Executive Biography Richard “Dick” Rolfe Co-Founder, CEO The Dove Foundation

In 1991, Dick Rolfe launched The Dove Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy organization committed to moving Hollywood in a more family-friendly direction.

For the past 16 years, Rolfe has made Hollywood the focus of his work, building relationships with studio executives, producers, directors, and writers; encouraging them to create more movies and television shows that are suitable for family viewing.  He also directed The Dove Foundation’s landmark, multi-year studies examining the correlations between film ratings and profitability.

In addition to his writings in newspapers and on the Internet, Rolfe has been quoted extensively in national media, including the Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, Variety, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, Premiere Magazine, Forbes, Washington Post, New York Times and Financial Times.  He is a frequent guest commentator on Focus on the Family’s “Family News in Focus” and has been interviewed by a number of leading national radio hosts, including Michael Reagan, Michael Medved, Dr. Laura Schlessinger and G. Gordon Liddy.  Rolfe’s many television appearances include NBC NEWS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS LIVE, Hollywood Insider, Entertainment Tonight, and PBS’ Freedom Speaks.

Rolfe is a frequent conservative voice in prominent forums of debate; he has appeared as a panelist with such noted liberals as John Frohnmayer, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and playwright Neil Simon. Rolfe also addresses civic groups and churches around the country about the powerful influence of media on today's society.  

Prior to his work with Dove Foundation, Rolfe held senior management positions in radio, television and magazine publishing.  In 1993, he produced “Hollywood's Impact on Family Values,” a television special hosted by entertainment legend Steve Allen.

Rolfe has served on advisory boards for FoxFaith, Mott Children’s Hospital at The University of Michigan Medical Center; Prime Time Today, a media literacy organization. He is also a member of Biola University’s Studio Taskforce.

Dick and his wife Mary reside in western Michigan, near their three grown children and their families.

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