Counting down the top stories of 2017, part 1

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant and a special Line panel of local journalists begin a countdown of the top stories of 2017. They discuss five of those topics this week, including the veto showdown at the Roundhouse and the impact of President Trump’s administration on New Mexico during the past year.

Correspondent Antonia Gonzales sits down with two experts who delve into the histories of both early New Mexico and Florida. Dr. Aimee Villarreal was a producer and researcher on an animated film about the historic Pueblo Revolt of 1680 in New Mexico. Dr. Kathleen Deagan is an anthropologist and archeologist whose work is featured in a documentary about Spanish Florida.

“Secrets of Spanish Florida: A Secrets of the Dead Special” will air on New Mexico PBS on December 26, at 7:00 PM.

Host:
Gene Grant

Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales

Studio Guests:
Kathleen A. Deagan, PhD, anthropologist and archeologist, University of Florida
Aimee Villarreal, PhD, professor of Mexican American Studies,
Our Lady of the Lake University

Line Panelists:
Dan Boyd, capitol bureau chief, Albuquerque Journal
Matt Grubs, staff writer, Santa Fe Reporter
Mary Hudetz, reporter, Associated Press
Inez Russell Gomez, editorial editor, The Santa Fe New Mexican

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New Mexico in Focus is involved, informed, in-depth media airing weekly on New Mexico PBS. The program debuts Friday nights at 7 p.m. on NMPBS 5.1 and appears online at www.newmexicoinfocus.org. The show rebroadcasts on NMPBS 5.1 Sundays at 7 a.m (pre-empted 12/31) and on NMPBS 9.1 on Saturdays at 5 p.m. (pre-empted 12/30) and Sundays at 3 p.m.

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