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
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Nancy Ekberg, retired journalist and board member of Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about efforts to reform the world's longest constitution - Alabama's. Voters will have the opportunity to vote on the issue November 8th.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
It's Halloween, and we think of black cats, costumes, and ringing doorbells. Monde Donaldson of the Better Business Bureau,Serving Central and South Alabama, visits The Exchange and talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, with tips about holiday package orders that will soon arrive on doorsteps.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Troy Public Radio welcomes Austin Toy to the staff. Austin is a producer and podcast manager. He talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about podcasts and how his family of storytellers prepared him for a career that offers listeners a new range of audio experiences.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Fort Toulouse - Fort Jackson is a unique National Historic Landmark that played a pivotal role in the establishment of Alabama. Ove Jensen, Site Director, and John Gurner, Cultural Resources Specialist, talk with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, at the Alabama Historical Commission's park about its history and the Frontier Days event November 2-5, to educate students and adults.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
October is International Archaeology Month, and Troy University students have been making discoveries abroad. Archaeologist Stephen Carmody, Associate Professor of Anthropology, talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about discoveries made during field trips about the Romans in Italy. This is a segment of the "History in Your Hands" series, and the Troy Archaeology Club is a chapter of the Alabama Archaeological Society.
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Just ahead of Halloween, the Alabama Dance Theatre is presenting "Dracula, A Ballet to Die For." ADT Managing Director Emily Dauber Flowers and Choreographer Sara Sanford talk with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the story, the dancers, and the choreography,
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Payments using gift cards and Crypto ATM's have ensnared consumers, so Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, host of The Exchange on In Focus, about using questionable methods of payment. Several major Crypto companies have declared bankruptcy, and customers have lost money.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Three years before Elvis sang "Hound Dog," Big Mama Thornton recorded it and became a trailblazer for female blues singers. Ariton, Alabama, is honoring the memory of Big Mama Thornton by naming a street after her. Gil Anthony, host of Blues Power radio show, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the Blues Hall of Fame inductee.
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Long after her death, Harper Lee's mystique continues for fans of her book, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Acclaimed historian Wayne Flynt talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the decade of friendship he and his late wife shared with Harper Lee following her stroke. His new book is "Afternoons with Harper Lee."
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Scarecrows are popping up in Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, while butterflies by the hundreds gather inside the Wings of Wonder Butterfly House. William Holman, Executive Director, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the new Butterfly House.