America’s national parks headline this week’s episode of “New Mexico in Focus.” In advance of the new Ken Burns PBS series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” (premiering on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.) “New Mexico in Focus” features an exclusive interview the Dayton Duncan, award-winning writer and co-producer of the new series. “New Mexico In Focus” is KNME-TV’s weekly hour-long public affairs show airing on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. on KNME-TV channel 5.1 and repeating on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 a.m.
Then, “New Mexico in Focus” will take a look at some of New Mexico’s most enchanting locations: the Puye Cliff Dwellings, an historic National landmark on the Santa Clara Pueblo; explore on horseback our nation’s first proclaimed wilderness, New Mexico’s Gila National Forest; and take a walk back in time with historical re-enactors through the ruins of New Mexico’s Fort Union National Monument.
Gene Grant and regular “The Line” panelists Margaret Montoya, with the University of New Mexico Law School, UNM Health Sciences Center and CUNY Law School, and Jim Scarantino, investigative analyst for the Rio Grande Foundation are joined by David Alire Garcia, with the Center for Independent Media, and Marco Gonzales, an attorney with the Modrell Sperling Law Firm to discuss the impact of the war in Afghanistan on New Mexico, the Albuquerque mayoral race and more.
“New Mexico in Focus” is produced by Kevin McDonald and Kathy Wimmer and closed captioning has been made possible by a gift from Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs.
Media Contact: Evy Todd, (505) 277-1812; e-mail: etodd@knme.org