The 2009 New Mexico Legislative session started earlier this week, and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s influence will be felt throughout the political spectrum. On this week’s “New Mexico in Focus” co-hosts David Alire Garcia and Gene Grant will analyze the governor’s top priorities for the 60-day session. “New Mexico in Focus,” KNME-TV, channel 5’s weekly one-hour news show, will air on Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. and will repeat on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 a.m.
In addition to the legislative session, “New Mexico in Focus” will check out Tricklock theater company’s “Revolutions International Theatre Festival,” now in its ninth year. Viewers will find out what makes the event so special, and why the artists are willing to travel to New Mexico from all over the world to be a part of it.
“New Mexico in Focus” is co-hosted by David Alire Garcia, in the interview segments, and Gene Grant, who leads the panel discussion. Joining Grant on the panel are regular panelists Jim Scarantino and Whitney Waite Cheshire, and this week’s guest panelists, former state representative and senator Pauline Eisenstadt, and Lorene Mills, the host for “Report from Santa Fe.”
Producers of ‘New Mexico In Focus’ are Kevin McDonald and Kathy Wimmer. 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