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SAGAFTRA.org | Spring 2016 | SAG-AFTRA 51 Colorado IT'S SOUND ADVICE T he SAG-AFTRA Colorado Local sponsored a holiday mixer and voiceover workshop titled Your Voice: A Career at the Mic, hosted by local president Sheila Ivy Traister with special guest SAG-AFTRA Vice President, Recording Artists Dan Navarro. Scrumptious hors d'oeuvres and invaluable information were consumed by enthusiastic and engaged members and pre- members — all eager to learn how to take their voiceover careers to the next level. Navarro offered concrete tips on everything from technique to self-promotion while entertaining those in attendance with anecdotes from his own career. Member Laurel Harris wrote, "The evening was so professionally prepared, organized and executed. I felt my time and chosen career were honored from this meaningful gesture, and it was a simple yet powerful reminder of the level of greatness I've come to expect from these events. The information was valuable, straightforward, and welcoming to all levels of experience, and I'm already looking forward to the next one! Thank you for a terrific evening." From left, members Chaz Grundy, Nancy Flanagan, Clay Walker, Dan Navarro, Sheila Ivy Traister and Dulcie Camp. HONORING DR. KING IN PARADISE H awaii Local members marched through Waikiki at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on Jan. 18. There was a solid, diverse turnout and members enjoyed cheers and waves from the friendly crowd along Kalakaua Avenue. The weather was perfect for a holiday parade honoring Dr. King. Hawaii Members and staff at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day gathering. BROADCASTER HONORED A retired local Philadelphia broadcaster received a special honor during the Philadelphia Local's SAG Awards viewing party, which was attended by nearly 150 members and guests. Pat Ciarrocchi, a 30-plus-year veteran of CBS3, was presented with the Philadelphia Local Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes a broadcast member's outstanding contributions. Ciarrocchi was introduced by consumer affairs reporter and shop steward Jim Donovan and her longtime producer and co-shop steward, Monica Avery. "At the local board level, we decided it was very important to reach out and make broadcasters a part of this event, even though the focus was obviously going to be on performers. By honoring someone as well-known as Pat, it really connected our freelance and broadcast members and showed that we really are one union," Philadelphia Local Board Secretary and Local Broadcast Steering Committee member Sam Clover said. Retired broadcaster Pat Ciarrocchi, second from left, with her CBS3 colleagues, from left, Amanda Keith, Monica Avery, Susan Schiller and Jim Donovan. Philadelphia SAVE KPLU Members of the SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local Board show their support for the KPLU-FM bargaining unit at their monthly meeting held March 7 at the Seattle Local office. Station owner Pacific Lutheran University recently announced its intention to sell KPLU to the University of Washington. A fundraising campaign is currently underway to purchase KPLU as a publically owned independent station. Seattle BONNIE WIREBACK For more information on the campaign, visit KPLU.org.