Born December 17, 1924 in Kearney, Nebraska, John Charles Mitchell graduated "Cum Laude" from Kearney State College, Kearney, Nebraska. While attending Kearney State, John worked part-time seven days
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a week for four years as an announcer at KGFW.
Following graduation, he went to Washington, D.C., where he graduated "with honors" from Georgetown University School of Law.
In 1953, John took his first broadcast ownership step by buying KGFW, Kearney.
In 1968, he moved to Omaha and five years later purchased KRCB in Council Bluffs and through the years acquired additional broadcast properties.
In the political world, John served as Chairman of the Buffalo County Democratic party, State Chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party and was elected as the first National President of the Association of Democratic State Chairmen and was one of the founders of that organization.
In addition, he served on the original Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Standardized Jury Instruction and on the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Practice and Procedure twelve years.
He received the "Outstanding Alumnus" award from Kearney State College, the Kearney State Colledge Distinguished Service Award and served on the College Foundation Board. He also served a term on the board of the Omaha Airport Authority.
John Mitchell was a retired attorney. He sold his radio properties in 2001 to Waitt Radio, which evolved into NRG Media. His radio stations included: KQKQ, KKAR, KOIL and KGDE in Omaha; KQKY, KRNY and KGFW, Kearney; KXNP and KODY, North Platte; KUVR and KMTY, Holdrege; KLIQ FM, Hastings; KHUB and KFMT, Fremont. Triple M Investments still owns several broadcast tower facilities,
John Mitchell passed away on February 28 in Longboat Key, Florida.
