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July 29, 2010	AFTRA Announces New Head of News & Broadcast Department LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2010) – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), a national union of more than 70,000 professional performers, recording artists and broadcast journalists, today announced that on July 30 Mary Cavallaro will lead the union’s News and Broadcast Department as...
July 27, 2010	Hall Speaks at White House's ADA Ceremony AFTRA member Robert David Hall delievered remarks Monday at the White House's ceremony for the 20th anniversairy of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
July 27, 2010	Take the AFL-CIO's "Ask a Working Woman" Survey Every two years, the AFL-CIO and Working America conduct a survey of working women. Participate in this important survey today!
July 23, 2010	Frank Nelson Fund Celebrity Golf Classic Raises More Than $60,000 LOS ANGELES (July 23, 2010) – More than 40 celebrities took to the greens of Mountain Gate Country Club on July 19 to raise more than $60,000 for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ Frank Nelson Memorial Sick & Benefit Fund (FNF). The Inaugural Frank Nelson Fund Celebrity Golf...
July 21, 2010	Primetime Negotiating Committee Formed AFTRA's Administrative Committee met Wednesday and approved the Primetime Negotiating Committee. President Reardon also discussed the forming of a Presidents' Forum with SAG to discuss the formation of a new union.
July 20, 2010	I AM PWD Goes Global The Fédération Internationale des Acteurs has endorsed the tri-union global I AM PWD campaign.
	Access for Media in the Gulf AFTRA is concerned about recent reports that members of the press are being denied access to people and places essential to their ability to fully cover the oil spill.
July 20, 2010	Frank Nelson Fund Celebrity Golf Classic More than 20 teams of AFTRA performers, sports stars and golfers turned out to support the Inaugural Frank Nelson Fund Celebrity Golf Classic hosted by Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Byron Scott, which took place July 19 at Mountain Gate County Club in Los Angeles. The rolling hills of the Mountain...
July 19, 2010	AFTRA's Inaugural Frank Nelson Fund Celebrity Golf Classic Byron Scott, Host Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach and NBA Coach of the Year Mountain Gate Country Club 12445 Mountain Gate Drive Los Angeles, California 11:00a.m. -- Registration/Putting Contest/Luncheon 1:00p.m. --...
July 16, 2010	AFTRA Portland Signatory Gets "Leverage" What happens when one of the hottest series on cable television wants to use your recording studio as a shooting location for an upcoming episode? The folks at AFTRA signatory Rex Post Recording in Portland recently found out - and it involved more than just bringing in a few lights, cameras and...
July 14, 2010	AFTRA Commends Coast Guard Decision The U.S. Coast Guard announced that the media will have “clear, unfettered access” to the 65-foot “safety zone” around protective booms that stretch along 560 miles of the Gulf coast.
July 13, 2010	Members Ratify Net Code AFTRA members have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a one-year extension to the 2007-2010 AFTRA National Code of Fair Practice for Network Television Broadcasting
July 9, 2010	We Remember John Henning John Henning, AFTRA National Board member, died on July 7 after a brief battle with leukemia. He was 73.
July 2, 2010	July Flash! AFTRA VP Denny Delk talks about what the union means to him as an American.
July 1, 2010	KIRO-TV's Raible Inducted Into NATAS NW "Silver Circle" The Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored KIRO Channel 7 news anchor Steve Raible as its 2010 Silver Circle Inductee on June 3rd. In his 28 year career at KIRO, Raible has earned five Regional Emmy Awards, including two for “Best Anchor” and...
June 28, 2010	AFTRA Shows Sweep Daytime Emmys We applaud all of the nominees and winners who were acknowledged with honors during the evening’s live telecast on CBS on Sunday, June 27.
June 25, 2010	$54.8 million in Q2 Payments to Artists SoundExchange began sending out payments totaling $54.8 million to recording artists and sound recording copyright holders.
June 22, 2010	Joint Statement on IPEC Report AFTRA, DGA, IATSE and SAG today released a statement regarding the release of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement.
June 22, 2010	AT&T Discounts for Members With the Union Plus AT&T Wireless Discount, AFTRA members save 15% off the regular monthly rate for individual and family wireless cell phone plans on the nation's largest wireless network.
June 17, 2010	Seattle Reporter Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award A veteran KOMO-4 television journalist and Seattle AFTRA member has won one of the nation’s premier broadcast news awards. Eric Johnson, sports director and 5 p.m. news anchor for the Seattle ABC affiliate earned the 2010 Edward R. Murrow National Award for writing. The...
