Abstract: A communication system (10) includes a remote personal communication device (14) that has an input device 68, 70, 72) and a data transceiver (62). The input device (68, 70, 72) receives a text article request command from a user. The data transceiver (62) transmits text article request signals in response to the text article request command and receives text article signals from an article source (12) in response to the text article request signals. A text-to-speech converter (46, 66) converts the text article signals into speech signals. An audio system (74) is coupled to the text-to-speech converter (46, 66) and audibly transmits the speech signals to the user.