Volunteers are perhaps our strongest asset. Nearly all the content we broadcast is read by volunteers. More than 160 volunteers regularly lend their voices to words so our listeners can get the same benefits from reading as everyone else and live as fully engaged members of their community and the world.
The typical volunteer uses less than 90 minutes to record a 60-minute program. Our volunteers (and listeners) enjoy a great variety of local and national magazines, newspapers, books, and other publications. Favorites include New York Times best-selling books, daily live readings of the Buffalo News and USA Today, and even the grocery ads from the Sunday paper. Check out our Programming and On-Air Schedule webpages to see the publications we broadcast
We read the Buffalo News live six mornings a week and USA Today five days a week. Other materials recorded and broadcast include Buffalo Business First, the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal, local daily and weekly newspapers like the Niagara Gazette, the Dunkirk Observer, and the Bee Newspapers, popular books, magazines, and other feature publications.
We provide the reading material for those who record in our broadcast studios at 1199 Harlem Road, north of Clinton Street, in Cheektowaga. We also have some digital newspaper subscriptions to share with volunteers interested in recording from home. There’s no minimum or required amount of time you have to give, just an upbeat, friendly voice and a willingness to help. We’ll train you to do the rest.
Not all our volunteers are radio readers. Supporters also serve on our Program and Community Engagement Committees, help with administrative activities, run special events and fundraisers, and even help with landscaping. You may have a special skill you would like to share.
Our family of some 200 volunteers is always looking to add more. We encourage you to complete our Volunteer Information Form and return it to us to get started!