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SEATTLE AFTRA MEMBERS ATTEND WA STATE LABOR CONVENTION
AFTRA Seattle members Steve Krueger, Laura Kenny and David Natale were delegates to the recent Washington State Labor Convention held in Tacoma August 9 through 12.

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SEATTLE POLICE MURDER SUSPECT SEEKING JOURNALIST'S NOTES
In what could be the first test of Washington State's recently enacted Reporters' Shield Law, the lawyer for an accused police homicide suspect is asking the courts to grant the defense team access to a reporter's interview notes.

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KIRO-TV'S RAIBLE RECEIVES NATAS NW "SILVER CIRCLE" NOD
Veteran KIRO TV news anchor Steve Raible was honored by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as its 2010 "Silver Circle" inductee at a ceremony on June 3, 2010.

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KOMO's JOHNSON RECEIVES NATIONAL EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD
Veteran KOMO TV reporter Eric Johnson has won one of the nation's premier brodacast journalism awards.

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AP JOURNALIST GROUP HONORS AFTRA SEATTLE MEMBERS

AFTRA Seattle members took home several major recognitions at the annual Associated Press Television-Radio Association's Convention Awards Banquet held June 12 in Anaheim, California.

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SEATTLE AFTRA MEMBERS SWEEP REGIONAL RTNDA AWARDS
From the breaking news of the arrest of an accused cop killer, to wall to wall coverage of winter floods, through a moving feature on the legacy of a native drum singer, Seattle’s AFTRA-represented reporters and editors have swept all of the top honors at one of the industry’s most prestigious competitions.

 

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KPLU REPORTER RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD
KPLU Environmental Reporter Liam Moriarty received second place in the prestigious "Excellence In Journalism" Awards sponsored by the RIAS Berlin Commission.

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CONVINCING PRODUCERS TO "GO UNION"
Recently, two AFTRA Seattle members turned non-union auditions into union work!

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MEMBERS: ADVERTISE YOUR PRODUCTION! 
If you have a theatrical production or other industry-related event you would like to see promoted here, please contact AFTRA Northwest Membership Director, Chris Comte at ccomte@aftra.com, or contact the AFTRA Northwest office at 206-282-2506.

WE MAY HAVE $$ FOR YOU! 
Have you been out of touch with us for a while? Moved a few times and lost track? Been on withdrawal for a few years? Maybe you just worked that one job on “Bill Nye, The Science Guy” ages ago and never really thought about things like residuals? It’s possible we may be holding money for you in our “Unable To Locate” (UTL) account! 

 

The Seattle Local maintains this account specifically to safeguard monies received from producers on behalf of performers for whom we do not have current contact information. Although frequently these individual checks are very small, over time we may receive literally dozens of these for a performer and they can add up to a substantial amount. 

 

If you think you might be owed some back income from an old job, or if you know someone who's been "out of the business" for a while, we urge you to contact the Seattle office and update your mailing record. You never know, you might wind up with a nifty little bonus for your efforts!

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