Day of the delivery staff

“Krone” delivery driver: “I enjoy my job”

Karl-Heinz Zöggeler delivers the "Krone" to our loyal subscribers in Pinzgau in his blue VW Lupo.

(Bild: Roland Hölzl)

Today is International Newspaper Deliverers' Day! Karl-Heinz Zöggeler from Pinzgau is one of thousands of "Krone" delivery staff. Night work doesn't bother him at all. 

"There's hardly any traffic yet, I like the silence," grins Karl-Heinz Zöggeler. The man from Pinzgau doesn't mind starting his working day in the middle of the night. "I really enjoy it," he says.

Zöggeler is one of countless "Krone" deliverers - from Neukirchen to Krimml, the 55-year-old brings subscribers their newspaper every day. They are usually still lying peacefully in their beds. "I usually start between 2.30 and 3.30 a.m.," says Zöggeler. But: "Even if I'm out and about very early, some people are already outside their houses. They are waiting for me, waving to me." Despite the early hours, there is still time for a quick chat. "People know each other by now. Sometimes I get a chocolate or something," he grins.

Daten & Fakten

„Paperboy Day“

• Der internationale Tag der Zeitungszusteller (International Newspaper Carrier Day) erinnert an den ersten Zeitungsboten der Geschichte: 1833 antwortete der damals erst zehnjährige Barney Flaherty auf eine Anzeige der „New York Sun“. Seine Bewerbung wurde vom damaligen Herausgeber des Blattes, Benjamin Day, angenommen und so wurde der Zehnjährige zum ersten „Paperboy“ der Geschichte. Der Tag seiner Anstellung, der 4. September, macht heute auf die Zeitungsausträger aufmerksam.
• Tausende Zusteller liefern täglich zwischen dem Bodensee und Neusiedler See die „Krone“, Österreichs mit Abstand beliebteste Tageszeitung, verlässlich aus. Pro Jahr sind das insgesamt knapp 170 Millionen Exemplare.

What does the Pinzgauer do after work? "I lie down for a bit. I just have to. Then I have the whole day to myself - it doesn't really get any better than that."

Zöggeler has been on the road as a delivery driver for several years. Some of the trips are like an adventure. "At night, you see animals that you would otherwise never see. I keep spotting foxes and hares," he says. And: "The sunrises are always particularly beautiful." Even in winter, he has hardly any problems with his blue VW Lupo. "I've fitted studs. What's more, the roads are usually really well cleared, even when I'm out and about early in the morning," he says.

Just like Karl-Heinz Zöggeler, thousands of "Krone" deliverers ensure that the news reaches people's breakfast tables on time - quietly and often unnoticed, but tirelessly. For this valuable work, we say thank you from the bottom of our hearts!