Leta Powell Drake
Leta Powell Drake | |
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| Born | Leta Powell March 10, 1938 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 2021 (aged 83) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | broadcaster, television producer, screenwriter and television personality |
| Years active | 1955–2021 |
Leta Powell Drake (March 10, 1938 – September 15, 2021) was an American broadcaster, television producer, screenwriter and television personality on local stations in Nebraska. Drake hosted Live & Learn, a program for seniors on 5 City TV in Lincoln, Nebraska, and has been inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Nebraska Press Women's Hall of Fame.
Drake acted in more than 100 plays and two movies. She was a member of the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE). She was also one of the creators of the Star City Holiday Parade.
A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Drake served on the boards of the University of Nebraska College of Fine and Performing Arts; UNL Alumni Association; Osher Life Long Learning Institute at UNL; Lincoln General Hospital Auxiliary; Mayor's Film Commission; Muscular Dystrophy Association; Lincoln Advertising Federation; Lincoln Community Playhouse; Theatre Arts for Youth; YMCA; The Salvation Army; 99's (Women pilots); Nebraskans for Public Television; and Nebraska Public Radio.