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28 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2019 | sagaftra.org Broadcasters, show us your card! S AG-AFTRA members from coast to coast are proud that they are part of the world's greatest union representing performers and media professionals — and they are not afraid to show it. We'd like to hear your story. Send us a photo or video of you holding your card to sagaftra.org/mystory and you may just get featured in a future issue, on our website or on social media. Tell us how you earned your card and why you are proud to be a SAG-AFTRA member. Then share your story on social media with the tag #sagaftramember. "In a time when so many journalists are being laid off, it's easy [for employers] to treat jobs as a favor to journalists. The union reminds you that your work is valuable." – REBECA IBARRA, Associate Producer, WNYC, N.Y. Having a collective voice is extremely important. While many of us have experience [negotiating] personal service contracts, there are bigger issues that can only be solved by group negotiations. And that is where SAG-AFTRA really helps us." – DAVID LOUIE, Reporter, KGO-TV, San Francisco "The public radio philosophy is about understanding communities and community problems. Those are the stories I want to understand and tell, with lots of research, facts, humor and compelling personal stories." – YASMEEN KHAN, Reporter, WNYC, New York "I've been in the business and a member for 30 years, and I know the value of what SAG-AFTRA does. People who work in our business and all the areas SAG-AFTRA covers sacrifice a lot. And they need somebody to look out for them. SAG-AFTRA is responsible for some of the best things that ever happened to me in my life." – J.J. GREEN, National Security Correspondent, WTOP, Washington, D.C. "I grew up in a household where everybody was a news junkie. We all had to be quiet at 6:30 when the news came on. It was almost like church … The thing is, when I was growing up, there was nobody who looked like me on the evening news." – BILL WHITAKER, CBS News Correspondent, 60 Minutes "I think [journalists] do a great service for our community by being the voice for the masses when they just can't reach anyone else to help them." – GEORGE SOLIS, Reporter, WJZ, Baltimore, Maryland