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4 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2024 | sagaftra.org Member Voices EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pamela Greenwalt Managing Editor Damon Romine Associate Managing Editor Tom Leupold Art Director Yvette Youssefia Magazine Staff Jalika Conteh, Kiley Cristiano, Léa Curtis, Margo Giordano, Aaron Goddard, Carly Heath Raymond Hernandez, Steve Holbert, Delaney Howard, Omobosola Jimoh, Michael McNulty, Joe Mulgado, Rona Rapadas, Sheara Reich, Yael Soto, Natalie Sylvestre, Katie Wallack, Mei Wang, Breanna Wilson, Valerie Yaros Editorial Subcommittee Liz Zazzi (chair) Ellen Crawford (vice chair) Rik Deskin (vice chair) Joy Benedict Douglass Bowen-Flynn Dileep Rao Jeff Spurgeon Christine Bruno (alternate) Evans Donnell (alternate) Robert Keniston (alternate) Linda Santavicca (alternate) Contributors Deeann Hoff, Jessica Johnson, Caroline O'Connor, Olga Rodriguez-Aguirre, Allegra Smart Advertising Sales Margo Giordano (323) 549-6694 ILCA Award Winner for General Excellence and Best Publication Design BACKGROUND ACTORS Thank you for the cover story "Back- ground in Focus - New Contract Gains Will Take You Far" in the Summer 2024 issue of the SAG-AFTRA magazine. As a longtime SAG-AFTRA member, I look forward to the quarterly SAG-AFTRA magazine, and as a member of the background actor community, it was very refreshing to see background actors be recognized. I like the way the article spelled out the gains background actors achieved in the 2023 TV/Theatrical/Streaming contracts while focusing on the importance of "knowing your contracts." For the background actor community, knowing our contacts and participating in the wages and working conditions process only strengthens our ability to continue to achieve gains. It is imperative that all members know the confines of their respective contracts in order to continue to achieve gains. Rick Markman Chair, L.A. Local Background Actor Committee Los Angeles Local WCBS-AM No doubt you have heard the news that my colleagues at WCBS 880 AM will be out of jobs when legacy news radio station WCBS-AM Newsradio 880 changes format. I'm just suggesting that you dedicate some space in the magazine to the impact the people of SAG-AFTRA and this heritage brand have made over its decades of service to the population of New York/New Jersey/Connecticut. Brian Britain New York Local I love having the hard copy! Easier to read than on my cell phone or computer! Eugene Calamari Jr. New York Local Informative. Amy Lynn Church Washington-Mid Atlantic Local What Members are Saying on Social Media LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed with your full name and local affiliation. Selected letters are limited to 150 words and may be edited for accuracy, space and clarity. Every effort will be made to preserve the author's intended substance. This section is intended for the general membership and, with the exception of convention delegates, is not available to SAG-AFTRA's elected officials. Letters are published at the discretion of the National Editorial Subcommittee. SEND LETTERS TO: Letters to the Editor SAG-AFTRA Magazine 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036 Letters may also be emailed to magazine.editor@sagaftra.org or shared via social media @sagaftra. FOR THE RECORD: On page 56 of the Summer 2024 issue of SAG-AFTRA magazine, one of the presenters of the George Heller Memorial Awards was misidentified. The presenters were Dave Corey, William Charlton, Bill Mootos and Ned Vaughn. - 9