Paul W. Smith
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1953 (age 72–73)
Paul W. Smith | |
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 Smith in 2026, receiving the Key to the City of Detroit | |
| Born | Paul William Smith 1953 (age 72–73) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Spouse | Kim Smith |
| Career | |
| Show | The Paul W. Smith Show |
| Station | WJR |
| Time slot | Weekday afternoons ( Noon to 2 p.m.) |
| Website | www |
Paul William Smith (born 1953)[1][2] is an American talk radio host and columnist. He currently hosts the morning show on WJR radio in Detroit, Michigan and co-hosts the weekly show Opportunity Detroit. Smith's shows typically feature in-depth interviews with a number of notable people, including politicians, authors, and business leaders within the automotive industry.
Smith's maternal grandparents, Sadie Hatem and Fred Betrus immigrated to the U.S. from Lebanon, and Smith's father William D. Smith is of Dutch, English, and Irish descent. While on a boat ride to the U.S. from Lebanon, Smith's grandmother, Sadie Hatem was pregnant with Smith's mother, Helen Marie Betrus.[3] William D. Smith, who died in 2007 at age 80, worked as an insurance agent and community theatre director.[4] Paul W. Smith was born and raised in Monroe, Michigan as one of three children and graduated from St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monroe and the University of Michigan.[5] He writes a column at The Detroit News.[6][5]