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SAGAFTRA.org | Spring 2014 | SAG-AFTRA 19B ON THE AIR WITH CARL KASELL C arl Kasell, longtime NPR broadcaster, met SAG-AFTRA National Director, Research and Contract Administration Andy Schefman at the Feb. 13 taping of Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me! in Phoenix. e taping sold out to an energetic audience of nearly 4,600 people. In March, Kasell announced his retirement aer a three-decade career. As the voice of NPR's show, he became a favorite with the audience as an official judge and scorekeeper. Schefman was a former contestant in 2002 and reminisced on his past victory. "I received the ultimate prize," stated Schefman. "Carl Kasell recorded my answering machine message and it has remained for nearly 12 years!" Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me! is a humorous, hour-long, news quiz program. Members of the audience test their knowledge of current events against the show's guests. SAG-AFTRA leadership joined members of the Casting Society of America at the Beverly Hilton Hotel November 2013 to celebrate the Artios Awards, which honors excellence in casting. From left, SAG-AFTRA National Board members Assaf Cohen, Jenny O'Hara and Patrick Fabian, and Los Angeles Local President and National Vice President, Los Angeles, Clyde Kusatsu. MEMBERS DISCUSS BUSINESS OF ACTING IN MONTANA T he SAG-AFTRA National Native Americans Committee, in partnership with the Montana Film Office, presented the popular Business of Acting workshop in Missoula at the University of Montana campus Feb. 15. Casting Director Rene Haynes (Twilight Saga: Eclipse), actor and committee Chair DeLanna Studi (Edge of America), and independent feature director and film professor Alex Smith (Winter in the Blood) led a workshop on headshots, resumes, reels and how to self-record auditions. Fourteen local actors, including college students and young performers, were able to hone their auditioning skills in front of the workshop leaders by reading sides from various screenplays. SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard received The Los Angeles Police Protective League's Eagle and Badge Foundation In the Line of Duty Award at its 12th annual gala on Nov. 16. Howard was recognized for his decades as a positive role model and his continued devotion to the community through the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, The Actors Fund, The Kidney Foundation and the Onyx and Breezy Foundation for the Welfare of Animals. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator David White was honored by The John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles with its Lawyer of the Year Award Feb. 8. White, a graduate of Stanford Law School and a Rhodes scholar, received the award at the annual event that honors lawyers, judges and corporate, community and academic leaders who have provided service to the legal community and the community at large. Also honored was boxing legend and philanthropist Sugar Ray Leonard, shown below with White, who was presented the Community Service Award. Andy Schefman and Carl Kasell backstage at the taping of NPR's Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me! HONORS EVENT FLICKS