Iowa PBS welcomes back college wrestling coverage

JOHNSTON — College Wrestling returns to Iowa PBS in 2025.

College Wrestling makes its triumphant return showcasing five small college duals from powerhouse programs in Division II, Division III and the NAIA.

The coverage will feature four men's dual meets and one women's dual meet.

Coverage will begin Thursday, Jan. 16. The final meet will be Feb. 11. Each dual meet will begin at 7 p.m., broadcasting live on statewide Iowa PBS and livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube and iowapbs.org.

Legendary duo Tim "The Voice of College Wrestling" Johnson and Jim Miller will call the action.

Johnson has covered more than 300 wrestling meets for Iowa PBS, ESPN and the Big Ten Network, said PBS in a press release.

In 2007, Johnson was named broadcaster of the year by the National Wrestling Media Association, and in 2009, he was named journalist of the year by Wrestling Insider News.

Miller is a 10-time NCAA Division III champion coach for Wartburg College and a five-time National Coach of the Year. He coached 37 individual national champions, 147 All-Americans and 72 NWCA Academic All-Americans at Wartburg.

Miller received the Lifetime Service to Wrestling award from the Iowa Chapter of the Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the Wartburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.

Live coverage will be as follows (subject to change):

Thursday, Jan. 16: University of Nebraska at Kearney vs. Grandview University

Tuesday, Jan. 21: Loras College vs. Coe College

Thursday, Jan. 30: Augsburg University vs. Wartburg College

Thursday, Feb. 6: Central College vs. Luther College

Tuesday, Feb. 11: William Penn University vs. Grandview University Women

Learn more at iowapbs.org.