In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Bill Deutsch, an aquatic ecologist and research fellow emeritus at Auburn University, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Alabama fossils and deep time. The author of the book, "Alabama Rivers, A Celebration and Challenge," is teaching a course on Ancient Life in Alabama this fall at Olli at Auburn, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University.

This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, concerns over the rise in Covid cases among children tops the list, followed by the prison issue.

On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about the alarming rise in Covid cases, with Governor Ivey citing unvaccinated people as the cause.

New Beginnings Educational Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing educational opportunities to underserved students and their parents in Montgomery, Alabama.  Vice President Joanne Shum talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the services the organization and community partners provide, as well as a preview of Covid Vaccination Days for students ages twelve and up, as well as adults, on July 31 and August 21.

In this final program of a three-part series on NATO and its goals to work with allies, especially the U.S., to establish a presence in outer space as a domain, Camille Grand, Assistant Secretary General for NATO Defense Investment, joins Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, followed by Major General Walter Givhan (USAF Ret.), President of the Alabama World Affairs Council and Troy University Senior Vice Chancellor for Advancement.

Dr. Charles McGavock Porter, known in Montgomery, Alabama, as Mac Porter, M.D., talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about advancements in cardiology during the past fifty years. In 1970, he founded a cardiology practice in Alabama's capital city and was soon joined by fellow cardiologist, John Finklea, M.D.

This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the spike in Alabama's Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations among the unvaccinated 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 legislative bills affecting the teaching of Critical Race Theory. And the wildcard is about canine comfort for a cause.

The Pioneer Museum of Alabama, formerly the Pike Pioneer Museum, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Located on Hwy. 231 N in Troy, it houses some 20,000 artifacts. Barbara Tatom, Museum Director, sat down with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, to talk about the notable museums within the complex that reflect Native American and early pioneer life in southeast Alabama.

In this second of a three-part conversation about NATO, Camille Grand, Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about NATO's goals for the decade and its concerns about the implications of climate change.  The Alabama World Affairs Council at Troy University sponsored Camille Grand's virtual address in May, and this conversation followed.