This week, New Mexico in Focus sits down with two former city councilors to explore Tim Keller’s successful run for an unprecedented third consecutive term as Albuquerque mayor.
Host Nash Jones and the two former councilors — Eric Griego and Greg Payne — also discuss why Darren White’s mayoral campaign didn’t resonate, and they touch on the council races that landed in runoff elections as well.
NMIF also hears from Bernalillo County Assessor Damian Lara about his changing approach to property valuations.
Reporter Cailley Chella takes viewers to Chaco Canyon, where long-sought protections for the sacred site are hanging by a thread.
NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14 at 7 a.m. and streaming on the PBS video app. Involved, informed, in-depth media: watch New Mexico in Focus again online shortly thereafter.
Show Host
Nash Jones
NMiF Segments
How Did Tim Keller Win a Third Term as ABQ Mayor?
and
Looking Ahead to Mayor Tim Keller’s Third Term
Host
Nash Jones
Guests
Eric Griego, UNM professor of practice, former city councilor
Greg Payne, attorney, former city councilor
Fight for Chaco Canyon Protections Continues
Correspondent
Cailley Chella
Bernalillo County Assessor on Approach to Property Valuations
Host
Nash Jones
Guest
Damian Lara, Bernalillo County assessor
New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education, and art issues and explores them in-depth with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."
NMPBS Executive Producer, Public Affairs is Jeff Proctor. New Mexico in Focus's senior producer for public affairs is Lou DiVizio. Host and producer of New Mexico in Focus is Nash Jones. Producer is Antonio Sanchez. Multimedia journalist is Cailley Chella.
Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation and Viewers Like You. Funding for the Your New Mexico Government Project comes from the Thornburg Foundation and New Mexico Local News Fund. Funding for Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present & Future is provided in part by the Neeper Natural History Programming.
