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Richmond radio personality and sports announcer John “Tiger Tom” Mitchell and his wife of 56 years, Bette Mitchell, at their South Side home.
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When John “Tiger Tom” Mitchell was born in 1916, African American-owned banks, insurance companies, newspapers, barber and beauty shops and retail businesses had set a foundation of wealth for Jackson Ward.
