The Truth About Dobson's "Retirement"...To "Focus" On His Family...

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This little tidbit in one of my newsletters this morning:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/business/media/17dobson.html?utm_source=Subscribers&utm_campaign=ae64ea174a-TRI_01-18-2010&utm_medium=email

The real reason for Dr. Dobson’s new venture may have been his son. A Focus board member who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that because Ryan Dobson has been divorced, it would be against the board’s policy for him to serve as the voice for Focus, which counsels people on marriage and child-rearing. (Ryan Dobson has since remarried and has a son of his own.)

Experts who study Christian ministries said that whatever the reason for it, Dr. Dobson’s decision was extraordinary.

“I can’t think of another example where the leader of a major ministry organization founded it, built it up, then moved on and did something so visibly competitive,” said Stewart M. Hoover, director of the Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Dr. Dobson did cultivate a successor as leader of Focus, but he never cultivated anyone to succeed him as its media personality. Focus will continue broadcasting its radio show with a variety of hosts, including Jim Daly, whom Dr. Dobson handpicked as the new president for Focus in 2005.

As I suspected, Dobson isn't going away, just working on a new scam...

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