Category Archives: Michigan News
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Joins "Focus with Paul W. Smith" Before Exit Interview
DETROIT, MI ~ Ahead of his exit interview, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan spoke with Paul W. Smith on "Focus" at the Detroit Economic Club Monday. Smith and Duggan highlighted all of the efforts that the m...
Dec 08, 2025
MI House Speaker Wants to Curb Rising Hospital Costs with Price Controls
PODCAST: Dec. 8, 2025 ~ Craig Mauger, state and government reporter for The Detroit News, joins Marie Osborne to discuss how Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall considers floating price controls for hosp...
Dec 08, 2025
Southfield's Spaulding for Children Helps Local Foster Children
PODCAST: Nov. 7, 2025 ~ The metro Detroit nonprofit Jarc recently kicked off its fall fundraising campaign by announcing that it will look to raise $1.2 million to support the nonprofit's programs and...
Dec 07, 2025
Life Ring Connected to Edmund Fitzgerald Wreck to Be Auctioned Off in Detroit
PODCAST: Dec. 5, 2025 ~ Joe Walker, third-generation DuMouchelle family member, president and auctioneer, joins Marie Osborne to discuss how the Edmund Fitzgerald life ring is to be auctioned later th...
Dec 05, 2025
Usher, Detroit Native Big Sean Donate to Michigan Central Boys & Girls Club
Dec. 5, 2025 ~ Shawn Wilson, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, joins Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson to talk about USHER and Big Sean announcing an Entertainment In...
Dec 05, 2025
Benson, James Lead Respective Primaries for Michigan's Gubernatorial Race
PODCAST: Dec. 4, 2025 ~ Steve Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell Research & Communications, Inc., joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to discuss their most recent poll data on the 2026 pr...
Dec 04, 2025
28-Acre Packard Plant Redevelopment Proposed
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Dec 02, 2025
Paul W. Smith Awarded Key to Detroit by Mayor Mike Duggan
Dec 01, 2025
'Windows on Woodward' Spreads Holiday Cheer in Downtown Detroit
PODCASTS: Nov. 23, 2025 ~ Monika Sinclair, professor at the College for Creative Studies (CSS), and Levi Mooney, student at CCS, join the show to discuss how Bedrock and CCS are transforming downtown ...
Nov 29, 2025
White House Displays Michigan Christmas Tree
Nov. 25, 2025 ~ Rex Korson, owner of Korson's Tree Farm, joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to share the farm's experience winning the title of 2025 NCTA Grand Champion Growers and ...
Nov 26, 2025
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April 3, 2026 ~ Dave Beachnau, CEO of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four, joins Kevin Dietz live from Indy to talk about Detroit’s preparations, the economic and cultural impact of hosting the Final Four, and what fans can expect when the event comes to downtown Detroit.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds talk with Tony Paul, a Detroit News reporter, about the Detroit Tigers’ upcoming season. They also discuss Tony’s top baseball movie character.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds speak with Walker Hosley, a regional manager at Groundworks, about how winter weather affects home foundations and what to look for.
