In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Professor Martin Olliff, Director of the Wiregrass Archives based at Troy University's Dothan Campus, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the WA collection of Covid-19 stories from Wiregrass residents since March 2020.  To contribute personal experiences to the Covid-19 Wiregrass Archives, e-mail Professor Olliff at molliff@troy.edu.  He also hosts the podcast, "It Came from the Archives."

While cigarette smoking is on the decline among teens, vaping is on the rise.  Robin Geurs, Clinical Research Coordinator in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at UAB, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the impact on lungs and heart of vaping.  
Information on quitting is at these websites:smokefree.gov and quitnowalabama.com.A free app is quitSTART.  Toll-free help is at1-800-QUITNOW.

Deputy Fire Chief Josh Bingham of the Prattville, AL, Fire Department, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus on location at Fire Station #4 near I-65 North about Safe Haven Baby Boxes.  The Prattville Fire Department was the second in the state to install a Baby Box, in which a newborn can be placed if the mother is unable to care for the infant.  More information is at the website, www.shbb.org.

On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about recent IVF and School Choice legislation, as well as legislators' conflict over gambling proposals.  And the Wildcard hams it up in Wisconsin!

For The Storyline book series on In Focus, Dr. Edith Powell, author of "A Black Oasis, Tuskegee Institute's Fight Against Infantile Paralysis, 1941-1975," shares with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus the story of how Tuskegee Institute became a treatment center for African American polio victims.

Troy Public Radio is celebrating a new program that explores the Arts across the state of Alabama - "Art Fell on Alabama," produced by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.  Hosts of the program Annemarie Anderson and Stefani Priskos talk with Carolyn Hutcheson about the topics and guests on the Arts program, which airs Mondays at 3:44 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:44 a.m., and Sundays at 8:35 a.m. on Troy Public Radio.

Lynn Schlick, President of the Alabama Genealogical Society, shares a poem her grandmother wrote during the Great Depression, as she talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the March 16th Spring Seminar at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.Website:  algensoc.org

Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the March 5th Primary Election in Alabama. He discusses the new District 2 Congressional race, as well as Amendment One on the ballot.

This week on the Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about Alabama's priority to address the IVF In Vitro Fertilization issue, which is getting national attention.

In a nod to Women's History Month, the Alabama Dance Theatre brings back the ballet, "Cinderella," March 7th -10th, at the historic Troy University Davis Theatre in Montgomery.  Kate Seale Smith, Artistic Director, and Emily Flowers, Managing Director, talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the 2020 performance of the beloved ballet as the pandemic emerged.  The Alabama Dance Theatre continues the legacy of founder Kitty Seale in serving the River Region community.