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SAG-AFTRA

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is an American labor union representing more than 165,000 actors, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, announcers, broadcasters journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, voiceover artists and other media professionals.

The organization was formed on March 30, 2012 (as SAG-AFTRA), following the merger of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) (created on July 12, 1933) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) (created on September 17, 1952).

A member of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA partners with fellow unions in the U.S. and internationally to seek the strongest protections for media artists throughout the world. The organization works with governments at the international, federal, state, and local levels to expand protections for American media professionals both at home and abroad.

SAG-AFTRA is committed to organizing all work done under its jurisdictions; negotiating the best wages, working conditions, and health and pension benefits; preserving and expanding members’ work opportunities; vigorously enforcing their contracts; and protecting members against unauthorized use of their work.

Screen Actors Guild was founded in March of 1933 by six actors: Ralph Morgan, Berton Churchill, Charles Miller, Grant Mitchell, Alden Gay and Kenneth Thomson. Three months later, three of those six and eighteen others became the guild's first officers and board of directors: Ralph Morgan (its first president), Alden Gay, Kenneth Thomson, Alan Mowbray (who personally funded the organization when it was first founded), Leon Ames, Tyler Brooke, Clay Clement, James Gleason, Lucile Webster Gleason, Boris Karloff, Claude King, Noel Madison, Reginald Mason, Bradley Page, Willard Robertson, Ivan Simpson, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Starrett, Richard Tucker, Arthur Vinton and Morgan Wallace.

Actors known for their early support of SAG (besides the founders) include Edward Arnold, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey, Jean Hersholt, Russell Hicks, Murray Kinnell, Gene Lockhart, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, Chester Morris, Jean Muir, George Murphy, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Irving Pichel, Dick Powell, Edward G. Robinson, Edwin Stanley, Gloria Stuart, Lyle Talbot, Franchot Tone, Warren William and Robert Young.

Since 1995, the guild has annually awarded the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Affiliation

AAAA (AFL-CIO), IFJ, FIA

Key people

Ken Howard, President

Gabrielle Carteris, Executive Vice President

Amy Aquino, Secretary-Treasurer

Clyde Kusatsu, National VP, LA

Mike Hodge, National VP, NY

Ilyssa Fradin, National VP, Mid-Sized Locals

David Hartley-Margolin, National VP, Small Locals

Robert Newman, National VP, Actors/Performers

Catherine Brown, National VP, Broadcasters

Dan Navarro, National VP, Recording Artists Office location Los Angeles, CA

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Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) - 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036

SAG-AFTRA Locals

1. Arizona-Utah

Contract and membership support provided by the Los Angeles office (323) 954-1600 or (855) 724-2387. For other inquiries, contact Marcia Fishman, (248) 228-3172, or Julie Crane, (720) 932-8193

2. Atlanta

Melissa Goodman, Executive Director

455 E Paces Ferry Road NE, Ste 334, Atlanta, GA 30305. Phone: O (404) 239-0131, F (404) 239-0137

3. Chicago

Eric W. Chaudron, Executive Director

1 E Erie, Ste 650, Chicago, IL 60611. Phone: O (312) 573-8081, F (312) 573-0318 / (800) 599-1675

4. Colorado

Contract and membership support provided by the Los Angeles office, (323) 954-1600 or (855) 724-2387. For other inquiries, contact Julie Crane, (720) 932-8193

5. Dallas-Fort Worth

Trish Avery, Executive Director

15110 Dallas Parkway, Ste 440, Dallas, TX 75248. Phone: O (214) 363-8300 / (800) 922-3872, F (214) 363-5386 / (877) 334-7276

6. Hawaii

Brenda Ching, Executive Director

949 Kapi’olani Blvd, Ste 105, Honolulu, HI 96814. Phone: O (808) 596-0388, F (808) 593-2636 / (800) 305-8146

7. Houston-Austin

Contract and membership support provided by the Dallas office, (214) 363-8300. For other inquiries, contact Trish Avery, (214) 363-8300

