Augsburg College has been one of the most successful wrestling programs on the Division III level. Now the school will be at the center of wrestling promotion as KAUG, the student-run campus radio station, will be the host studio for Wrestling 411’s twice weekly radio program beginning November 11.
Wrestling 411, the brand operating under the wrestling marketing and promotions company Media Sports Production, is launching its first full season of its made for television wrestling highlights show. The made for television show, Wrestling 411, will be complimented by a timely twice weekly show airing on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the season.
“We’re excited about having KAUG as our studio host, “said Jason Bryant, Production Manager and Writer for the Wrestling 411 television show. “KAUG offers the flexibility we desire and the ability to stream and archive our shows for a nationwide audience. We also felt Augsburg was a natural fit because the school’s strong presence within the sport of wrestling. It just makes perfect sense.”
Tom Brands, the head coach of the defending Division I NCAA team champion Iowa Hawkeyes, will be the show’s first guest on Nov. 11.
Kyle Klingman will serve as the host for the radio side of Wrestling 411, with Jason Bryant adding his services as well.
Each show will provide dynamic and comprehensive discussion and coverage in studio on topics crucial not only to wrestling, but wrestling coverage, rankings, results and the entire scale of wrestling from high school to the international styles.
Along with guests, the Wrestling 411 radio program will feature weekly guests ranging from the nation’s most respected coaches and athletes and wrestling’s top minds. Information about the show will be updated frequently on the Wrestling 411 web site at www.wrestling411.tv.
“The benefit of having both a radio and television medium will help enhance coverage and visibility of college wrestling. The radio program will not only inform the public, but it will also serve as a sounding board and also give updates on what fans can look forward to on the Wrestling 411 television program, “said Bryant. “Our show will be a great compliment for the sport of wrestling. We’re confident the product will be up to par with what the wrestling community has come to expect from Kyle and I.”
Klingman was the associate director of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum for the past six years. He is a featured columnist for W.I.N. Magazine and hosted “On The Mat, “a weekly wrestling radio show where he interviewed some of the top names in wrestling. In 2008, Wrestling International Newsmagazine honored Klingman with its Wrestling Journalist of the Year award.
Bryant spent three years as the Director of Media Relations for the National Wrestling Coaches Association. He helped InterMat garner the National Wrestling Media Association’s Wrestling Web Site of the Year Award in 2006 and as a journalist. Bryant has been the recipient of Wrestling International Newsmagazine’s Journalist of the Year as well as Amateur Wrestling News’ Bob Dellinger Award for Wrestling Writer of the Year.
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