John adds, "Usually by 6 A.M. on weekday mornings we have six radios in our house tuned to VPR so we can hear it from the bedroom to the garage and in my office."

The Kueffners said that they don’t watch television news because "we get all the news we need from VPR. The depth of the reporting is phenomenal. VPR's own reporting has improved dramatically over the past several years, and the Vermont coverage is now excellent."

"For me, the entertainment value of VPR is enormous!" said Carolyn. "I make sure that I'm listening on Saturdays to Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! and Car Talk, and I never thought we would listen to a sports program like Only A Game, but we love it!"

"I'm always quoting things I've heard on VPR, and I'm always surprised when I encounter someone who’s not a listener," said John. "Being a listener makes you part of a bigger community of listeners who have a shared experience, and I value that immensely."

Because VPR plays such an important part in their lives, both Carolyn and John have included Vermont Public Radio and the Vermont Chapter of the Nature Conservancy as beneficiaries of their retirement funds.

"I'd much rather have 100% of the money that I worked for go somewhere that I care about, rather than to taxes, and it was so easy to do," said Carolyn.