diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf40f7e0..852365f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ For use with `.recognizeBlob({play: true})` - slows the results down to match th
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### v0.9
+* Added basic text to speech support
+
 ### v0.8
 * deprecated `result` events in favor of `objectMode`.
 * renamed the `autoplay` option to `autoPlay` on `recognizeElement()` (capital P)
diff --git a/examples/package.json b/examples/package.json
index f31b17fc..449b1d81 100644
--- a/examples/package.json
+++ b/examples/package.json
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
   "name": "watson-speech-examples",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "Examples showing the IBM Watson Speech Javascript SDK in action.",
-  "main": "token-server.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node token-server.js"
+    "start": "node server.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.13.3",
diff --git a/examples/public/Us_English_Narrowband_Sample_1.wav b/examples/public/Us_English_Narrowband_Sample_1.wav
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diff --git a/examples/public/Us_English_Narrowband_Sample_2.wav b/examples/public/Us_English_Narrowband_Sample_2.wav
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diff --git a/examples/public/audio-element-programmatic.html b/examples/public/audio-element-programmatic.html
index a3db5cb1..ce908bfa 100644
--- a/examples/public/audio-element-programmatic.html
+++ b/examples/public/audio-element-programmatic.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <h2>Code for this demo:</h2>
     var $output = $('#output');
 
     $('#button').click(function () {
-        $.get('/token').then(function (token) {
+        $.get('/api/speech-to-text/token').then(function (token) {
             $output.html('');
 
             var audioElement = new Audio(); // document.createElement('video'); also works here
diff --git a/examples/public/audio-element.html b/examples/public/audio-element.html
index fb86ed6c..0caeedee 100644
--- a/examples/public/audio-element.html
+++ b/examples/public/audio-element.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <h2>Code for this demo:</h2>
     var $output = $('#output');
 
     $('#button').click(function () {
-        $.get('/token').then(function (token) {
+        $.get('/api/speech-to-text/token').then(function (token) {
             $output.html('');
 
             var stream = WatsonSpeech.SpeechToText.recognizeElement({
diff --git a/examples/public/blob-realtime-vs-no-realtime.html b/examples/public/blob-realtime-vs-no-realtime.html
index 5d00c663..731e6e53 100644
--- a/examples/public/blob-realtime-vs-no-realtime.html
+++ b/examples/public/blob-realtime-vs-no-realtime.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ <h2>Code for this demo:</h2>
     var stream;
 
     $('#button').click(function () {
-        $.get('/token').then(function (token) {
+        $.get('/api/speech-to-text/token').then(function (token) {
 
             stream = WatsonSpeech.SpeechToText.recognizeBlob({
                 token: token,
diff --git a/examples/public/file-promise.html b/examples/public/file-promise.html
index 5d35ddcd..e90d5014 100644
--- a/examples/public/file-promise.html
+++ b/examples/public/file-promise.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ <h2>Code for this demo:</h2>
     var $output = $('#output');
 
     $('#button').click(function () {
-        $.get('/token').then(function (token) {
+        $.get('/api/speech-to-text/token').then(function (token) {
             $output.html('Processing...');
 
             WatsonSpeech.SpeechToText.recognizeBlob({
diff --git a/examples/public/file-streaming.html b/examples/public/file-streaming.html
index f09722ee..f3693a21 100644
--- a/examples/public/file-streaming.html
+++ b/examples/public/file-streaming.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <h2>Code for this demo:</h2>
     $('#button').click(function () {
         $output.html('');
 
-        $.get('/token').then(function (token) {
+        $.get('/api/speech-to-text/token').then(function (token) {
 
             stream = WatsonSpeech.SpeechToText.recognizeBlob({
                 token: token,
diff --git a/examples/public/microphone-streaming-auto-stop.html b/examples/public/microphone-streaming-auto-stop.html
index 3cdeea0e..51f52d05 100644
--- a/examples/public/microphone-streaming-auto-stop.html
+++ b/examples/public/microphone-streaming-auto-stop.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ <h2>Code for this demo:</h2>
     $('#button').click(function () {
         $output.html('');
 
-        $.get('/token').then(function (token) {
+        $.get('/api/speech-to-text/token').then(function (token) {
             var stream = WatsonSpeech.SpeechToText.recognizeMicrophone({
                 token: token,
                 continuous: false, // false = automatically stop transcription the first time a pause is detected
diff --git a/examples/public/microphone-streaming.html b/examples/public/microphone-streaming.html
index 02b898ee..64a45667 100644
--- a/examples/public/microphone-streaming.html
+++ b/examples/public/microphone-streaming.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <h2>Code for this demo:</h2>
     $('#button').click(function () {
         $output.html('');
 
