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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Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Fall is hurricane season, and the aftermath of tropical storms affects homeowners in our radio coverage area. Monde Donaldson with the Better Business Bureau Serving Central and South Alabama, shares tips with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, for coping with the storms' aftermath.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
September 24th is National Public Lands Day, and Alan Spears, Senior Director of Cultural Resources for the National Parks Conservation Association, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the National Park Service's Civil Rights sites in Alabama.
NPCA is an advocacy nonprofit that works with the National Park Service to interpret America's stories.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Jamie Reeves, Conductor of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the MSO's blockbuster opening concert, "Jurassic Park," at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center September 23. As the newly named conductor, he also discusses his vision for the orchestra's future.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Playwright Martha Pichey talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about family grief and addiction. Her play, "Ashes and Ink," will be presented as a world premiere by Nora's Playhouse, a volunteer theatre collective dedicated to creating opportunities for women theatre artists, at The Sanctuary in Montgomery's Cottage Hill district at the Jubilee Community Center Sept. 23 - Oct. 2.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
On The Exchange, Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about cyber hygiene, or cybersecurity, and its importance in preventing hackers fromaccessing sensitive consumer information.
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Although the Wright Brothers are credited with inventing the first successful airplane, Florida historian Dale Cox has found an alternate account about Dr. Lewis Boswell's earlier invention of a flying machine in Talladega County, Alabama. Dale Cox, host of Two Egg TV's Off the Beaten Path Travel Channel and author of nineteen books, talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson, about Dr. Boswell's patents and his flying machine.
This program was first broadcast in April, 2021.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Twentieth century novelist Ralph Ellison received the National Book Award in 1953 for "Invisible Man." Tuskegee University English professors Zanice Bond and Caroline Gebhard talk with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson in this 2020 interview about the famed author's ties to Tuskegee University.
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Naturalist Sy Montgomery of New Hampshire talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about her experience helping raise two baby hummingbirds. Sy is a best-selling author of twenty nonfiction books for adults and children. Her new book is "The Hummingbird's Gift, Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings."
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Journalist and pitmaster Jim Auchmutey visits In Focus on Labor Day to talk with host Carolyn Hutcheson about Elvis and his favorite Memphis barbecue joint. Jim also traces barbecue traditions and the origins of some recipes in dreams. His book is "Smoke Lore, A Short History of Barbecue in America."
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Ted Pitsios was born in Greece and spent his career as an engineer in the Merchant Marine. He talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about his life in Greece, his training at the Maritime Academy, and his career. He also comments on today's supply chain slowdown.