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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Episodes
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Troy Public Radio celebrates its Sunday noon music program, "Opus 3," with its host, Catherine Allard, Professor Emerita of the Troy University John M. Long School of Music. Catherine Allard talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the more than two decades of the program and how it has evolved with input from its loyal listeners.
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, kicks off the New Year with a discussion with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about inflation and a possible recession. He shares advice about saving for Santa's visit in 2023 without the stress.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Stress can wear people down over the holidays, so Julie Waters of Mental Health America - Montgomery, has developed an online toolkit, a handy guide to stress and coping ideas. She talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the "Be Okay Toolkit," which can be found at the website, www.beoktoolkit.org. The suicide and crisis lifeline is 988.
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Cousins Lee and Franky Hatton join In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson at Alabama's Coon Dog Cemetery in Colbert County, northwest Alabama, to talk about this unique cemetery that began as a final resting place for "Troop," Key Underwood's faithful and beloved coon dog. The annual Labor Day Celebration supports the upkeep of this cemetery of more than 300 coon dogs.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Retired Colonel Bryan Morgan, whose military career included serving as the State Judge Advocate for the Alabama Military Department, tells his family's flag story to Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host. His father was a page in the U.S. House of Representatives when Pearl Harbor was attacked Dec. 7, and President Roosevelt gave his "Day of Infamy" speech Dec. 8, 1941. The flag that flew over the House of Representatives was given to Morgan's great uncle, Congressman Luther Patrick, and the family had it preserved. Today's program is repeated from Flag Day, with an update.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Ancient life in Alabama included dinosaurs, exotic plants, and tropical seas, according to aquatic ecologist Bill Deutsch, who talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his new book, "Ancient Life in Alabama, the Fossils, the Finders, and Why It Matters."
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
A supply chain slowdown affected commerce during the pandemic, so Mark Colson, President and CEO of the Alabama Trucking Association, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, host of The Exchange from In Focus, about the cost of diesel fuel and how it affects the trucking industry going into the holidays.
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Nancy King Dennis, Director of Public Relations for the Alabama Retail Association, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, on The Exchange about the retail outlook for Alabama during the holiday season, She shares cautions about counterfeit goods.
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Austin Toy, Troy Public Radio's Podcast Manager and Audio Producer, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the StoryCorps interview he recorded with his artist father about their family's heritage in rural Tennessee.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
A quarter century ago, the first brick dwelling in Alabama's capital city was moved for the construction of the new Federal Building. Pat Clark, Executive Director, and Ruth Ott, Board member of the Montgomery County Historical Society, talk with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about that event and the history of the Figh Pickett Barnes House.