In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Late last February, Kyle Gassiott, Troy Public Radio Director, paid a visit to Gee's Bend in Wilcox County, Alabama, to talk with quilter Mary Ann Pettway about the community's unique and artistic quilts, which are displayed all over the world.  Kyle shared highlights from his visit with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus and also posted photos on TPR's Facebook page. 

The Vann Vocal Institute is celebrating 17 years of bringing world-class opera talent to Montgomery and the River Region. Tenor David Cangelosi, Artistic and Program Director, who has led the Institute's training of young talent, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus. The Vann Vocal Farewell Recital is scheduled for Saturday, October 5th, 7 p.m., at the Wilson Auditorium, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. The Vann Vocal Institute has been a project of the Montgomery Symphony Association.

Guest Host Kyle Gassiott fills in for the vacationing Carolyn Hutcheson, and finds a baby hippo stealing the spotlight in the weekly newswrap.

On The Newswrap, Randy Scott, Reporter and Executive Producer for Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the recent school schooting case in Winder, Georgia, and how Montgomery law enforcement is dealing with similar threats by several area students and teens online.

Jeff Sanders, Executive Producer and Correspondent for Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, often reports from across the state. He shares an update on his travels from the gulf to the mountains, especially at Alabama State Parks, with Carolyn Hutcheson for the Tri-State Travel Series from In Focus.

On The Exchange, Amanda Senn, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about how the Internet and A.I. are changing the landscape of investment fraud.

Forest owners across Troy Public Radio's coverage area are fighting pine bark beetle infestations accelerated by drought.  Drew Metzler, Registered Forester and Forest Health Coordinator for the Alabama Forestry Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about what he calls an epidemic.  Information is at the forestry.alabama.gov website. To report a wildfire, call 1-800-392-5679.

In Part Two of his interview, Pulitzer prize-winning writer Howell Raines, author of "Silent Cavalry, How Union Soldiers From Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta, And Then Got Written Out Of History," talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about Union General Sherman's tactics that destroyed civilian property.

On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about why Governor Ivey is asking for the resignation of Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis.  And the Wildcard is about some noisy birds at the center of a court case!

For children with respiratory conditions like asthma, the school year brings the challenge of viruses and environmental changes. Professor Linda Gibson-Young,