STITCH MITCHELL KXA RADIO HOST – REVEALED – Everett Post
STITCH MITCHELL – KXA RADIO HOST, OH THE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW!
Like the featured photo? Limousine with ladies? This was Las Vegas in the 1970s.
You know his familiar voice every morning on your favorite country music station, KXA Everett. Let’s give another personal insight into the person.
Stitch was born in Marengo, Iowa (County Seat) but grew up in Williamsburg, Iowa (he says they call it Billstown). He was the 6th of 7 children, four boys and three girls. Five of the seven are Leos. Stitch says, “Do the math, apparently my parents enjoyed the vacation!” Can you even imagine this wild house? His mother is obviously a saint and his father has to wonder what I did.
The firstborn were sons, followed by three girls, then Stitch and his younger brother. No wonder what happened to Stitch considering the girls are tired of being teased by their older brothers! Did the sisters put curlers in those golden locks? Attract him and his little brother? Just ask.
Growing up in a small community, they pretty much had a free hand and spent a lot of time on one and a half acre sandy property. With so many siblings and the crowd in the neighborhood, one can only assume that they have put together large teams. They played baseball and whatever other games they could or could invent at Mesquite Stadium, lovingly as a tribute to the mosquitos that dominate Iowa’s hot summer days. The only rule was that your scraped knees, bruises, and bug bites had to be home by dinner.
However, on Sunday morning, Stitch became an angelic altar boy. Fortunately, his robe hid its plasters. Wouldn’t it have been fun to hear his confessions?
And you have to ask him if he “drives on rails” … where they actually drove cars on railroad tracks … sometimes bumper to bumper at night … only over trestles, etc. … only
Stitch and his friends would be crazy enough to do that! In fact, Stitch and his youngest brother, Snitch, wrote a script called “Derailed” about those wacky and insane days in Iowa in the mid to late 1970s. If you know actor Ashton Kutcher, who grew up 15 miles away, tell him to contact Stitch so he can produce the film.
His love for radio, television, music, and everything related to it started early. He did theater in high school and college and appeared as an actor in “The Fantastics”, “The Emperor Has New Clothes.”
and the “Diary of Anne Frank”. He was often told how similar he and James Spader were. Of course, Stitch says Spader looks like him. We think Stitch is nicer and we don’t have chubby cheeks. You decide.
And here is a picture of Stitch and Marty Stewart. Stitch is keen to hear from you, his audience, who you think had the best mullet.
His first job was at an 18-wheel service station! Stitch would soon be leaving that behind and hosting radio shows in Iowa ranging from jazz to rock. From there he went to Las Vegas with KMCQ (opening photo). Then he went to Portland and finally to us in Everett, where his love for country music and roots belong.
When Stich isn’t on the air, his favorite memories are big family barbecues, and that hasn’t changed. He still meets up with his family for reunions and good ol ‘barbecues … and a tiki bar as often as possible.
He’s still into sports of all kinds, especially golf. He does the same vocal exercises in his wonderful voice every morning to warm up for all of you.
Stitch is a big reader and his favorite author is John Steinbeck. He belongs to a book club. All of his colleagues are female. NO COMMENT. (see opening photo)
His favorite food is fried chicken. Who doesn’t own it if they’re honest?
He really enjoys being able to interact with and meet his listeners. Hopefully that will happen again in person soon.
You can hear Stitch Mitchell live on Classic Country KXA at 320 p.m. or 101.1 FM from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekdays, or anytime by streaming on KXA Live Stream or downloading the KXA Mobile App.