Chronicle: Veteran Sacramento air personality Joey Mitchell, whose career included mornings at Country KRAK from 1975-2000, has died following a battle with lung disease complicated by pneumonia, according to multiple local media reports. After more than five decades, he retired from radio in 2021 and segued to podcasting. Plans for a celebration of life are pending. In lieu of flowers, his family has requested donations in Mitchell's name to the Make-A-Wish foundation.