June 11, 2010	AFTRA National Board Approves One-Year Extension of AFTRA Network Television Code The AFTRA National Board of Directors on Friday unanimously approved an extension to the AFTRA Network Television Code.
June 2, 2010	Joint AFTRA Los Angeles Exhibit A and SAG TV/Theatrical Contract W&W Committee Meetings Joint American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild Wages & Working Conditions meetings have been scheduled in preparation for negotiation of the AFTRA Exhibit A and SAG TV/Theatrical contract that expires on June 30, 2011. All members who work this contract are...
May 31, 2010	June Flash! AFTRA National VP Shelby Scott remembers our troops and discusses the shared challenges facing all AFTRA members.
May 26, 2010	AP Journalist Group to Honor AFTRA Seattle Members AFTRA Seattle members are slated to take home several major recognitions at the annual Associated Press Television and Radio Association's annual Awards Banquet to be held at the group's convention on June 12 in Anaheim, Calif. KING-TV's Jean Enersen, who consistently has been named the most...
May 18, 2010	Seattle Local President's Report - May 2010 The Seattle local’s spring general membership meeting was held Monday May 17. It was highlighted by reports on the array of new programs and services being undertaken by the local’s directors, volunteers and staff. This is the report of local President Steve Krueger, which provides an overview of those...
May 12, 2010	May Flash! AFTRA National VP Jim Ferguson talks to the members about important issues in the Sound Recordings industry, from digital theft, to health benefits and the Performance Rights Act.
May 7, 2010	AFTRANY Open Door 2010 Open Door 2010 is Coming! AFTRA's Open Door Program provides the opportunity for paid-up New York members to meet with casting directors and agents. At the last Open Door, over 1,300 members met with 125 agents and casting directors who gave over 2,250 appointments. In order...
April 29, 2010	AFTRA Announces New National Organizing Staff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2010 LOS ANGELES (April 29, 2010) – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA, AFL-CIO), a national union of more than 70,000 performers, recording artists and broadcast journalists working in the entertainment and news media...
April 28, 2010	AFTRA and AFM Support Teamsters Organizing Efforts AFTRA and AFM today sent a letter of support to assist the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in their efforts to organize television and film composers and lyricists.
April 27, 2010	Labor Mobilizes for PRA AFTRA President Reardon joined AFL-CIO President Trumka, AFM President Lee and AFTRA recording artist Peter Yarrow in Washington D.C. to outline a new labor push for fair pay for fair play.
April 26, 2010	We Remember Harry Wappler Meteorologist and 33-year AFTRA member Harry Wappler, one of Seattle’s best known news broadcasters, died April 21. Wappler came to Seattle from Chicago in 1969 where he'd worked in public relations. He had studied speech at Northwestern University and earned a graduate degree at Yale University...
April 21, 2010	Pelosi, Durbin Back Fair Pay for Radio Airplay Join growing bipartisan chorus in support of Performance Rights Act WASHINGTON, April 21, 2010—The musicFIRST Coalition today announced that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin have added their voices to the growing, bipartisan chorus of support in favor of the Performance...
April 20, 2010	Memorial Service for Ira Stadlen, aka Allen Swift AFTRANY Member Ira Stadlen, aka Allen Swift, 86, actor, playwright, artist, comedian, magician, "Man of A Thousand Voices," "Beloved Herring Maven," died peacefully at home on April 18, surrounded by his adored and adoring family. He is best known for his work on Howdy Doody, his work as Captain Allen Swift on...
April 17, 2010	Do Not Work Notice: New Candlelight Dinner Theatre, Ardentown, DE Alert: NEW CANDLELIGHT DINNER THEATRE Producers: Chris Alberts and Robert Miller Location: Ardentown, DE AFTRA members are advised that as of April 24, 2010 Actors' Equity Association no longer has a contract for this employer. AFTRA members may NOT accept employment at this theatre...
April 11, 2010	The Streamys Watch The Streamys Live Online The best and brightest stars of Web TV join with the movers and shakers in online entertainment to celebrate Web TV and find out who will take home the 2010 Streamy Awards! This AFTRA-covered program will be streamed live from the red carpet at the...
April 8, 2010	Seattle AFTRA Members Sweep Regional RTDNA 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. ...
