On Sunday, October 26, Spotlight on the News will take viewers inside the New Economy Initiative and Gilbert Family Foundation's digital small business helper for Southeast Michigan entrepreneurs. We'll also introduce viewers to a unique program in Plymouth serving local youth called Growth Works. Our Sunday morning guests will include Wafa Dinaro, Executive Director, New Economy Intiative; Darnell Adams, V.P. of Detroit Community Initiatives for the Gilbert Family Foundation; and Nick Griswold, CEO, Growth Works.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 60th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.

On Sunday, October 19,

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will focus on Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a powerful international dance troop coming to Detroit for its first time ever. Our guests will include Dr. Sharman Davenport, CEO of Turning Point in Macomb County, and Ronald K. Brown, Founder of EVIDENCE, A Dance Company based in Brooklyn, New York that will soon perform at Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 60th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.

On Sunday, October 12, Spotlight on the News will take you inside a stunning new public space and 22-acre park on the Detroit Riverfront. Get ready for the grand opening of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park. Why is this such an important milestone for Southeast Michigan? Three of Detroit's most influential leaders will tell us. Join Spotlight for a candid conversation with Matt Cullen, the founding Chairman of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Ryan Sullivan, CEO, of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy; and David Egner, President & CEO of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 60th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.

On Sunday, October 5, Spotlight on the News will interview the leaders of three important public spaces in Southeast Michigan. How are they transforming these popular areas? We'll also learn the national early childhood expansion plans for Detroit-based Brilliant Cities. Our guests will include Amy McMillan, CEO of Huron-Clinton Metroparks; Leona Medley, Executive Director, Joe Louis Greenway; Meagan Elliott, President & CEO, Belle Isle Conservancy; Cindy Eggleton, Co-Founder & CEO, Brilliant Cities; and Tarsha Gale, Executive Director, Brilliant Detroit.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 60th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.