Leta Powell Drake

Leta Powell Drake is an American broadcaster, television producer, screenwriter and television personality on local stations in Nebraska. Drake hosts Live & Learn, a program for seniors on 5 City TV in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1967, Drake created the character of Kalamity Kate on Cartoon Corral.

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Summary Leta Powell DrakeLeta Powell Drake is an American broadcaster, television producer, screenwriter and television personality on local stations in Nebraska. Drake hosts Live & Learn, a program for seniors on 5 City TV in Lincoln, Nebraska, and has been inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Drake has acted in more than 100 plays, and two movies. Drake served as the assistant network program manager for Nebraska Public Television for 13 years.

In 2020, Drake found herself becoming an internet sensation when her numerous interviews of older celebrities started to go viral. Many have noted that Drake’s style of interviewing tended to be very matter-of-fact and blunt. In 1967, Drake created the character of Kalamity Kate on Cartoon Corral.