In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

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.

Historian and author Dale Cox returns to the In Focus Storyline book series to talk with host Carolyn Hutcheson about his own quest to document the existence of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the river basin swamps of north Florida and south Alabama.  His classic book is "Two Egg, Florida." This program was originally broadcast on Dec. 7, 2023.

Alabama continues to showcase its musical talent on NBC's "The Voice," with Selma contestant Asher Havon.  He talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his experience on "The Voice," as well as his years singing gospel music and his family's participation in Selma Civil Rights  activities.  In 2015, Asher sang for President Barack Obama.  More information about his performances on "The Voice" can be found on YouTube.

Since the Alabama Legislature is on Spring Break, Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal has been catching up on the news from Congress. Host Todd Stacy talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus and shares a Cadbury Bunny wannabe for the Wildcard!

In the second of her two-part interview for The Exchange, Montgomery CPA Lynne Bozeman talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about tax tips for individuals. Lynne, a Troy graduate, is a former Chair of the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Alabama is showcasing its musical talent on NBC's "The Voice," with Ducote Talmadge, a contestant from Auburn. He is a college student and a firefighter, who is preparing for a career in aviation.

The Alabama Legislature and Governor Kay Ivey aim to remove obstacles that have kept more than 40 percent of Alabamians out of the workforce.  Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of the In Focus Newswrap, about their plans.  And the Wildcard is about a beloved dog who for almost a decade has helped school children in Wetumpka.

Tax season is here, and Montgomery CPA Lynne Bozeman of Richard, Harris, Ingram, and Bozeman shares with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus several tax tips for businesses.  Bozeman, a Troy graduate, is past Chair of the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., is being used to clone voices, alter photos and video images, and write fake documents.  Monde Donaldson of the Better Business Bureau of Central and South Alabama, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about A.I. red flags.  The website www.bbb.org has A.I. educational materials.

Montgomery singer-songwriter Bob Corley talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the story behind his original song, "A Penny More," and the making of his subsequent YouTube video.  

Professor Martin Olliff, Director of the Wiregrass Archives based at Troy University's Dothan Campus, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the WA collection of Covid-19 stories from Wiregrass residents since March 2020.  To contribute personal experiences to the Covid-19 Wiregrass Archives, e-mail Professor Olliff at molliff@troy.edu.  He also hosts the podcast, "It Came from the Archives."

While cigarette smoking is on the decline among teens, vaping is on the rise.  Robin Geurs, Clinical Research Coordinator in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at UAB, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the impact on lungs and heart of vaping.  

Information on quitting is at these websites: smokefree.gov and quitnowalabama.com. A free app is quitSTART.  Toll-free help is at 1-800-QUITNOW.

Deputy Fire Chief Josh Bingham of the Prattville, AL, Fire Department, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus on location at Fire Station #4 near I-65 North about Safe Haven Baby Boxes.  The Prattville Fire Department was the second in the state to install a Baby Box, in which a newborn can be placed if the mother is unable to care for the infant.  More information is at the website, www.shbb.org.

On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about recent IVF and School Choice legislation, as well as legislators' conflict over gambling proposals.  And the Wildcard hams it up in Wisconsin!