Preston Mitchell began his reboot in television at KBAK in October 2026. He has always been interested in television and talking to people in general. Now he gets to do it again for a living…and it’s indescribable how happy he is. My television journey began 25 years ago.
Preston graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota (a PROUD Scot), but his TV odyssey didn’t begin immediately after graduation. He began teaching/administration at a school for Special Needs children in Los Angeles, where he worked for 14 years. However, the TV bug continued to gnaw at him, and he finally decided to attempt to take his TV career to the next level.
He began his career as a Sports Anchor for the ABC/CBS affiliates in Casper, Wyoming. He was there for nearly two years when the call from the CBS affiliate in Amarillo, Texas, came. During my time in the Panhandle, I hosted an all-sports show for Division II West Texas A&M University, filled in on both anchor desks for the weekday/weekend and did a plethora of sports reporting. Next up was spending time as the Weekend Sports Anchor at WHBF in Rock Island, Illinois, covering Division I, Division II, Division III, and NAIA sports. I finally came back to California as the Sports Director for another tv station in Bakersfield, where I covered both high school and college sports, minor league baseball, hockey, and everything in between. Prior to coming to KBAK, I was a substitute teacher for 14 years and coached girls basketball at both the elementary and jr. high levels for seven years
I’m originally from Los Angeles and get to have the best of both worlds: living here in Bakersfield and visiting family and friends to the south. I love sports (even though sometimes I’m a “Get Off My Lawn”) type of guy, working out and watching tv (maybe too much). My two older brothers still reside in L.A. and are extremely excited I’ve been given the opportunity to also follow the extensive news coverage Kern County has to offer.
Please don’t hesitate to talk to me if you have an interesting sports or news story. I’m extremely grateful to come into your living room for the foreseeable future.