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A story of an AINC listener and her Alexa
“Alexa, can flamingos fly?” “Falmingos fly very well,” answers a polite female voice, in the deadpan delivery of computer synthesis. “Many flamingos migrate or regularly fly between the best food sources and nesting grounds. When flying in a flock, the top speed of a flamingo can be as high as 35 miles per hour.” “Thank…
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Who’s Listening?
Shortly after becoming legally blind due to macular degeneration about eight years ago, Birdie Knapp attended a presentation at a low-vision group where a fellow attendee mentioned a radio that exclusively broadcast news and information for the blind. Birdie sought out the presenter, AINC’s Kim Ann Wardlow, registered as a listener, and soon began listening…
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Behind the Mic: Carl Babb
Behind the Mic You can hear the deep, friendly voice of Carl Babb reading the grocery store ads every Wednesday. The listeners who phone the office to commend Carl are occasionally answered with a call-out (“The Lovely Ladies of Loveland”) He is one of our most popular readers with the staff as well, and not just…