-        $.get('/token').then(function (token) {
+        $.get('/api/speech-to-text/token').then(function (token) {
             var stream = WatsonSpeech.SpeechToText.recognizeMicrophone({
                 token: token,
                 objectMode: true // necessary to receive interim results
diff --git a/examples/server.js b/examples/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f62d3eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2015 IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var express      = require('express'),
+    app          = express();
+
+app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
+app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/../dist')); // normally these files would also go into public/ but this way the example always has the latest code
+
+// token endpoints
+// **Warning**: these endpoints should be guarded with additional authentication & authorization for production use
+app.use('/api/speech-to-text/', require('./stt-token.js'));
+app.use('/api/text-to-speech/', require('./tts-token.js'));
+
+var port = process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT || 3000;
+app.listen(port, function() {
+   console.log('Example IBM Watson Speech JS SDK client app & token server live at http://localhost:%s/', port);
+});
+
+// chrome requires https to access the user's microphone unless it's a localhost url so
+// this sets up a basic server at https://localhost3001/ using an included self-signed certificate
+// note: this is not suitable for production use
+// however bluemix automatically adds https support at http://<myapp>.mybluemix.net
+if (!process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT) {
+    var fs = require("fs"),
+        https = require("https"),
+        HTTPS_PORT = 3001;
+
+    var options = {
+        key: fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/keys/localhost.pem'),
+        cert: fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/keys/localhost.cert')
+    };
+    https.createServer(options, app).listen(HTTPS_PORT, function () {
+        console.log('Secure server live at https://localhost:%s/', port)
+    });
+}
diff --git a/examples/stt-token.js b/examples/stt-token.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2b6f6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stt-token.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var express      = require('express'),
+  router          = express.Router(),
+  vcapServices = require('vcap_services'),
+  extend       = require('util')._extend,
+  watson       = require('watson-developer-cloud');
+
+// set up an endpoint to serve speech-to-text auth tokens
+
+// For local development, replace username and password
+var sttConfig = extend({
+  version: 'v1',
+  url: 'https://stream.watsonplatform.net/speech-to-text/api',
+  username: '<username>',
+  password: '<password>'
+}, vcapServices.getCredentials('speech_to_text'));
+
+// quick hack to make development easier
+try { extend(sttConfig, require('../test/resources/stt-auth.json')) } catch (ex) {console.log(ex)}
+
+var sttAuthService = watson.authorization(sttConfig);
+
+router.get('/token', function(req, res) {
+  sttAuthService.getToken({url: sttConfig.url}, function(err, token) {
+    if (err) {
+      console.log('Error retrieving token: ', err);
+      return res.status(500).send('Error retrieving token')
+    }
+    res.send(token);
+  });
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/examples/token-server.js b/examples/token-server.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b4ad828..00000000
--- a/examples/token-server.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright 2015 IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-'use strict';
-
-var express      = require('express'),
-    app          = express(),
-    vcapServices = require('vcap_services'),
-    extend       = require('util')._extend,
-    watson       = require('watson-developer-cloud');
-
-app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
-app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/../dist')); // normally these files would also go into public/ but this way the example always has the latest code
-
-
-// set up an endpoint to serve speech-to-text auth tokens
-
-// For local development, replace username and password
-var sttConfig = extend({
-    version: 'v1',
-    url: 'https://stream.watsonplatform.net/speech-to-text/api',
-    username: '<username>',
-    password: '<password>'
-}, vcapServices.getCredentials('speech_to_text'));
-
-// quick hack to make development easier
-try { extend(sttConfig, require('../test/resources/stt-auth.json')) } catch (ex) {}
-
-var sttAuthService = watson.authorization(sttConfig);
-
-// Get token using your credentials
-// **Warning**: these endpoints should be guarded with additional authentication & authorization for production use
-app.get('/api/speech-to-text/token', function(req, res) {
-    sttAuthService.getToken({url: sttConfig.url}, function(err, token) {
-        if (err) {
-            console.log('Error retrieving token: ', err);
-            return res.status(500).send('Error retrieving token')
-        }
-        res.send(token);
-    });
-});
-
-// and, do it all again for the text to speech service
-var ttsConfig = extend({
-  version: 'v1',
-  url: 'https://stream.watsonplatform.net/text-to-speech/api',
-  username: '<username>',
-  password: '<password>'
-}, vcapServices.getCredentials('text_to_speech'));
-
-// quick hack to make development easier
-try { extend(ttsConfig, require('../test/resources/tts-auth.json')) } catch (ex) {}
-
-var ttsAuthService = watson.authorization(ttsConfig);
-
-app.get('/api/text-to-speech/token', function(req, res) {
-  ttsAuthService.getToken({url: ttsConfig.url}, function(err, token) {
-    if (err) {
-      console.log('Error retrieving token: ', err);
-      return res.status(500).send('Error retrieving token')
-    }
-    res.send(token);
-  });
-});
-
-var port = process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT || 3000;
-app.listen(port, function() {
-   console.log('Example IBM Watson Speech JS SDK client app & token server live at http://localhost:%s/', port);
-});
-
-// chrome requires https to access the user's mic unless it's a localhost url
-if (!process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT) {
-    var fs = require("fs"),
-        https = require("https"),
-        HTTPS_PORT = 3001;
-
-    var options = {
-        key: fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/keys/localhost.pem'),
-        cert: fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/keys/localhost.cert')
-    };
-    https.createServer(options, app).listen(HTTPS_PORT, function () {
-        console.log('Secure server live at https://localhost:%s/', port)
-    });
-}
diff --git a/examples/tts-token.js b/examples/tts-token.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc424732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tts-token.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var express      = require('express'),
+  router          = express.Router(),
+  vcapServices = require('vcap_services'),
+  extend       = require('util')._extend,
+  watson       = require('watson-developer-cloud');
+
+// another endpoint for the text to speech service
+
+// For local development, replace username and password
+var ttsConfig = extend({
+  version: 'v1',
+  url: 'https://stream.watsonplatform.net/text-to-speech/api',
+  username: '<username>',
+  password: '<password>'
+}, vcapServices.getCredentials('text_to_speech'));
+
+// quick hack to make development easier
+try { extend(ttsConfig, require('../test/resources/tts-auth.json')) } catch (ex) {}
+
+var ttsAuthService = watson.authorization(ttsConfig);
+
+router.get('/token', function(req, res) {
+  ttsAuthService.getToken({url: ttsConfig.url}, function(err, token) {
+    if (err) {
+      console.log('Error retrieving token: ', err);
+      return res.status(500).send('Error retrieving token')
+    }
+    res.send(token);
+  });
+});
+
+module.exports = router;