New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

About New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is New Mexico PBS' prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."

Publisher

New Mexico PBS

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2019

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

164 of 480 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Small Market News Outlets: Different Strategies & Strong Results

   Publisher Lindsey Wood and reporter Damien Willis share their innovative strategies for successful hyperlocal news with Host Nash Jones, offering insights into community-focused journalism.

2. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The 2026 State of the Local Media

   Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews Bill Church and Ed Williams about the evolving landscape of local journalism and investigative reporting.

3. 

   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   New Leadership at UNM Athletics Department

   In March, UNM named Ryan Berryman to be its next athletics director. Berryman has been connected to Lobo sports since he was a teenager and, at 32, is one of the youngest ADs in Division I sports. The Albuquerque Journal's Geoff Grammer joins Senior Producer Lou DiVizio to discuss the new department head and consider what Berryman's tenure could mean for the Lobos on the football field, the basketball court — and beyond. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizio Guest: Geoff Grammer, Sportswriter, Albuquerque Journal

Inside a recent episode

Small Market News Outlets: Different Strategies & Strong Results

Published 8 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We get responses all the time to the stories we're writing saying kind of like what you said. Hey, I was just passing that. Thank you for the story. Now I know what's going on there. And so, yeah. The international district has over the years been over policed. And I think in some ways the Neighborhood has had a tough relationship with reporters, you know, parachuting in there, telling reductionist stories about their community around, say, addiction or poverty, the police presence, crime. How do you get around that or how do you go through that by creating relationships? What has that looked like? […]

Who has been a guest on New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lindsey Wood
• Damien Willis
• Bill Church
• Ed Williams
• Greg Williams

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,019,616

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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