Dobson voted into National Radio Hall of Fame

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Conservative Christian broadcaster James Dobson beat out shock-jock Howard Stern and others in national online balloting for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Dobson’s “Focus on the Family” radio program is the first religious program to receive the honor, which was started in 1992 by the Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications.

He joins a class of eight also headlined by Art Bell, host of a paranormal-themed AM radio show. Those who did not make the cut included Stern, Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Bob Costas.

Dobson was chosen in the “national active” category, which required a national broadcast contribution of at least 10 years. The induction will be Nov. 8.