American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
| Abbreviation | AFTRA |
|---|---|
| Merged into | SAG-AFTRA |
| Founded | August 16, 1937 |
| Dissolved | March 30, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, US |
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| Members | 74,449 |
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Formerly called | American Federation of Radio Artists (1937–1952) |
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) was a performers' union that represented a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists (both royalty artists and background singers), promo and voice-over announcers and other performers in commercials, stunt persons and specialty acts—as the organization itself publicly stated, "AFTRA's membership includes an array of talent". On March 30, 2012, the members of AFTRA and of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) voted to merge and form SAG-AFTRA.