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On Location SINGERS SHINE AT NIGHT OF MUSIC WITH MUSICIANS ON CALL From left, Michael Hill of Musicians on Call, SAG-AFTRA Broadcast Membership Supervisor Sara Bennett, Janine Werkman of MOC and Jordan Rosenblatt of Hard Rock Café n Feb. 22, the Recording Artists and Singers Committee (RASCals) and the Washington-Baltimore Local teamed up with the local branch of Musicians On Call (MOC) for a musical showcase at the Hard Rock Café. Members mingled with representatives of Musicians On Call and local D.C.-area artists, while seven musicians and bands performed on stage. The event was emceed by Local member Toby Knapp of HOT 99.5 and featured the band King Lewman, comprised of members Kristan King and Lance Lewman, as well as other D.C.-area musicians. O opened its third national office in Washington, D.C. Musicians On Call is a national nonprofit organization focused on bringing music to patients in health care facilities nationwide. Singers and musicians volunteer for MOC's Bedside Performance Programs. The new D.C. office brings music to wounded veterans at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Washington-Baltimore BOHANNON HONORED WITH A FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD member, received a Special Recognition First Amendment Award at the Radio Television Digital News Foundation's 22nd Annual First Amendment Awards dinner. Every year, the RTDNF honors leaders in broadcast journalism for their dedication to the First Amendment and excellence in their field. Bohannon can be heard on more than O n March 15, Jim Bohannon, veteran radio broadcaster and SAG-AFTRA 350 radio stations nationwide, as the host of The Jim Bohannon Show, America in the Morning, America this Week and Offbeat. Bohannon was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2003. He has also won numerous awards during his career, including the Edward R. Murrow Award. He originated the National Freedom of Information Day and has broadcast dozens of programs on freedom of information issues. 52 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2012 | SAGAFTRA.org D The event also raised money and recognition for Musicians On Call, which recently Phoenix Phoenix Executive Directors Don Livesay and Roxanne Chaisson OH WHAT A NIGHT! From left, Dial Global Director of News and Programming Kevin Delany, broadcaster Jim Bohannon and Dial Global Executive Vice President of News and Programming Bart Tessler the middle of a workday, the viewing party started at the Phoenix office, but expanded into a bigger celebration later that night at the industry mixer at the Phoenix Film Festival. The mixer provided an exciting opportunity for SAG-AFTRA members to celebrate the merger news by combining the AFTRA and SAG booths, draping the SAG- AFTRA One Union banner across the tables and welcoming everyone to join the festivities. Throughout the evening, board members and staff answered hundreds of questions from members, actors, directors and producers. The mixer was a great way to kick off the unification of the two unions and was definitely the buzz of the night! ue to the March 30 merger announcement happening in