studios. 

You can help, by making a donation to the TRRS Endowment fund so money will be available to meet the technological needs of the future.  You can also help reach 20,000 people daily by making a donation to TRRS either on this website through Network for Good © or by calling 919 832-5138.  You may mail a donation to TRRS at 211 E. Six Forks Rd., Suite 103, Raleigh NC  27609.  All donations, no matter how they are made, are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.  Please contact your financial advisor to see how this may affect your tax liability.

THANK YOU for helping TRRS make a difference in so many lives.  Be sure to visit our “Comments from our Listeners” page on this site to see what your assistance means in the day-to-day lives of the people who access the service regularly.

Linda Ornt, Director