Dobson’s Successor

Here’s a rundown of Jim Daly’s background. He’s taking the place of James Dobson at Focus on the Family which has an audience of 230 million people on radio.

• Age: 47
  


• Childhood: Southern California
  


• Father: An alcoholic who abandoned him at age 5
  


• Mother: Died of Cancer when he was 9
  


• Stepfather: Took the family belongings while Daly and his siblings attended their mom’s funeral including the last present given to him by his mother (a new bike)
  


• High School: lived alone in a trailer by the time he was a senior
  


• College: Studied business at California State University and Waseda University in Tokyo, earned a master's in business from Regis University
  


• Sports: Played football in high school
  


• Career at Focus: Led five large Focus departments
  


• Writing: Penned his story in the 2007 book Finding Home
  


• Wife: Marriage at age 25
  


• Children: Two sons: Trent (8) and Troy (6)