Albuquerque has a new mayor for the first time in eight years, Mayor-elect Richard Berry. Berry is also the first Republican to lead Albuquerque in 25 years. This week, “New Mexico in Focus” will break down Berry’s victory and its implications for the city’s future. “New Mexico In Focus” is KNME-TV’s weekly hour-long public affairs show airing on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. on KNME-TV channel 5.1 and repeating on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 a.m.
Host Gene Grant sits down with Gwyneth Doland and Marjorie Childress from the New Mexico Independent, Peter St. Cyr from KKOB-AM radio and the Albuquerque Journal’s Dan McKay to talk about Albuquerque future under Mayor Berry and the new City Council.
Then Grant and regular “The Line” panelists Jim Scarantino and Margaret Montoya will be joined by this week’s guest panelists Sophie Martin and Marco Gonzales to debate the outcome of the week’s local elections, as well as the upcoming budget fight in Santa Fe during the Special Legislative Session. Of interest in the special session is the involvement in local educators in making their concerns known to their legislators, and if these legislators will heed their words.
“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