The Alabama Sports and Adventure Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2022 honorees tonight in Dothan.  Chairman Mike Schmitz, former mayor of Dothan, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the organization's mission to recognize Adventure Sports achievers, especially those who use their sport to support community causes.

"The Exchange" returns to In Focus on Mondays, with business and financial topics for consumers.  Today Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about current investment scams.

Illegal cockfighting is happening in Alabama, and Mobile native Marty Irby,

Noted historian and author Dale Cox sat down in June of 2021 with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson at the re-enactment of the last battle of the Creek Indian Wars, to discuss his Uchee Indian heritage.  Joining the conversation was frontier re-enactor Tom Garrett.  Both men had ancestors who fought in battles of the 1830s era. This event was held in Troy at the Pioneer Museum of Alabama, as a re-enactment of the 1837 "Battle at Hobdy's Bridge - Thunder on the Three Notch."

Troy University Chair of the Political Science Dept. Professor Michael Slobodchikoff talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his Russian family history.  They survived the Bolshevik Revolution, the Japanese invasion of China, and the 1949 Revolution in China.  This is part two of his interview, with the first segment available at www.npr.org,; Search for In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson - Nov. 10, 2021 program.

On Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, travel journalist Darley Newman, PBS host of "Travels with Darley," talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about her experiences on Alabama's Civil Rights Trail. Darley has visited Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham for upcoming episodes.

Her two-part series that covers Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham will air on

Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's State Health Officer, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Covid-19 and the widespread Omicron variant.  In this segment, Dr. Harris discusses Covid testing, Omicron's symptoms, and ways to protect children from the virus.

As In Focus returns for the New Year, one possible New Year's Resolution could be to "Kick Covid." Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's State Health Officer, joins Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, to discuss the latest Omicron developments and how to fight the pandemic. This is part one of a two-part interview, with part two on Jan. 13.

Don Dailey, the longtime sole political analyst for both the Newswrap and Buzzword on "In Focus" is retiring from that job as well as host of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal."  Don will continue to appear occasionally on the Newswrap with other analysts.  On this episode we celebrate Don's tenure with the program by listening back to some of his more memorable wild cards!  Please join host Carolyn Hutcheson and Kyle Gassiott in celebrating Don's 40-year career in both radio and television!

Dr. Don Williamson, President and CEO of the Alabama Hospital Association, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about how Alabama hospitals are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. As we face the holidays, the Delta variant is prevalent, and Dr. Williamson has concerns about the emerging Omicron variant. He urges Covid vaccinations and booster shots, plus mask wearing for indoor gatherings.