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Save the Date: Baruah to Guest Host ‘Focus With Paul W. Smith’ on WJR 760 AM, Aug. 27

August 19, 2026

Mark your calendar. On Thursday, Aug. 27, from noon to 2 p.m., Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah will take over the airwaves and fill in for Paul W. Smith as a guest host of WJR 760 AM’s Focus With Paul W. Smith.

Guest Lineup and Schedule

12:04 p.m.

Speaker: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, President, Michigan State University

Kevin M. Guskiewicz

12:18 p.m.

Speaker: Matt Elliott, Owner, Blue Lake Ideas

12:33 p.m.

Speakers: Darienne Hudson, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Meghan Schmidbauer, Senior Director, Detroit Drives Degrees, Detroit Regional Chamber

12:48 p.m.

Speaker: Nicole Sherard-Freeman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Nicole Sherard-Freeman

1:04 p.m.

Speaker: Andrea Clements, Consul General of Canada in Detroit

1:18 p.m.

Speakers: Mark Hollis, Chief Operating Officer, Rock Entertainment

Terry Rhadigan, Executive Advisor, Detroit Regional Chamber

1:33 p.m.

Speaker: Mike Rogers, Candidate for Michigan Senate