Belleville business wraps up State Fair Meadowlands' 25th year
Al Dorso Sr., center, the driving force behind State Fair Meadowlands, shows off his family and family business on Sunday evening, the last night of this year’s 25th anniversary fair. Also pictured, from left, are son Al Jr., wife Ellen, Al Sr., daughter Danielle and son Michael.Thursday, July 14, 2011
BY MARIA KARIDISSTAFF WRITER, Belleville NJ Times
A stage full of hypnotized people who think they are naked, potbellied racing pigs, 5-foot-tall teddy bears, a clown in a dunk tank, and screaming teenagers dangling upside down from 50 feet off the ground… just another day at work for Al Dorso.The 55-year-old president and CEO of State Fair Co., based in Belleville, is the mastermind behind State Fair Meadowlands in East Rutherford — described as the largest outdoor event in New Jersey. The fair wrapped up its 25th season this past Sunday.
Dorso has been at the reins since 2003, turning the then-ailing fair into the miniature city it is known as today.
"For a small business to get that… we were thrilled," Dorso said of his bid to take over the fair. "I didn’t think I had a chance, to be honest."
Dorso’s family has been in the amusement industry since 1920 — a tradition which the Wayne native and Pompton Plains resident is passing along to his wife and three children, who are all active in State Fair’s enterprises, which, through the years, has included a lot more than the annual fair.read more:http://www.northjersey.com/news/125546943_Wheel_of_fortune.html
Dorso has been at the reins since 2003, turning the then-ailing fair into the miniature city it is known as today.
"For a small business to get that… we were thrilled," Dorso said of his bid to take over the fair. "I didn’t think I had a chance, to be honest."
Dorso’s family has been in the amusement industry since 1920 — a tradition which the Wayne native and Pompton Plains resident is passing along to his wife and three children, who are all active in State Fair’s enterprises, which, through the years, has included a lot more than the annual fair.read more:http://www.northjersey.com/news/125546943_Wheel_of_fortune.html
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