In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Voters in Alabama's November 8th General Election will be faced with a ballot full of decisions about the state's future leadership and its Constitution.  Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the ballot's proposed Amendments to the Constitution.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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."