Focus with Paul W. Smith

October 12, 2022 ~ Lloyd Jackson, WJR Senior News Analyst tells Paul that the Detroit City Council has approved a controversial 7 million dollar gun detection program called "ShotSpotter."

October 12, 2022 ~ Michigan small businesses took a big hit during the pandemic and many did not survive. Marie Osborne, WJR Senior News Analyst tells Paul a new survey has found that small businesses in Michigan closed at a higher rate than any other state in the country.

October 11, 2022 ~ Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Tudor Dixon visited the 760 WJR studios Tuesday for a live segment on “The Paul W. Smith Show.” Listen as the candidate shares her positions and works to set the record straight on a variety of issues, including the economy, public safety, infrastructure, Line Five, education, and abortion.

October 11, 2022 ~ Paul Kubicek, Oakland University Political Science Professor with an expertise in International Relations talks to Paul about the escalation of the war in Ukraine and he says President Putin is terrorizing that country after the attack on the bridge in Crimea.

October 11, 2022 ~ Steve Courtney, WJR Sports Analyst talks to Paul and Sean about the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs and he says it's going to be a great post season of baseball.

October 11, 2022 ~ In some communities, it seems there's a cannabis company on every corner and that means competition is getting tougher for some of these outlets to survive. WJR Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne tells Paul many are changing their strategy to reach more customers.

October 11, 2022 ~ WJR's Jeff Sloan talks to Paul about the inaugural Michigan Tech Week taking place in Detroit this week at the Gem Theater and he says it's an important event for Detroit.

October 11, 2022 ~ Chris Renwick, WJR Senior News Analyst talks to Paul about high gas prices in and around Detroit and he explains why customers are seeing a big jump in their bill at the pump.

October 10, 2022 ~ Steve Courtney, WJR Sports Analyst talks to Paul and Sean about the fall football weekend and he says the Spartans and Lions struggled and the Wolverines had a good game.

October 10, 2022 ~ Steve Jackson, Hungry Howie's CEO tells Paul the pizza company's annual Love, Hope & Pizza campaign is underway and in its 14th year. The effort has raised more than 4 million dollars for breast cancer research.