Fletcher Powell
Program Director | All Things Considered Host | You’re Saying It Wrong Host and Producer | Movie Reviewer | Wichita’s Early Edition Host | The Range Executive ProducerFletcher Powell has worked at KMUW since 2009 as a producer, reporter, and host. He's been the host of All Things Considered since 2012 and KMUW's movie critic since 2016. He also co-hosts the PMJA-award winning show You're Saying It Wrong, which is distributed around the country on public radio stations and around the world through podcasts. Fletcher is a member of the Critics Choice Association.
Fletcher was recently honored with state wide Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards for You’re Saying It Wrong: The Words of 2023, 'Poor Things' is a world of delights, Newscast June 13, 2024, and the Substance Use Resource Page.
Fletcher can be reached by email at powell@kmuw.org.
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We take a trip back in time at Wichita State and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
In celebration of Thanksgiving and all the food that comes with it, we’ll take an etymological trip around the dinner plate. -
The new director of the All-Indian Museum remembers her great-great grandmother’s role in her family’s history. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Fletcher Powell says one new movie is a gorgeous artistic work. -
We talk to long-time Wichita Eagle columnist Bonnie Bing about her new book, "Wait. Now what?" And we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Rural residents in Kansas not only struggle to find health care, but afterwards struggle to afford it. That has led to hospitals suing more patients over unpaid bills, often for small amounts of money. We’ll hear about why rural hospitals routinely sue their residents, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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After an extended discussion about plurals, Kathy and Ross give Fletcher a wide-ranging quiz on grammar, pronunciation, etymology, and whatever else they decide to throw at him. -
Former Wichitan, Jay Helgerson, once held a Guinness World Record for running a marathon a week for an entire year. His daughter, Lexie, created a documentary about her father called, 'Age Group Winner.' We'll hear that conversation and news from Wichita and around the state.
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Lexie Helgerson's documentary, "Age Group Winner," plays this weekend at the Tallgrass Film Center. Her dad, Jay Helgerson, once held a Guinness World Record for running a marathon a week for an entire year. -
Fletcher Powell says "Death By Lightning" is a fun way to learn history.
