Leta Powell Drake Career Tribute

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08/17/2021 Added

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This video was featured during the August 14, 2021 ceremony conveying an honorary doctorate to local television pioneer Leta Powell Drake.

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[00:00:00.350]From KOLN Lincoln, KGIN Grand Island,
[00:00:03.710]this is the "Morning Show" with Leta Powell Drake.
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[00:00:11.250]Spring has sprung.
[00:00:12.420]Good morning, good morning.
[00:00:13.450]Welcome to the "Morning Show," it's Friday already.
[00:00:15.830]It's February the 26th, the temperature is...
[00:00:18.570]For years Nebraskans started their day
[00:00:20.700]with Leta Powell Drake,
[00:00:22.300]but her day never ended when the show wrapped.
[00:00:25.410]Drake was a TV personality and producer,
[00:00:28.140]a community leader and manager,
[00:00:30.090]a licensed pilot and a mother,
[00:00:32.680]and for hundreds of children,
[00:00:34.240]she was Kalamity Kate on "Cartoon Corral."
[00:00:37.251]♪ Kalamity ♪
[00:00:39.093]♪ Kalamity Kate ♪ Yay!
[00:00:41.410]Drake earned her Masters
[00:00:42.700]in Theater Arts from the University of Nebraska.
[00:00:45.460]She served as Program Director of KOLN-TV for 28 years.
[00:00:49.860]As host of the morning show, Drake interviewed Presidents,
[00:00:53.000]humanitarians, and celebrities.
[00:00:55.400]There's Princess Leia is with us today
[00:00:57.300]on "Kidding Around."
[00:00:58.250]In seeing it last night, Tom.
[00:00:59.650]I can listen to you all day long.
[00:01:01.240]One of the finest actors I have ever seen.
[00:01:03.860]It's a delightful little film called "A Christmas Story."
[00:01:07.829]It works, it works, it works.
[00:01:09.020]Watch him here February the 16,
[00:01:10.310]Kojak is back and we're glad to have him.
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[00:01:14.320]Drake went on to serve
[00:01:15.780]as assistant network program manager
[00:01:17.790]for Nebraska's statewide public television
[00:01:20.210]and radio network, now known as Nebraska Public Media.
[00:01:23.840]Drake is a tireless champion
[00:01:25.420]for the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, on stage and off.
[00:01:29.290]She performed at the Nebraska Repertory Theatre
[00:01:31.780]and served on the boards
[00:01:32.990]of the University of Nebraska
[00:01:34.450]College of Fine and Performing Arts
[00:01:36.460]and the Nebraska Alumni Association.
[00:01:39.210]She played a leading role
[00:01:40.520]for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNL.
[00:01:44.306]♪ The guys only doing it for some dolls ♪
[00:01:48.690]The city of Lincoln benefits
[00:01:50.220]from Drake's energy and generosity.
[00:01:52.520]She helped create the Lincoln Star City Holiday Parade
[00:01:55.810]and served on numerous boards.
[00:01:58.510]Last year, Drake added another line to her resume.
[00:02:01.540]She became an internet sensation
[00:02:03.720]when her celebrity interview videos went viral,
[00:02:06.950]proving that Leta Powell Drake never goes out of style.
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