{"id":8875,"date":"2022-02-02T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:03:22","slug":"black-history-month-meet-wilbur-graham-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/fr\/black-history-month-meet-wilbur-graham-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Mois de l'histoire des Noirs : Rencontrez Wilbur Graham Jr.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faites la connaissance de Wilbur Graham Jr, il est le menuisier en chef du Longacre Theatre sur Broadway, \u00e0 New York. Ce natif de Philadelphie fait du travail de sc\u00e8ne et de la gestion technique depuis pr\u00e8s de cinquante ans. La carri\u00e8re de Wilbur Graham a commenc\u00e9 par la radiodiffusion \u00e0 l'universit\u00e9 Rutgers de Camden, dans le New Jersey, en 1967.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En tant que radiodiffuseur, Wilbur dit qu'il a d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 et travaill\u00e9 dans diff\u00e9rents endroits. \"J'ai d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 Denver, dans le Colorado, pour travailler \u00e0 KBPI-FM. Apr\u00e8s Denver, j'ai travaill\u00e9 \u00e0 Indianapolis, pour WTLC de 1972 \u00e0 1974. Et pendant un certain temps, j'ai \u00e9galement travaill\u00e9 \u00e0 WLWI Channel 13 \u00e0 Indianapolis, o\u00f9 David Letterman a d\u00e9but\u00e9 en tant que pr\u00e9sentateur m\u00e9t\u00e9o et annonceur de cabine\", ajoute-t-il. \"J'\u00e9tais son directeur d'\u00e9tage (maintenant on les appelle des r\u00e9gisseurs) et en 1977, j'ai d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 Biloxi, dans le Mississippi, pour travailler dans une autre station de radio, WTAM-FM, \u00e0 Gulfport dans le Mississippi.\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alors qu'il vivait \u00e0 Biloxi, Wilbur raconte que le Mississippi Coast Colosseum a ouvert ses portes et qu'un ami qui connaissait ses comp\u00e9tences techniques lui a demand\u00e9 s'il voulait signer une carte d'engagement pour le syndicat, Local 674 Biloxi\/Gulfport. \"C'est la premi\u00e8re fois que j'ai sign\u00e9 une carte d'engagement pour le syndicat, en 1976. J'ai \u00e9t\u00e9 un membre fondateur actif de la section 674 de 1976 jusqu'\u00e0 mon d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement \u00e0 Philadelphie en 1981.\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cependant, apr\u00e8s avoir eu des difficult\u00e9s \u00e0 trouver un emploi \u00e0 Philadelphie, c'est un samedi de 1983 que Wilbur se rend \u00e0 Atlantic City, \u00e0 une heure et demie de Philadelphie, alors qu'il se prom\u00e8ne sur la promenade pour un rendez-vous galant, qu'il remarque un grand trou dans le sol et un \u00e9norme panneau qui dit : \"La future maison du Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. Les candidatures sont maintenant accept\u00e9es, ouverture en mars 1984.\" Willbur dit qu'il a postul\u00e9 pour le poste de superviseur technique, mais qu'il a obtenu le poste de machiniste dans leur secteur de la menuiserie. \"C'\u00e9tait l'ouverture. Quatre ans plus tard, en 1988, j'ai \u00e9t\u00e9 promu superviseur technique de la menuiserie\", ajoute-t-il. \"Je supervisais une \u00e9quipe de dix-huit personnes. J'\u00e9tais responsable de tous les domaines. L'\u00e9clairage, la menuiserie de sc\u00e8ne, tout ce que vous voulez.\"&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aujourd'hui, l'homme de 74 ans continue de s'occuper et de profiter de la vie en coulisses. \"Je travaille actuellement \u00e0 l'obtention de mon baccalaur\u00e9at, je sais que je n'en ai pas besoin, mais je veux l'obtenir juste pour m'\u00e9panouir. J'ai pass\u00e9 de tr\u00e8s bons moments dans cette industrie. J'aime la vie. Jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, tout va bien !&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rencontrez Wilbur Graham Jr, il est le menuisier en chef du Longacre Theatre \u00e0 Broadway, \u00e0 New York. 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