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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y F A L L 2 0 1 8 77 Pittsburgh-based production sound mixer Jim Emswiller tragically passed away on October 11. During a break while filming the upcoming Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers project, Jim apparently fell from a balcony and was rushed to the hospital. His critical condition worsened and he passed away a short time later that day. Jim was an IATSE Local 489 member with credits reaching back to the late 1980s. He received a CAS Award nomination for his work on the TV miniseries Veteran award-winning entertainment publicist Henri Bollinger passed away on August 27. Henri was the Cinema Audio Society's first official publicist, guiding the CAS through the maze of entertainment industry publicity and led us to our current publicist, Dorothea Sargent. Henri's 60-year career as a publicist saw him receive many honors, including the Publicist Guild of America's (PGA) Bob Yeager Award and the highest award a publicist can receive from their peers, the Les Mason Award. His dedication to his craft and the PGA is evidenced in his serving five terms as its President, along with serving on the Publicists Awards Committee for more than 55 years, including 37 as its Chair. Henri also dedicated his time as a committee member for other organizations, including AMPAS, ATAS, and ICG. Additionally, he was a founding member of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society (EPPS). Henri Bollinger ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICIST James "Jim" Emswiller PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER The Kill Point and won an Emmy ® Award for the TV movie Bessie in 2015. In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after winning his Emmy, Jim joked of how he was always "in hiding" since no one wants to see the sound guy in the shot. In addition to television, Jim worked on many films, including The Avengers, Jack Reacher, and The Fault in Our Stars. The CAS extends its condolences to Jim's wife Beth Amber, his family, and friends. For 50 years, Henri's own PR agency developed publicity and promotion campaigns for film and television, including Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Price Is Right, and The Kennedy Center Honors, among many others. His agency also represented authors, public service agencies, hotels, production companies, and even our own CAS Awards. ICG (IATSE Local 600) President Steven Poster ASC shared, "Henri helped everybody just by being Henri. I know many of us will feel we lost not just a friend but a gentleman we considered family." Henri's dedication to our industry and to the promotion of it will be missed.