Jay Payleitner is one of the top freelance Christian
radio producers in the United States. He has worked on Josh
McDowell Radio, Today's Father, Jesus Freaks Radio for the
Voice of the Martyrs, Project Angel Tree with Chuck Colson, and
many others. He’s also a popular speaker on parenting and marriage
and the author of dozen-plus books, including the bestselling 52
Things Kids Need from a Dad, 52 Things Wives Need from a
Husband, and 52 Things Sons Need from Their Dad; he also
created “The Dad Manifesto.” Jay has also served as an AWANA
director, a wrestling coach, and the executive director of the
Illinois Fatherhood Initiative; he now partners with the National
Center for Fathering, whose efforts he fosters and promotes. He and
his wife, Rita, live near Chicago, where they’ve raised five great
kids and loved on ten foster babies.