In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Maestro Jamie Reeves, Music Director and Conductor of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about upcoming fall concerts, which include a world premiere piece by Alabama composer J.R. Speake, plus appearances by a BBC New Generation Artist, violinist Geneva Lewis, who also is a guest artist on "Performance Today."

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, located west of Selma, is administered by the Alabama Historical Commission as Alabama's first permanent State Capital. Historical Archaeologist Linda Derry, retired Site Director and current Special Projects Coordinator, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the site.  She will join us again for more Old Cahawba segments in the Tri-State Travel series because of its unique history.

In July, Governor Kay Ivey commended the Alabama Genealogical Society for its First Families of Alabama program, about pioneering families who arrived in the early 1800s.  AGS President Lynn Schlick talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the August 10th family research seminar and the various databases that can help with ancestor research.

Should digital currencies be regulated to protect Alabama investors and consumers?  Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson for The Newswrap from In Focus about the issue being considered by the Legislature.  And the Wildcard is about a sneaky thief poaching snacks!

In Part Two of their interview about "The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year," in The Storyline book series, siblings Margaret, essayist, and Billy Renkl, artist, talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about their family roots in Dale County, Alabama.

On the Tri-State Travel series, T.R. Henderson, Historical Markers Chairman and Past-President of the eight-state Bartram Trail Conference, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the efforts to erect historical markers along the route of Quaker naturalist William Bartram in the 1770s.  Bartram later in life wrote a book about his "Travels," with drawings of the flora and fauna he saw as a young man traveling the frontier South.

On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about a turbulent week in national politics and the possible effect on voters in the Alabama Congressional District Two election. Plus, Todd has a whale of a Wildcard!

Writer Margaret and artist Billy Renkl are siblings who have collaborated on several notable books, the latest of which is "The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year." They talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus for The Storyline book series in this part one of a two-part interview.  

In his second interview from France before the 2024 Paris Olympics, U.S. Whitewater Canoe Slalom Team member Casey Eichfeld talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his training schedule, the Olympic experience, and his woodworking art featuring river and stream designs in epoxy.

Casey Eichfeld of Charlotte, N.C., is a member of the U.S. Olympic Whitewater Team in Canoe Slalom.  While in France, he talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his previous Olympic experiences and his impressions of Montgomery Whitewater Park, where he competed last spring for a spot on the U.S. team.