Gary Stern 75th Birthday Interview - Part 1
As Gary Stern, President of Stern Pinball, celebrates his 75th birthday, Martin Ayub of Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten of Pinball Magazine send our congratulations to him, and mark this milestone with a landmark inter
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Gary Stern's 75th birthday interview tracing his path from Williams to modern Stern Pinball.
Synopsis
Gary Stern celebrates his 75th birthday in an exclusive in-depth interview covering his remarkable career spanning Williams Electronics, Stern Electronics, Data East Pinball, Sega Pinball, and modern Stern Pinball. The discussion covers his early exposure to pinball through his father Sam Stern's acquisition of Williams in 1947, his education (accounting degree, law school), legal practice, and transition into the pinball business. Stern discusses manufacturing philosophy, the evolution of pinball as a product and lifestyle brand, and the company's COVID-19 response in 2020.
Entities
- Chicago Coin· company
- Data East Pinball· company
- Pinstar· company
- Sega Pinball· company
- Stern Electronics· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Williams Electronics· company
- AC/DC· game
- Batman· game
- Humpty Dumpty· game
- TURTLES· game
- Dave Peterson· person
- Erin· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Harry Weaver· person
- Harry Williams· person
- Jonathan Houston· person
- Kevin· person
- Lizzie/Lindsay· person
- Luna Castro· person
- Martin A.· person
- Sam Stern· person