8. Los Angeles

Ilyanne Morden Kichaven, Executive Director

5757 Wilshire Blvd, 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600. Phone: O (323) 549-6701 / F (323) 549-6445

9. Miami

Herta Suarez, Executive Director

7300 N Kendall Drive, Ste 620, Miami, FL 33156-7840. Phone: O (305) 670-7677 / (800) 844-5439, F (305) 670-1813

10. Michigan

Contract and membership support provided by the Chicago office, (312) 573-8081. For other inquiries, contact Marcia Fishman, (248) 228-3172

11. Missouri Valley

John Miller, Executive Director

911 Washington Ave, Ste 207, St. Louis, MO 63101. Phone: O (314) 231-8410 / F (314) 231-8412

12. Nashville

Randall Himes, Executive Director

1108 17th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212. Phone: O (615) 327-2944 / F (615) 329-2803

13. Nevada

Contract and membership support provided by the Los Angeles office, (323) 954-1600 or (855) 724-2387. For other inquiries, contact Julie Crane, (720) 932-8193

14. New England

Susan G. Nelson, Executive Director

20 Park Plaza, Ste 822, Boston, MA 02116. Phone: O (617) 262-8001 / F (617) 262-3006

15. New Mexico

Contract and membership support provided by the Los Angeles office (323) 954-1600 or (855) 724-2387. For other inquiries, contact Julie Crane, (720) 932-8193

16. New Orleans

Contract and membership support provided by the Miami office, (305) 670-7677. For other inquiries, contact Linda Dowell, (214) 363-8300

17. New York

Jae Je Simmons, Executive Director

360 Madison Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Phone: O (212) 827-1474 / F (212) 944-6774

18. Ohio-Pittsburgh

John Hilsman, Executive Director

625 Stanwix Street, Ste 2007, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Phone: O (412) 281-6767, F (412) 281-2444

19. Philadelphia

Stephen Leshinski, Executive Director

230 S Broad Street, Ste 500, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1229. Phone: O (215) 732-0507, F (215) 732-0086

20. Portland

Contract and membership support provided by the Seattle office, (206) 282-2506. For other inquiries, contact Brad Anderson, (206) 282-2506

21. San Diego

Contract and membership support provided by the Los Angeles office (323) 954-1600 or (855) 724-2387. For other inquiries, contact Colleen Aho, (651) 789-8990

22. San Francisco - Northern California

Len Egert, Executive Director

350 Sansome Street, Ste 900, San Francisco, CA 94104. Phone: O (415) 391-7510, F (415) 391-1108

23. Seattle

Brad Anderson, Executive Director

123 Boylston Ave E, Ste A, Seattle, WA 98102. Phone: O (206) 282-2506, F (206) 282-7073

24. Twin Cities

Contract and membership support provided by the Chicago office, (312) 573-8081. For other inquiries, contact Colleen Aho, (651) 789-8990

25. Washington - Mid Atlantic

Pat O'Donnell, Executive Director

7735 Old Georgetown Rd, Ste 950, Bethesda, MD 20814-6215. Phone: O (301) 657-2560, F (301) 656-3615

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

SAG presidents

1933, 1938-1940 - Ralph Morgan

1933-1935 - Eddie Cantor

1935-1938, 1946-1947 - Robert Montgomery

1940-1942 - Edward Arnold

1942-1944 - James Cagney

1944-1946 - George Murphy

1947-1952, 1959-1960 - Ronald Reagan

1952-1957 - Walter Pidgeon

1957-1958 - Leon Ames

1958-1959 - Howard Keel

1960-1963 - George Chandler

1963-1965 - Dana Andrews

1965-1971 - Charlton Heston

1971-1973 - John Gavin

1973-1975 - Dennis Weaver

1975-1979 - Kathleen Nolan

1979-1981 - William Schallert

1981-1985 - Edward Asner

1985-1988 - Patty Duke

1988-1995 - Barry Gordon

1995-1999 - Richard Masur

1999-2001 - William Daniels

2001-2005 - Melissa Gilbert

2005-2009 - Alan Rosenberg

2009-present - Ken Howard

 

 

 

 

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