Chiefs radio announcers consist of Mitch Holthus in 106.5 The Wolf. Mitch is in his 30th season calling the games in the play-by-play role.
The 106.5 The Wolf is the radio home of the Kansas City Chiefs which anchors the Chiefs Radio Network and is dedicated to broadcasting all of the franchise’s games. The sportscaster has been a part of the network for a long time now.
Holthus is the current play-by-play caller for each of the team’s games on the network who began his sportscasting career indulging in KWLS station in Pratt, KS. It was the time when he started a 13-year-long career associating with the K-State Radio Network and became the “voice of K-state Wildcats.”
Given his longest-tenured announcing career in the team’s history the year 1994 brought him the “Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs” title in the honor.
The 8-time Kansas Sportscaster of the Year receiver has also been awarded with Kansas Broadcasters Association best play-by-play sportscast nine times. He has called 492 regular and post-season games of the franchise.
The media personality was born on 28 June 1957 in Fort Lewis, Washington, and graduated from the Kansas State University getting two separate degrees one in Journalism and another in Business Administration.
Broadcast Team
Chiefs radio broadcasters include Danan Hughes, Josh Klingler, Art Hains, and Dan Israel. Their voice can be heard in a total of 12 states.
Hughes is the current Kansas City Ambassador and former wide receiver for the team, who has been broadcasting football and baseball for the Network.
Danan Hughes
Hughes joined the broadcasting crew to cover the team’s game on 17 July 2020 when he was announced to take over the analyst and commentator role in the network.
The media personality has played in the NFL himself in wide receiver position for the team from 1993 to 1998. The former WR has been in a primary role in broadcasting baseball and football associating with Big Ten Network since 2008.
The University of Iowa graduate will join Holthus in the booth to call and analyze the franchise’s matches and is serving his fourth year in the group.
The duo will be assisted by Josh Kingler reporting each and every on-field incident from the sideline. The trio’s call will be worth listening for.
Josh Klingler
Kingler has been associated with 610 Sports Radio (KCSP-AM) as a morning show host and is currently serving his fourth season with the network.
He joined the team’s network in July 2020 carrying out multiple roles including sideline reporter, pregame host, and Locker room interviewer.
The sportscaster also covers baseball, football, and basketball along with pre and post-game shows for KU associated with Jayhawk IMG Sports Network.
At 610 sports he serves as the beat reporter for for Kansas University athletics field reporter KC Royals, Chiefs & Sporting KC soccer and anchors sportscasts and sports news talks airing in the morning.
The media personality has worked in the sideline reporter role for the University of Kansas for more than 17 years. This season, he will be joining Holthus and Hughes (on the booth) as a sideline reporter.
What Radio Station Are The Chiefs On?
KC games can be heard through more than 100 affiliated radio stations including the flagship networks in over 12 states throughout the United States. Below is a list of the affiliate stations.
Missouri
- KICK/97.9 FM
- KAAN/870 AM and 95.5 FM, KKWK/100.1 FM
- KRLL/1420 AM
- KRZK/106.3 FM
- KKWK/100.1 FMKCMQ/96.7 FM, KWOS/950 AM and 104.5 FM
- KHST/101.7 FM, KRMO/990 AM
- KDWD/99.1 FM
- KXEA/104.9 FM
- KRXL/94.5 FM
- KYRO/1280 AM
- KFMO/1240 AM
- KKLH/104.7 FM
- KFEQ/680 AM, KKWK/100.1 FM, KSJQ/92.7 FM
- KRMO/990 AM
- KYRO/105.3 FM
- KKOZ/1430 AM and 92.1 FM
- KMMO/1300 AM and 102.9 FM, KSDL/92.3 FM
Kansas
- KQNK/1530 AM and 106.7 FM
- KZDY/96.3 FM
- KIKS/101.5 FM, KKOW/860 AM
- KRDQ/100.3 FM, KXXX/790 AM
- KGGF/690 AM
- KGBK/98.9 FM
- KCLY/100.9 FM, KNCK/94.9 FM
- KMDO/1600 AM, KOMB/103.9 FM
- KVGB/104.3 FM
- KFEQ/680 AM, KLZA/101.3 FM, KSJQ/92.7 FM
- KWBW/1450 AM and 98.5 FM
- KQNK/1530 AM and 106.7 FM
Arkansas
- KBZU/106.7 FM
- KAMS/95.1 FM
Colorado
- KGYN/1210 AM
- KXXX/790 AM
Iowa
- KIIC/96.7 FM
- KFEQ/680 AM
- KRXL/94.5 FM
- KOIL/1290 AM
- KSCJ/1360 AM and 94.9 FM
- KBGG/1700 AM
- KJAN/1220 AM and 101.1 FM
Illinois
- WBBA/97.5 FM
- KCGQ/99.3 FM
- KICK/97.9 FM
Kentucky
- KCGQ/99.3 FM
Louisiana
- KNXX/104.9 FM
- WNXX/104.5 FM
Nebraska
- KLZA/101.3 FM
- KFMT/105.5 FM
- KRGI/1430 AM and 106.9 FM
- KFOR/1240 AM and 103.3 FM
- WJAG/780 AM and 105.9 FM
- KXXX/790 AM
- KOIL/1290 AM
- KRDQ/100.3 FM
- KUVR/1380 AM
Kansas City Chiefs Game Announcers
Announcers for Chiefs game today are Rich Eisen in play-by-play, with Jason McCourty and Dan Orlovsky as analysts. The game airs on NFL Network.
