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Radio mourns loss of Mitchell
06:37 PM CST on Monday, November 21, 2005
Dallas public radio marked the loss of Glenn Mitchell, the longtime talk show host and mainstay of KERA–FM (90.1), with two hours of reminiscences and thoughts on Monday. Hosted by KERA program director Abby Goldstein, the eulogy featured some of Mr. Mitchell’s close friends, members of his on-air "Brain Trust," and call-ins and e-mails from listeners to The Glenn Mitchell Show . Mr. Mitchell, 55, died in his sleep Sunday after a brief illness. Norm Hitzges, the sports talk-show host from The Ticket (KTCK-AM), and Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bob Ray Sanders both recalled their inventive, free-wheeling days in the 1970s with Mr. Mitchell at KERA. “The way it was in those days,” Mr. Sanders said, “if you came up with an idea you went on the radio and just did it.” He credited Mr. Mitchell as the person who made KERA one of the first American stations to carry BBC Radio and National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Most often, people spoke of Mr. Mitchell’s encyclopedic knowledge, his curiosity, his all-consuming passion for radio and his ease with guests. “The show was never about Glenn,” said Dallas writer Dave Marquis. “It was always about the guest, the subject.” “He never really stopped working,” said Ms. Goldstein, “Evenings, weekends, he’d go to the library to do research. He was always reading, listening.” As evidence of Mr. Mitchell’s rag bag of knowledge, musical tastes and interests, co-workers cited his landfill of an office cubicle, his love of horseracing and wine. Mr. Hitzges theorized that Mr. Mitchell had “too broad a mind for commercial radio — he didn’t have enough vitriol, enough far right, far left opinion.” His achievements ranged from editing a volume of the letters of Roman statesman Cato for the National Center for Policy Analysis to his “Christmas Blockbuster,” an annual marathon radio show of often obscure and fascinating holiday music. The Glenn Mitchell Show “was the perfect venue for him,” said David Johnson, the stockbroker featured on NPR’s Marketplace. “He got everything he wanted. One of the best things in life is getting a job you love and then to share it with others.” Arrangements for a public memorial service are pending, Mr. Marquis said. 
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