Focus with Paul W. Smith
National Radio Hall of Fame Inductee Paul W. Smith takes middays live and local for a show that goes in-depth with the newsmakers who are shaping the future of Southeast Michigan. Tune in as Paul connects with politicians, business and community leaders, entrepreneurs, and entertainers for longform conversations about why the efforts behind the headlines really matter. Accessible, informative, balanced, and bold, with diverse voices and thought-provoking questions that bring it all into Focus.
Show episodes
August 29, 2025 ~ Were signs missed in the Minnesota school shooter's journal? Alligator Alcatraz closing. Detroit Jazz Festival starts today. Riger Reviews The Roses and Unknown Number The High School Catfish and the day's biggest headlines.
August 29, 2025 ~ Dave Riger reviews The Roses in Theater and Unknown Number The High School Catfish.
August 29, 2025 ~ Christopher Collins, President and Artistic Director at the Detroit Jazz Festival preview's this weekend's events.
Missed Warning Signs in Minnesota, Alligator Alcatraz Closed and Dems Going to Duggan
August 29, 2025 ~ Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor at the Detroit News discusses missed warning signs in Minnesota school shooter's journal, Alligator Alcatraz shutting down and his column on democrats gravitating to Duggan from Benson.
August 28, 2025 ~ Latest on school shooting in Minnesota. CDC director fired less than a month on the job. President Trump holds meeting on post war Gaza. Matt Hall on the budget and his meeting with Governor Whitmer and Winnie Brinks as well as the biggest headlines of the day.
August 28, 2025 ~ Todd Flood, Managing Partner at Flood Law PLLC, Host of "Behind the Bench" with Todd Flood on WJR discusses the Minnesota school shooting being investigated as a hate crime and act of domestic terrorism.
