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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Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
In part two of the In Focus interview with Chace Barber, CEO and co-founder with Eric Little of Edison Trucks in British Columbia, Canada, host Carolyn Hutcheson asks about the viability of the power grid as North America moves to electric-powered vehicles. Edison Motors is building hybrid and all-electric trucks. Chace Barber also relates how a rural First Nations community has met its energy needs.
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
In part one of an interview with Chace Barber, CEO and co-founder with Eric Little of Edison Motors in British Columbia, Canada, Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, asks how the trucking company got started and how it uses clean energy to power its engines. Chace Barber discusses using hybrid, electric, and solar energy, and postings on YouTube illustrate the company's innovations. Part two of the interview airs May 25.
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is presenting on its Octagon Stage "Clyde's," a comedy of redemption and second chances, through May 28. Actresses Phyllis Yvonne Stickney and Alinca Hamilton talk with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the story and their roles in the play about Clyde's Truck Stop Cafe'.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Don Wambles is Director of Ag Promotions for the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and has been in Washington, D.C., talking with members of Congress about the Farm Bill. He discusses aspects of the proposed bill with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson.
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
Maestro Jamie Reeves, Music Director and Conductor of the Montgomery Symphony, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the growth of the orchestra, as well as plans for several concerts, including the Jubilee Pops Concert May 26 on the lawn of the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History. Everyone is invited to this "gift to the community."
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Author and TV host Mary Johns Wilson talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the hidden gems she's discovered in a decade of traveling through Alabama. Her book, "100 Things to Do in Alabama Before You Die" is in its second edition.
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
The South has struggled with kudzu for generations, so Lee County Historical Society President Charles Mitchell, Auburn University Professor Emeritus of Crops, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson, at Loachapoka Pioneer Park in east Alabama about kudzu, privet, and other invasive plants.
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
In Part Two of a conversation on The Exchange about airline travel with Monde Donaldson, Vice-President of the Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation Serving Central and South Alabama, she talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about flight cancellations, vouchers, and travel insurance.
Saturday May 13, 2023
Saturday May 13, 2023
For this episode of In Focus: Weekend, author Dan T. Carter talks with host Carolyn Hutcheson about Asa Earl Carter, speechwriter for George Wallace and member of the KKK. Dan Carter's new book, "Unmasking the Klansman, the Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter," reveals the Alabama and Texas activities of the author of "The Education of Little Tree."
Carter is famous for living a double life as a racist political operative and the perpetrator of a famous literary hoax.
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
Hosting a return visit to the Troy University Arboretum, Professor of Biology Alvin Diamond, Arboretum Director, updates Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, on the range of improvements to the 75-acre property adjacent to the campus. The outdoor classroom enables students to learn ecology, and the eight miles of trails are open to the public. Business and civic contributions, and the work of volunteers,have made the Troy University Arboretum a true community endeavor.