Paul W. Smith

Paul W. Smith
Birth name	Paul William Smith
Born	1953 (age 63–64) Monroe, Michigan
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Show	The Paul W. Smith Show
Station(s)	WJR
Time slot	Weekday mornings (5:30 to 9 a.m.)
Spouse(s)	Kim Smith
Website	News/Talk 760 WJR - On Air - Paul W. Smith

Paul William Smith (born 1953) 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 Destination 313. 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 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 was pregnant with Smith's mother, Marie Boutros. William D. Smith, who died in 2007 at age 80, worked as an insurance agent and community theatre director. Paul W. Smith was "born and raised" (quote from Paul himself) in Monroe, Michigan as one of three children and graduated from St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monroe and the University of Michigan. He writes a column at The Detroit News.

In Toledo, Ohio, Smith began his career hosting both radio and TV shows, and he has hosted programs on the New York City stations WABC and WMCA. In 1990, Smith became the morning show host at WWDB in Philadelphia. Smith has hosted the current program on WJR since 1996, taking over following the death of the legendary J.P. McCarthy. His morning show has been consistently rated as the number-one radio program in metro Detroit.

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