The KCs are hustling up against the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany as a part of the NFL International Series, and the kickoff is scheduled for 9:30 PM ET on 5 November Sunday.
Rich Eisen
Eisen has been assigned to call the play-by-play role in the NFL Network who began his journey with the broadcasting team in 2003 as the host of NFL Total Access.
The sportscaster has also hosted the first pregame show on the network titled “NFL GameDay Morning” and also contributed in the same role in “NFL GameDay Highlights” and “Thursday Night Football” pregame, halftime, and post-game shows.
The media personality has covered special on-location league events including the Pro Football Hall of Fame, NFL Scouting Combine, Super Bowl, NFL Draft, and many more.
Eisen began his journalism career as a staff writer at Staten Island Advance in 1990 and Chicago Tribune in 1993. He later joined KRCR-TV as a sports anchor and reporter.
After working as Medill News Service’s Washington correspondent from 1994 to 1996, he joined ESPN and hosted a reality series for ESPN Radio.
Jason McCourty
McCourty joined the network in 2022 to carry out the analyst role in “Good Morning Football” and also assisted in calling the “Thursday Night Football” radio broadcast by Westwood One.
He has also provided color commentary for college football coverage by the CBS network during the fall of 2023. Jason has played 13 seasons of professional American football associating with various teams including Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins until 2022.
The former cornerback retired from professional football on 15 July 2022 and has been contributing to the network’s broadcast of the National Football League matches providing valuable insights.
Dan Orlovsky
Orlovosky is another ESPN analyst who will be discussing the KC vs. Dolphins games alongside Eisen and McCourty in Germany.
The former American football quarterback will be accompanying the other two in the booth to call the KC game scheduled for 5 November. Dan has been in the NFL for 12 seasons playing for franchises like Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Buccaneers, and Indianapolis Colts.
His association with the network came in 2018 as a college football as well as NFL analyst following his retirement from professional football on 11 October 2017.
Commentators For Chiefs Game Today
Chiefs game commentators crew are Sara Walsh and Stacy Dales. They will partner with Eisen, McCourty, and Orlovsky for the NFL Germany games.
Sara Walsh
Walsh is an American sportscaster who joined the NFL Network after her association with Fox Sports in 2019. In the network, she has contributed to a number of shows including NFL Total Access, NFL GameDay Morning, NFL Now, and so on.
Sara is a reporter in the network and is assigned to assist the announcers and analysts in the booth through her reporting of the on-field incidents this 2023 season.
In addition to that, she also serves FOX Sports as a sideline reporter alongside Dick Stockton who is a play-by-play announcer and analyst Brady Quinn.
The four-time Emmy Award receiver was fulfilling her hosting duties with ESPN from 2010-2017 prior to joining the NFL Network. With ESPN, she anchored SportsCenter for seven years and hosted NFL Live, NFL Insiders, and other Draft Specials.
She is also among the first female to host Fantasy Football Now, the Sunday network fantasy football show.
Stacy Dales
Dales is a current NFL Network reporter who joined the broadcasting team in August 2009 as a host and correspondent for NFL Media Programming.
Prior to joining the network she served as a men’s and women’s college basketball analyst as well as reporting college football and NBA from the sideline on ESPN from 2002-2008.
NBC Universal Sports hired her for the 2010 Winter Olympics and FOX Sports signed her to serve as the color analyst for women’s college basketball coverage in 2019.