In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

In Focus brings you one of the most unusual survival stories we've ever heard, and it's about the Mayflower. Lynn Schlick joins us today from the Alabama Genealogical Society.

Medicaid cuts are being discussed by the U.S. Senate as they consider Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." Todd Stacy, host of Capitol Journal on Alabama Public Television, shares the latest and an "udderly" charming Wildcard on the Newswrap today.

Financial abuse of older Americans is on the rise, and the Alabama Securities Commission shares the tactics of the perpetrators.

In Focus brings you part two of George Wallace, Jr.'s interview about his late father and the 1972 assassination attempt on his life.

One of the twentieth century's larger than life political figures was Alabama Governor George Wallace. His son visits In Focus for The Storyline book series, with a two-part interview about his father's journey from segregation to racial reconciliation.

In observance of the legacy of Juneteenth, In Focus brings you a conversation with Willie Mae Brown, whose life was changed when she heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speak in Selma.

During the summer travel season, In Focus brings you an opportunity to travel through history by retracing Lafayette's 1825 victory tour in Alabama and Georgia, fifty years after the American Revolution.

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!