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've tackled the differences between American and British English, but let's not forget Canadians also have a language of their own. -
Demand for U.S. cotton has been stagnant for decades, but U.S. agriculture officials have a plan to change that. We'll hear more, and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie shows its creator is becoming impossible to ignore. -
There’s new research tracking bright yellow warblers — a palm sized bird that started breeding in southeast Kansas. Rachel Schnelle with the Kansas News Service reports on the research about the birds' migratory habits, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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More farmers are fixing up their decades-old equipment rather than buying new. That’s in the midst of a tough farm economy. Farmers’ decisions around fixing, upgrading or buying new machinery. We'll have that story, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Kathy and Ross throw Fletcher a devil of a grammar quiz as we all get set for back-to-school season. -
Fletcher Powell says a new comedy struggles to set itself apart from every other movie like it. -
Jason Hendry of the Wichita band The Velvet Fever says that his group's new recording is about honesty and integrity. We'll hear more and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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The purple martins are back in Wichita. Thousands of birds are gathering near the airport each evening as they prepare for their annual migration, and they're attracting an audience. We spend an evening with the birds and bird watchers, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Increasing volatility and sky-high prices in agriculture are making it a tough time for the next generation to take over. We'll hear how a difficult economy has made farming harder for new generations, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
