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On Location Twin Cities A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT CAPS OFF SUMMER From the Minnesota State Fair… More than two dozen SAG-AFTRA members worked as hosts and volunteers at the Minnesota AFL-CIO Labor Pavilion during the 12 days of the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 23-Sept. 3. Pavilion activities drew their share of the 1.8 million fair visitors this year, featuring music performances, trade demonstrations, raffles for prizes and election-year appearances by prominent politicians. SAG-AFTRA barkers added professional pizazz to the action, while members volunteered to work at the kiosk, giving out union information and fun SAG-AFTRA swag throughout the entire run of the fair. …to the Minnesota AFL-CIO Convention… National Co-President Roberta Reardon carried a strong, upbeat message about union power as she told the story of SAG-AFTRA's merger to the Minnesota AFL-CIO convention in Rochester, Minn., Sept. 17. Union leaders and delegates from around the state listened intently and applauded her words. Reardon followed her keynote speech with a presentation to a packed room at the Women's Leadership Luncheon later that day. She told the union women that their time to lead has Washington - Mid Atlantic CONGRATS TO HOLLIDAY AND CHESTER T An IBEW pipe-bending demonstration at the Minnesota State Fair come, shared some of her experiences and encouraged the women to become active, be bold and support each other. …to a Great Membership Mixer with Special Guest National Co-President Roberta Reardon! Back in Minneapolis on the evening of Sept. 17, Reardon enjoyed a relaxed local membership mixer attended by more than 50 Twin Cities members. he party featured live jazz music by an outstanding trio (local AFM members) and an equally outstanding taco bar. It was a great way for new local members to meet Reardon and mingle with experienced local leaders. he Washington-Mid Atlantic Local congratulates two iconic D.C.-area media personalities, Johnny Holliday and John Chester. Johnny Holliday received the John Steadman Lifetime Achievement Award from the Maryland Sports Hall of Fame. Holliday has been reporting sports in the D.C. area since 1978, and is the "voice" of the University of Maryland football and basketball teams. He is also the host of the Washington National pre- and post- game coverage. John Chester, a champion of classical music in the greater Washington area, retired from WETA-FM at the end of the year. Chester has hosted the aſternoon drive show at WETA-FM since early 2007. Before WETA-FM, Chester worked at two other classical music stations, the now-defunct WGMS in D.C. and WCRB in Boston. He has been a voice of classical music in the D.C. area for over 30 years and will be greatly missed. Congratulations to Johnny Holliday and John Chester on such tremendous milestones! BUTLER VISITS KANSAS CITY N Missouri Valley 68 SAG-AFTRA | Winter 2013 | SAGAFTRA.org ational Board member and San Francisco KCBS news reporter Bob Butler recently visited colleges in the Kansas City area to discuss careers in broadcasting and the benefits of union membership. Butler, at right, is pictured with broadcast students at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Also pictured, fourth from leſt, is SAG-AFTRA Missouri Valley Local Co-President Christine Colby Jacques. Bob Butler