In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.