"Voice of the Chiefs" Mitch Holthus to speak at Butler Community College

The Butler Community College Foundation is pleased to announce Kansas City Chiefs broadcaster Mitch Holthus is scheduled to speak Thursday, September 12, at 7 p.m. in the Power Plant (gymnasium) on Butler’s El Dorado campus. The presentation is part of the Harold Smith Cultural Series and admission is free.

Mitch Holthus 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 Show and the Chiefs Rewind Post Game Show. He originates the “Minute With Mitch” radio and television series which is seen and heard in five states, and his work is 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. He is one of only 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 online work from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and is a past recipient of the Kansas City Sports Journalist of The Year award.

The event is made possible by the Butler Foundation’s Harold Smith Cultural Series. The Harold Smith Cultural Series was established in 1998 through a gift of the estate of Harold Smith. Smith graduated from El Dorado Junior College (now Butler Community College) before attending Northwestern University in 1930. Mr. Smith’s vision was to create free, unique cultural opportunities for Butler County residents they may not otherwise experience.