Happy Birthday, New Mexico in Focus!

This week, we are proud to bring you Episode 1952 of New Mexico in Focus. It features a chat with a labor economist about recent efforts to increase the minimum wage in cities across our state; a look at the War Powers Resolution; an update on a New Mexico-based nun’s path to sainthood; and a visit from my old friend and journalistic coconspirator Justin Horwath, who recently published a bomb of a story in the Albuquerque Journal about the proposed $1.25 billion sale of New Mexico Gas Co. to a private equity firm. 

It is, if you don’t mind me saying, a quality show. 

But I want to direct you back to the episode number: 1952. That’s not just some random sequence of numbers we dragged down from the ether. Rather, it signifies the 52nd episode of the 19th season of NMiF. 

I’ll do the math, so you don’t have to: We’re a weekly show, and there are of course 52 weeks in a year. That means, when you tune in next week, you’ll be embarking with us on the 20th season of NMiF. 

That ain’t nothin’. In fact, it’s quite a run for a news and public affairs show at a PBS member station. 

Longtime viewers know we’ve made some pretty significant changes over the last few years — from personnel to format to subject matter. We’re happy with the direction things are headed, and we’ve got some big ideas for Year 20. I’m not here to give it all away, but here’s one little nugget: You’ll see a completely new look for NMiF in the coming months. 

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this show over the last 19 years — and especially to those of you who have watched it. After all, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it… 

Long live New Mexico in Focus!

-Jeff Proctor, Executive Producer