In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Today on In Focus, as weather forecaster predict an above normal hurricane season, NPR investigative journalist Laura Sullivan recounts her experience covering Hurricane Helene last September.

Troy Public Radio is launching a new program at 12:40 on Mondays: TPR Podcast Presents. Carolyn Hutcheson sat down with Troy Public Radio's Podcast Program Manager Austin Toy to find out more.

Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, joins In Focus for the weekly Newswrap.

In honor of Flag Day June 14th, In Focus brings you an interview from the summer of 2024 with two Lieutenant Colonel instructor pilots at Maxwell Air Force Base. They discussed the new Grey Wolf helicopter and its mission to protect the U.S. Northern Tier missile sites.

On August 24, 2021, Meredith Eberhart, whose trail name is Nimblewill Nomad, became the oldest person at age 83 to hike the Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Maine to Georgia. In Focus brings you his interview atop Flagg Mountain, as the crowd welcomed him home.

In an interview from 2020, Jonathan Hillman discusses China's Belt and Road Initiative. Hillman's book, "The Emperor's Road: China and the Project of the Century," reveals China's ambitious blueprint for world influence.

On the Newswrap, Todd Stacy, host of APT's Capitol Journal, discusses Washington politics, including a proposed cut to CPB funding for public television and public radio. His Wildcard is about an airline passenger carrying an edible, "handbag" through the TSA checkpoint.

As you make your summer travel plans, the Better Business Bureau is alerting passenger waiting at airports about a new scam.

Historical archaeologist Linda Derry, tells stories about Alabama's first permanent state capital, Old Cahawba, which is now a ghost town.

For people who love historical markers, a new tool is at their fingertips, and Troy University professor Martin Olliff explains how it helps their travel plans.

On October 16, 2024, five members of a family watched their boat sink in Perdido Bay off the coast of Alabama. They were rescued by troopers Jacob Manning and Kenny Wade of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division.

Phillip Carter from the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries joins In Focus to celebrate World Bee Day!

On the Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses upcoming political races and what the polling numbers reveal. And the Wildcard is another hop-along!

On the Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses Senator Tommy Tuberville's gubernatorial candidacy. And the Wildcard has wings!

Today, In Focus is on a hike with Verna Gates, founder of Fresh Air Family, at Wood Duck Preserve Nature Park in Opelika.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and In Focus brings you a conversation with George Wallace, Jr. about his mother, Governor Lurleen Wallace, and her legacy in improved mental health care for Alabamians.

Artist Julianne Hansen tells the rest of the story of the commemorative Alabama Poppy Project, now on display in her art studio in downtown Prattville.

Prattville artist Julianne Hansen tells the story of the Alabama Poppy Project and how World War One and Flanders Field inspired it.

On the Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the "Back the Blue" bill passed by the legislature on the last day of the session. And the Wildcard is about a critter caught red-handed with the evidence!