April 2, 2010	April Flash! AFTRA National Vice President Catherine Brown discusses how the issues facing broadcasters affect all AFTRA members, and more.
March 25, 2010	Do Not Work Order for “Tacky House” is LIFTED Lynchpin Productions has signed an agreement with AFTRA and the program “Tacky House” is now covered by an AFTRA Agreement. AFTRA members may now work on “Tacky House.” Therefore, AFTRA is pleased to announce that the “Do Not Work” order for the program “Tacky House” on the Style...
March 23, 2010	KPLU-FM'S LIAM MORIARTY WINS INTERNATIONAL REPORTING AWARD AFTRA Seattle broadcaster Liam Moriarty recently won an award in a major international competition for an October 2009 story examining whether Germany’s successful transition to solar power could be duplicated in the Pacific Northwest. Moriarty, a member of the...
March 18, 2010	Heller Scholarships Created The AFTRA New York Local has made donations to the George Heller Memorial Scholarship Fund to establish scholarships in memory of Conard Fowkes and Kenneth Roberts.
March 15, 2010	We Remember Ron Lundy Pioneer of Top 40 AM radio, New York icon and 44-year AFTRA member Ron Lundy died March 15 of a heart attack. He was 75. Since 1965, Lundy’s voice was heard all over New York City, often exclaiming “Hello Love... this is Ron Lundy from the Greatest City in the World!” In...
March 15, 2010	Seattle AFTRA Members Turn Non-Union Calls Into Union Work! Showing Your Professionalism With A Great Audition Can Make The Difference! Recently, two veteran AFTRA Seattle Local members were able to turn jobs union by presenting the option of producing under an AFTRA contract and by submitting professional and effective auditions. The...
March 15, 2010	Join AFTRA at SXSW! AFTRA will once again be on-hand in Austin for the annual SXSW Music+Film+Interactive festival.
March 10, 2010	'Out of Silence' Nine Los Angeles actresses united on March 8 for International Women's Day to read selected essays and poems penned by Afghani women.
March 5, 2010	We Remember Darcy Pohland Darcy Pohland, a 17-year member, Twin Cities newsperson and an inspiration to many, died in her sleep on March 5. She was 48. Following an accident in college, Pohland was paralyzed from the chest down, but after a short five-month rehabilitation period, she finished her education at the University...
March 2, 2010	March Flash! AFTRA Second National Vice President Ron Morgan gives an update on some member education programs sponsored or hosted by AFTRA around the country.
February 27, 2010	KIRO Reporter Recalls Haiti EQ AFTRA member and KIRO-7 news anchor Angela Russell was deployed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti hours after the devastating 7.0 earthquake demolished the city and surrounding area.
February 23, 2010	AFTRA Icons Honored Hundreds of AFTRA members and supporters camed to The Plaza hotel Feb. 22 to honor five AFTRA Icons in media and entertainment.
February 19, 2010	We Remember Marjorie Nelson Seattle-area actress, activist and 63-year AFTRA member Marjorie Nelson died Feb. 12th at the age of 86. A Seattle native and long time member of the local theater community, Nelson combined her significant talents onstage with a tireless commitment to civic advocacy throughout her career. Along with...
February 12, 2010	AFTRA Spotlight: Tavis Smiley AFTRA partnered with the Paley Center for Media on Feb. 11 for an evening with author and broadcaster Tavis Smiley in honor of Black History Month. The event was the brainchild of AFTRA'a Equal Employment Opportunities Committee as part of AFTRA's "Spotlight On..." series, which serves to shed...
February 8, 2010	We Remember Paul Herlinger Veteran Northwest announcer, producer and 51-year AFTRA member Paul Herlinger died on Feb. 2. An avid outdoorsman and environmental activist, Paul incorporated his passions into his work, producing a number of documentaries highlighting regional environmental issues. Along...
February 3, 2010	We Remember Frances Reid Emmy Award winner and 68-year AFTRA member Frances Reid died on Feb. 3. In 1965, a new soap opera, “Days of our Lives” was introduced to the public, and Reid was at its helm as the resourceful, intelligent matriarch Alice Horton. She was a cast member for 42 years until her last appearance on the program on...
February 1, 2010	February Flash: A Message From National VP Bob Butler Freedom is never given; it is always won. – A. Phillip Randolph Dear AFTRA Member: February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate the contributions black...

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