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.
Episodes
May holds special significance in our nation's history - Armed Forces Day on May 18th and Memorial Day on May 27th. In the first of a two-part interview, Retired Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds of Chilton County, and Retired Colonel Bryan Morgan, who served the Alabama National Guard in the Judge Advocate General Corps, talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about their family ties to World War Two. Part Two of their interview wi...
In an interview taped in April while kayaker Josh Joseph was at the Montgomery Whitewater Park for the U.S. Olympic Team Whitewater Trials, he talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the competition, his childhood kayaking Maryland rivers with his dad, and his dyslexia - how he has learned to strategize on the rivers and in his school work. Josh's goal is actually the 2028 Olympics.
Seniors and retirees are often invited to luncheons and events, where an investment opportunity is presented that promises huge returns. In his career with the Alabama Securities Commission, now retired Director Joseph Borg has brought perpetrators of investment scams to justice. He talks with Carolyn Hutcheson on The Exchange from In Focus, with cautionary advice to investors.
On The Newswrap,Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the accomplishments of the Legislative session. And the Wildcard is about a unique way to get rid of Cicadas!
Continuing The Stoyline book series with co-author Roy Smoot, whose book is "It All Belongs, Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again," he talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about how he survived the death of Judy, his wife of forty years, who had brain cancer. Their book is full of Judy's joyful art, Roy's poetry, and the arc of life they created. The book contains spaces for readers to record their own experience in process...
As we approach Mother's Day, Roy Smoot, devoted husband and father, shares the story of his late artist wife, Judy, a mother and grandmother, with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus. Roy and Judy co-wrote the book, "It All Belongs, Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again," with collaborator Melinda Folse. This is part one of a two-part interview, which follows on May 9th for The Storyline book series.
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the big issue facing the legislators before they adjourn - gambling legislation. And the Wildcard is about one toothy escape artist!
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in both Mexico and the U.S. on May 5th, but May 4th figures into the story. Felix Montelara, podcast producer and creator of the Latin Podcast Awards, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the celebration's roots in history.
Food Network contestant and Dothan pastry chef Brooke De Jong talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about her May 6th appearance on the new culinary competition - "Next Baking Master: Paris."
Sam Wootten, Artistic Director of the Cloverdale Playhouse, and Scott Grinstead, Director of the play, "The Explorers Club," discuss with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus the madcap comedy set in Victorian London. Sam Wootten also previews the upcoming events of the theater.
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses legislative interest in expanding Medicaid with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus. And the Wildcard has fur flying all over the palace!
Global Ties Alabama brings people and cultures together as a form of citizen diplomacy. Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Al Allenback, Global Ties Alabama board member, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the mission of the nonprofit organization.
One hundred and ninety years ago, St. Peter Catholic Church was established in downtown Montgomery. In an on-location interview, sisters Jean Bradley and Ann Schaum talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about how the story if the church is interwoven with the history of Alabama's capital city. They discuss St. Margaret's Hospital, the stained glass windows, especially those depicting a World War I sailor and soldier and chaplai...
During Earth Week, celebrated Alabama actress and arts educator Dr. Tonea Stewart visits In Focus with special guest Lacheryl Cillie to talk with host Carolyn Hutcheson about the thrifting lifestyle. Dr.Stewart's Suited for Success project prepares young people for careers, and Ms. Cillie's Thrifting Tours teach people how to creatively recycle and re-use goods, to keep them out of landfills.
On this special episode of In Focus, we remember musician, educator, and longtime supporter of Troy Public Radio, Randy Foster.
Joining host Carolyn Hutcheson to remember Foster are Layne Holley, Director of Marketing and Communication at The Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Sam Wooten, Artistic Director at the Cloverdale Playhouse.
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, shares with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus the results of the Congressional District 2 Primary Election Runoff. And the Wildcard will soon bring on the noise!
The Montgomery Whitewater Park is hosting the U.S. Olympic Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross Trials. CEO Dave Hepps joins In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson and guest co-host Glenda McNair with a preview.
April is Financial Literacy Month, and Amanda Senn, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks on The Exchange with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about financial education efforts for women, for school students, and for the general public.
For The Newswrap,Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the Legislative session and its fast-moving political agenda. He also stresses the importance of supporting public broadcasting as a source of nonpartisan news. The Wildcard is about Mr. Tom, the turkey who won't leave school!
The South has struggled with kudzu for generations, so Lee County Historical Society President Charles Mitchell, Auburn University Professor Emeritus of Crops, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson, at Loachapoka Pioneer Park in east Alabama about kudzu, privet, and other invasive plants. This program was originally broadcast on May 16, 2023.
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