New Mexico In Focus airs on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. & repeats Sunday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 a.m.
'New Mexico In Focus' is KNME, Channel 5’s newly reconceived and invigorated prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. This week’s topics include: Long-time New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici Shocks the Political World by Calling an End to His Political Career; The Medical Marijuana Debate Rages On; and The Albuquerque Municipal Elections – Winners, Losers, Low Voter Turnout & $100,000,000 Worth of Bond Issues.
Co-Hosted by Santa Fe Reporter staff writer David Alire Garcia and local Tribune columnist Gene Grant, New Mexico In Focus takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."
Regular Commentators/Panelists
* Hosts: Gene Grant and David Alire Garcia
* Margaret Montoya, UNM Schools of Law and Medicine
* Whitney Cheshire, political consultant; blogger, Wednesday Morning QB
* Jim Scarantino, Weekly Alibi Columnist
Guest's this week include:
* Danny Hernandez, Albuquerque Metro Arroyo Flood Control Authority, chairman
* Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez, UNM Law School
* Reena Szczepanski, director, Drug Policy Alliance New Mexico
* Alfredo Vigil, secretary, New Mexico Department of Health
The producer of New Mexico In Focus is Kevin McDonald. Support for the show has been provided by McCune Charitable Foundation. Closed Captioning has been made possible by a gift from Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs.
Media Contact: Evy Todd, (505) 277-1218; e-mail: etodd@knme.org
Posted by scarr at October 4, 2007 03:03 PM