In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Don Dailey, the longtime sole political analyst for both the Newswrap and Buzzword on "In Focus" is retiring from that job as well as host of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal."  Don will continue to appear occasionally on the Newswrap with other analysts.  On this episode we celebrate Don's tenure with the program by listening back to some of his more memorable wild cards!  Please join host Carolyn Hutcheson and Kyle Gassiott in celebrating Don's 40-year career in both radio and television!

Dr. Don Williamson, President and CEO of the Alabama Hospital Association, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about how Alabama hospitals are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. As we face the holidays, the Delta variant is prevalent, and Dr. Williamson has concerns about the emerging Omicron variant. He urges Covid vaccinations and booster shots, plus mask wearing for indoor gatherings.

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.

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." 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.