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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Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
National Wreaths Across America Day is Sat. Dec. 18, and Susan Waldrop, Troop Coordinator for Millbrook, Alabama's American Heritage Girls Troop ALO125, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the upcoming ceremony at Brookside Memorial Gardens. The girls of the troop have planned the entire ceremony, in which wreaths will be placed on the graves of fallen U.S. veterans.
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail connects some 120 landmarks, where history was made across fourteen states. Lee Sentell, Alabama's Tourism Director, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about his new book, "The Official United States Civil Rights Trail, What Happened Here Changed the World."
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, holiday concerns over a Covid spike, given the prevalence of the Delta variant and the emerging Omicron variant, top the list.
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about Alabama Prison Commissioner Jefferson Dunn's announced retirement. And the wildcard is about the Snicker Snatcher.
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Historian Dr. Richard Bailey is planning a rededication ceremony December 10th at Lincoln Cemetery, the oldest African American cemetery in Alabama's capital city. He talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about two new historical markers that will be unveiled, and he recounts stories of several burials. The cemetery is of ongoing concern, due to deterioration.
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
This week, when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the Supreme Court case on abortion tops the list, followed by the Alabama Legislature's upcoming plans for spending federal stimulus funds.
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about a federal judge who blocked vaccine mandates for health care workers, plus headlines about the controversial renaming of a Montgomery street. Don also mentioned his retirement from APT on Dec. 17. And the wildcard was about a bovine unit that stopped a fleeing suspect.
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Opera Tenor Timothy Miller recently sang at the World Series, and he talks about that experience and more with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson. On December 14th, Timothy will join Chloe Agnew, a founding member of Celtic Woman, and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra in Dothan for Music South's 2021 Holiday Concert and Gala Dinner.
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Reverend Joseph Rembert remembers Rosa Parks on Rosa Parks Day. Now retired from the ministry, he serves as a tour guide at the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum at 252 Montgomery St. in Montgomery. Reverend Rembert shares with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson special moments from his decades of friendship with Rosa Parks, who was a member of his St. Paul AME church.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Join us for a sneak preview of "Speaking Globally" the brand-new podcast from Troy Public Radio.
In this episode, host Walter Givhan speaks with John Bradley, who started the Lamia Afghan Foundation with his wife Jan in 2008. Dedicated to helping disadvantaged children and families in Afghanistan, the foundation has a goal of creating opportunities for a new generation of Afghans. Bradley also discusses the history of the region as well and the impact of the recent withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Links:The Lamia Foundation - lamia.orgAlabama World Affairs Council - alwac.orgTroy University - troy.edu/leadchange