AFTRA CONVENTION RE-ELECTS JOHN P. CONNOLLY NATIONAL PRESIDENT

LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2005) The 60th Convention of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) last night re-elected Los Angeles actor John P. Connolly to his third two-year term as the union’s National President.

The Convention called for enactment of an “effective and meaningful Federal Shield Law” to protect journalists from being required to divulge sources to whom confidentiality has been promised.

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