In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

The artist Nall is celebrated internationally, but he has selected his most important works to be exhibited permanently at Troy University's Nall Museum in the International Arts Center in Troy, Alabama. Al Head, Executive Director Emeritus of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the artist and the new book, "Nall at Troy - An Internationally Regarded Alabama Artist Comes Home."

This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the gambling and medical marijuana bills in the Alabama Legislature 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's Education and General Fund budgets, which the Legislature is mandated to pass. And the wildcard is about a tiny dog with an attitude.

The Alabama Forestry Commission's Dale Dickens, Urban Forestry Coordinator, talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about how property owners can do a safety check on their trees, to prevent accidents during tornado and hurricane season. He also talks about Tree City USA criteria and the origins of Arbor Day in Nebraska.

Ukraine is in a precarious position with Russia politically, so Troy University Associate Professor Michael Slobodchikoff, Chair of the Political Science Department and a BBC World News analyst on Russia and Ukraine, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the importance of Ukraine to both U.S. and Russian interests. Professor Slobodchikoff's family fled Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution.

In observance of National Poetry Month, Jeanie Thompson, poet and Executive Director of the Alabama Writers' Forum, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Helen Keller and poetry. Jeanie Thompson is author of the poetry book about Helen Keller's life, "The Myth of Water."

This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, medical marijuana tops 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 Governor Ivey's Prison Lease plan problems, and the latest on the Comprehensive Gambling bill before the Legislature. The wildcard celebrates Alabama's new state vegetable!

Today on Earth Day, we honor the legacy of America's first naturalist, William Bartram, who traveled through the Southeast in the 1770s. Sam Carr, President of the nonprofit Bartram Trail Conference, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the impact of Bartram's findings that resonate today. The book he left for history is "Travels of William Bartram," published in his later years to document his journey as a young man.

On today's In Focus we remember Lamar Higgins, Troy University's first African-American President of Student Government and the institutions first Black member of the Board of Trustees. Guest host Kyle Gassiott shares parts of an interview with Higgins where he remembers his early years in a one room schoolhouse, his first impressions of Troy's campus, and getting to meet and work with his idol, Rosa Parks.