In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson
Join the conversation each weekday on ”In Focus” as host Carolyn Hutcheson talks with: artists, historians, experts, environmentalists, musicians, authors, and other big thinkers and change makers. Carolyn brings her three decades of on-air experience, her curious mind, and her warm conversational style to each episode. We hope you join us and take time to bring your world, In Focus.
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Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
On The Newswrap, Alabama Public Television's Todd Stacy, host of Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the status of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, as well as the quest to elect a new U.S. House of Representatives Speaker.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
In this special edition of In Focus, guest host Joey Hudson and Troy University Theatre Professor Quinton Cockrell talk about the eagerly-anticipated staging of The Diviners. Cockrell also talks about his career as an actor and playwright, including the MLK speech that got him to start acting in the 7th grade.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
October has several observances set aside to honor cats. Ti Ortega, President of That Animal Group - TAG, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the nonprofit's service to Montgomery and other counties to control the cat and dog overpopulation.
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
From the Alabama Securities Commission case files, Amanda Senn, Director, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the tomato-growing fraud case she prosecuted in north Alabama - the Lawhorne case. The Exchange from In Focus is expanding to a nine-minute format with in-depth coverage of issues that affect consumers, investors, and the marketplace.
An upcoming Fraud Summit is planned for the public on Oct. 17 at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the Alabama Legislature's latest Redistricting Map, as well as the recent ouster of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
The Newswrap returns to In Focus on Fridays at 7:45 a.m., 12:35 p.m., and 4:44 p.m. Central time.
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Retired Birmingham Police Captain T.K. Thorne talked with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson in October 2021 about her research and documentation of early 1960s Civil Rights incidents in Alabama. The stories have become legendary, yet the facts of the incidents were captured by eyewitnesses, as documented in her book, "Behind the Magic Curtain, Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham's Civil Rights Days." This is a re-broadcast of the 2021 program and is part of The Storyline book series.
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
When this interview was initially broadcast in August 2020, people were getting accustomed to the word “pandemic.” Archaeologist Teresa Paglione researched the spread of diseases brought from Europe to the New World, decimating the native populations. She talked with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson in this "History in Your Hands" segment, with input from the Alabama Archaeological Society.
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
In 2021, Barbara Tatom, Director of the Pioneer Museum of Alabama on Hwy. 231 north of Troy, talked with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the museum's history and its 20,000 artifacts that reflect the folklife of the 19th and early 20th centuries. On. Oct. 13 and 14, the museum will observe Pioneer Days. This fall, the museum and its outdoor features are open Thursday to Saturday.
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
When people seek work-at-home or part-time jobs, the Better Business Bureau has advice on how to avoid losing money, instead of making money. Monde Donaldson, Vice-President of the Educational Foundation of the Better Business Bureau Serving Central and South Alabama, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about how job seekers can avoid being taken advantage of in their job search. This is a re-broadcast of a program from June 26 2023.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
In 1889, tensions between farmers and officials in the young town of Dothan, Alabama, led to a riot, a shootout, a murder, and a trial. Historian Scotty Kirkland talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about how the arrival of the Alabama Midland Railroad precipitated the conflict.