Focus with Paul W. Smith

November 18, 2022 ~ Lynette Dowler, President & Chairman of the DTE Energy Foundation tells Paul she has a great job because she gets to give money to many different organizations around Michigan helping others and she is also honored to be part of the 2022 Women Who Lead class.

November 18, 2022 ~ Luanne Ewald, Chief Operating Officer of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and the Von Voightlander Women's Hospital talks to Paul about a significant increase in RSV cases and she says the hospital is at full capacity with sick children.

November 18, 2022 ~ Jane Shallal, former President & CEO of the United Community Family Services/Chaldean American Ladies of Charity talks to Paul about her work helping refugees settle in the Detroit area and she thanks WJR for the Women Who Lead award.

November 17, 2022 ~ Rob Rubick, Bally Sports Detroit Analyst talks to Paul and Sean about Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers Football Fridays and he says the featured game of the week is Cass Tech vs. Belleville.

November 17, 2022 ~ Jim Brandstatter, former University of Michigan Play by Play Announcer talks to Paul about his new audio book called: "Voices of Michigan Stadium" and he says there's a lot of great interviews in the book.

November 17, 2022 ~ People going hungry was a huge problem in our area before the pandemic and now that we are on the other side it remains an issue. Chris Renwick, WJR Senior News Analyst spoke with one of the big sponsors of Hunger Free in the D taking place on November 21st.

November 17, 2022 ~ Downtown Detroit Partnership CEO Eric Larson tells Paul W. that the Detroit Tree Lighting ceremony takes place tomorrow night, and it's a great event for families to kick off the holiday season. Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

November 17, 2022 ~ "Hunger Free in the D" is coming up this Monday, November 21st raising money for Gleaners and Capuchins to make sure no one goes hungry for the holidays. Lloyd Jackson, WJR Senior News Analyst tells Paul the Capuchins are dealing with inflation issues like the rest of the country.

November 17, 2022 ~ About 1.9 million Michiganders face food insecurity and more than 500 thousand of those residents are children. One of the great organizations partnering with Hunger Free in the D is Gleaners, one of the first groups in the country to initiate the concept of a "food bank" more than 50 years ago. Marie Osborne, WJR Senior News Analyst has more on their story and what we can do to help.

November 17, 2022 ~ Steve Courtney, WJR Sports Analyst tells Paul Virginia has canceled its game against Coastal Carolina after the shooting deaths of three players,