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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Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
This 4th of July, Carolyn Hutcheson talks to Romay Davis who last year was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for her service in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in World War II.
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Enjoy this excerpt of The Declaration of Independence read by Troy University Associate Professor of Performance, Quinton Cockrell.
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins of the U.S. Army Special Forces was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2014 by President Obama for his heroic actions in Vietnam.
In 2020, Adkins died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
On today’s show we remember a true American hero: Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins.
Carolyn Hutcheson spoke with Adkins in 2014 at his Opelika home.
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Military historian Daniel Haulman is challenging a lot of what we think we know about the Tuskegee Airmen.
Haulman has recently published a book on the subject, titled Misconceptions About the Tuskegee Airmen: Refuting Myths About America's First Black Military Pilots.
In 2019, Daniel Haulman retired as head of The Organizational Histories Branch at The United States Air Force Historical Research Agency
He has authored many books and published dozens of articles on aviation history and is considered a foremost expert on the subject of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
In a program first broadcast on Memorial Day, we remember the Gold Star Families of military members who have died in the line of duty during war. James Edward Brown, the father of John Eli Brown, who died while serving as a member of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about his son and his service. Bicentennial Park in Troy has a monument honoring John Eli Brown.
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Dr. Bill Dean, Associate Professor of History at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, helps us understand the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in this episode on In Focus on Troy Public Radio.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
In Part Two of his family story, Professor Michael Slobodchikoff, Chair of the Political Science Division of Troy University and a commentator for BBC World News,talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about his maternal and paternal great-grandparents surviving revolutions in both Russia and China.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Dr. Michael Slobodchikoff is Chair of the Political Science Department at Troy University. He shares the story of how his family survived the Bolshevik Revolution with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host. This program originally aired on Nov. 10, 2021, and with Russia in the news this week, the story is relevant.
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 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.
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Continuing The Storyline book series from In Focus, guests Christa Springs and Heung Sik Kim of AKEEP, the Alabama-Korea Education & Economic Partnership. talk with host Carolyn Hutcheson about the Korean classic, "Hong Gildong," published by Penguin Classics in English. The story is often compared to that of Robin Hood.
The guests also talked about Akeep and its mission to educate people about Korean culture and language.