Chiefs radio announcer Mitch Holthus to miss 1st game in 30 seasons due to COVID
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs radio broadcast will sound very different on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers.
Long-time radio play-by-play announcer Mitch Holthus will miss his first game in 30 seasons and over 500 games he announced on social media.
The Chiefs’ preseason play-by-play tv announcer Ari Wolfe will fill in for Holthus.
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Holthus stated on Twitter he tested positive for COVID-19 early on Friday morning. There were efforts to try and get him to broadcast the game with a studio setup, but those efforts fell short.
He has been the voice of the Chiefs since 1994 and is the longest-tenured radio broadcaster in franchise history.
The absence of his iconic “Touchdown Kansas City!” call will certainly be missed on Sunday night.
