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 WAS ALSO ON THE CALL FOR SUPER BOWLS 55 & 59.
HOLTHUS IS ALSO THE HOST OF THE HY-VEE CHIEFS KINGDOM CONVERSATIONS, THE CHIEFS FIELD PASS SHOW 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.
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. HE WAS ALSO NAMED THE 2020 MISSOURI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR AND HAS BEEN THE KANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR EIGHT TIMES.
IN JULY 2024, HOLTHUS WAS AWARDED AS KANSAN OF THE YEAR BY THE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON D.C.
HE HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATION AND IS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. HOLTHUS HAS TWO DEGREES FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, ONE IN JOURNALISM AND ANOTHER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
HE AND HIS WIFE TAMI WHO IS ORIGINALLY FROM MCPHERSON, KS HAVE A SON AND DAUGHTER AND TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS.
HOLTHUS IS A NATIVE OF SMITH CENTER, KANSAS
