MITCH HOLTHUS (HOLE-tus) IS THE VOICE OF THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AND IS THE LONGEST TENURED AND MOST DECORATED PLAY-BY-PLAY “VOICE” IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. HE WAS ON THE CALL OF SUPER BOWLS 54, 57 & 58 WHEN THE CHIEFS WON THEIR SECOND THIRD AND FOURTH SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE ALSO WAS ON THE CALL OF SUPER BOWL 55 IN FEBRUARY 2021. HOLTHUS IS ALSO THE HOST OF THE HY-VEE CHIEFS INSIDER TELEVISION SHOW, THE CHIEFS FIELD PASS HOW AND THE CHIEFS REWIND POST GAME SHOW FEATURED ON SEVERAL DIGITAL PLATFORMS. IN ADDITION, HE ORIGINATES THE “MINUTE WITH MITCH” RADIO AND TELEVISION SERIES WHICH IS SEEN AND HEARD IN FIVE STATES. HIS WORK IS ALSO FEATURED ON CHIEFS.COM HOLTHUS IS A MEMBER OF THE KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS HALL OF FAME, AND IN JUNE 2022 WAS INDUCTED INTO THE MISSOURI BROADCASTERS’ ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME. AS A RESULT, HE IS ONLY ONE OF THREE INDIVIDUALS IN BOTH THE KAB AND MBA HALLS OF FAME. HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME. HOLTHUS HAS WON SIX EMMYS FOR HIS VIDEO AND ON-LINE WORK BY THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES. IN ADDITION, HOLTHUS IS A PAST RECIPIENT OF THE KANSAS CITY SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR. HOLTHUS WAS ALSO LISTED WITH THE VOICE OF THE ROYALS DENNY MATTHEWS AS ONE OF THE TOP 13 “ONE-TWO” PLAY BY PLAY PAIRS IN AMERICA BY THE SPORTS BROADCAST JOURNAL. HOLTHUS WAS NAMED 2024 KANSAN OF THE YEAR BY THE KANSAS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C
