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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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Mike Lutzenkirchen, who founded the Lutzie 43 Foundatoin to honor the memory of his son, Auburn football star Philip Lutzenkirchen, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, in this Part Twointerview about how the Foundation targets drivers with the Lutzie 43 Key Safe Driving Pledge. Mike Lutzenkirchen hopes to partner with the State of Alabama to help lower the escalating accident statistics, while Georgia DOT is already a partner.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
In Focus shares a two-part story of a Georgia father and an Alabama son, whose lives were changed when a tragedy turned into a legacy. Mike Lutzenkirchen talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his beloved son, Philip, a football star during Auburn University's 2010 national championship season, who died in an automobile accident in 2014. Philip's father was inspired to honor his son's life by establishing the Lutzie 43 Foundation. which advocates for safe driving practices for young drivers.
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
On this special episode of "In Focus" marking the Juneteenth holiday, host Carolyn Hutcheson speaks with Clarinet Corner's Tim Phillips. The Clarinet Corner radio show will soon hit its 500th episode and Phillips will air a special joint interview with Equal Justice Initiative's Bryan Stevenson and the New York Philharmonic's principal clarinetist Anthony McGill.
Carolyn speaks with Tim about his guest's common use of music to advance the message of civil rights and equality and how his show got going.
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
The Troy University Rosa Parks Museum is celebrating Juneteenth on Sat., June 17th, with a block party on Montgomery Street in downtown Montgomery. Donna Beisel, Director of Operations at the museum, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the commemorative celebration, the historical meaning of Juneteenth. and the mission of the museum to honor the legacy of Rosa Parks and those who fought for Civil Rights.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Drone technology is playing an important role in the war in Ukraine. In our book series, The Storyline, Dr. Michael Kreuzer, author of "Drones and the Future of Air Warfare, the Evolution of Remotely Piloted Aircraft," shares his views with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the use of advanced technology in warfare. Lt. Col. Kreuzer is Department Chair of International Security in the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base.
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Singer-songwriter Bob Corley talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about "Note Worthy Songs," with stories about two songs - "'Hound Dog" with Big Mama Thornton of Ariton, Alabama, and later by Elvis,, and "Seven Bridges Road," written by Steve Young after a visit to Montgomery's Woodley Road. The song became a nationwide hit for The Eagles.
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Archaeologist Teresa Paglione gives an on-location report from Marengo County, Alabama, where a team of archaeologists is conducting a preliminary survey to determine Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto's route in the 1500s. In a "History in Your Hands" segment, she talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the artifacts the team is finding in its quest tolocate the site of the Battle of Mabila, one of the great mysteries in North American history.
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Amanda Senn, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host of The Exchange about her new position leading the agency after Joseph Borg's almost thirty years of service to the citizens of Alabama. Her concerns are that crypto and digital currency investors first check with the ASC the credentials of those selling them.
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
A key figure who represents the American Civil Rights Movement is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But the figure who inspired Dr. King was Mahatma Gandhi, the spiritual leader who used nonviolence and civil disobedience to help India achieve independence from British rule in 1947. Arun Gandhi, his grandson, talked with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, on March 8, 2022, about the link between his famous grandfather and Martin Luther King, Jr. Arun Gandhi died on May 2, 2023. This program is part of the In Focus summer book series, The Storyline. Two of Arun Gandhi's books are "Legacy of Love: My Education in the Path of Nonviolence" and "The Gift of Anger, and Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi."
Now that we’re in June, it’s the traditional time for the supreme court to release some of its most important decisions. On Thursday a ruling in the Allen V. Milligan case was announced, and it had major implications for the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965 following the Selma to Montgomery march.Troy Public Radio’s Operations Manager and News Director, Kyle Gassiott, was tapped to report the story for NPR’s Morning Edition and daily news podcast Up First.
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
A key figure who represents the American Civil Rights Movement is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But the figure who inspired Dr. King was Mahatma Gandhi, the spiritual leader who used nonviolence and civil disobedience to help India achieve independence from British rule in 1947. Arun Gandhi, his grandson, talked with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, on March 8, 2022, about the link between his famous grandfather and Martin Luther King, Jr. Arun Gandhi died on May 2, 2023. This program is part of the In Focus summer book series, The Storyline. Two of Arun Gandhi's books are "Legacy of Love: My Education in the Path of Nonviolence" and "The Gift of Anger, and Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi."