Josh Christensen
Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
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I was born in Ramsey, Minnesota, which is a northwest suburb of the Twin Cities. Growing up, the news was always on from 5-6 p.m. and I always thought it would be cool to become a sportscaster.
Before joining KCRG in 2012, I started my career at Lakeland Public Television up in Bemidji, Minnesota. I started out as an intern, working the teleprompter, audio and cameras. A month before I graduated college, I became a full-time news/sports reporter for the station's bureau in Brainerd. I held the position for almost a year and a half before being promoted to Sports Director.
I attended Bemidji State University and have two degrees, one in Mass Communications and the other in Political Science. Before that, I attended Anoka-Ramsey Community College and received an Associate of Arts degree.
In my spare time, I love to fish, hunt and watch movies. I also love spending time with my three dogs: Archie, Jack and Dixie.
If you have any story ideas, don't hesitate to give me a call or send me an e-mail.
A Cornell women's lacrosse player joined her chemistry professor in helping make the safety guidelines for the athletic buildings on campus.
The Clarke football team has faced challenges just like every other team in the country with the pandemic, but it's different for the Pride being it's just their second season as a program.
Xtream Arena in Coralville announced on Thursday its adding a hockey team from the East Coast Hockey League.
Iowa parents reacted to Wednesday's decision by the Big Ten to start football in the fall.
The Big Ten presidents met over the weekend and could possibly hold a vote to play football in the fall.
Iowa State lost its season opener to Louisiana-Lafayette, 31-14.
Don Bosco remained undefeated on the season with a 74-0 win against Central City on Saturday.
The Xtream Arena will be the new home for the Iowa volleyball team and possibly a minor league hockey team.
Former Cedar Rapids Washington football player created different stickers to help raise money for derecho relief.
The Marion football team collected its first win since October of 2018 after beating Center Point-Urbana on Saturday.
Mount Vernon won all four of its matches in the Shirley Ryan Invitational.
Mount Mercy University is one of the few colleges in the country that's moving ahead with a fall sports season.
Northern Iowa head coach Mark Farley continues to find the correct structure as the Panthers prepare for a spring season.
The Iowa City Community School district voted on Saturday to start the school year online for the first two weeks. With that vote, high school sports will be put on hold when school starts.
Marion native Kiah Stokes and former Hawkeye Tyler Cook discuss how NBA and WNBA players are using their platform to raise awareness towards racial injustice.
Former Iowa men's basketball head coach Lute Olson passed away on Thursday night at the age of 85.
Iowa junior Stewart Brown spoke about Friday's decision by the university to cut four programs, including men's gymnastics.
NASCAR driver and Cedar Rapids native Joey Gase is raising funds for his hometown after a derecho caused widespread destruction two weeks ago.
Iowa State continues to practice as it prepares for its season opener in three weeks.
West Delaware won its season opener against Anamosa on Friday night.
Linn-Mar is sharing its pool with all three Cedar Rapids high schools, who suffered damage from last week's derecho.
The Benton Community football team will have to play every game on the road this season after its stadium suffered damage from last week's derecho.
Area college and high school teams have been helping with the cleanup from Monday's storm.
Prospect Meadows suffered damage from Monday's storm, but hopes to be up and running by September.
There was significant damage done to several sports stadiums in Cedar Rapids, including Veterans Memorial Stadium and the ImOn Ice Arena from Monday's storm.
The Mid-American Conference became the first FBS conference to move the football season to the spring for 2020.
Here's the Sunday edition of John's Big Ol' Fish on August 9, 2020.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference moved its football season to the spring on Friday night.
Dillon Burr and Kaitlin Hotchkiss claimed the titles at the Rotary Pribyl Tournament in Cedar Rapids.
On Wednesday, the NCAA Division II and III councils announced that all fall championships have been canceled for the 2020 season.
Williamsburg lost to Albia in the Class 3A championship game, 1-0.
North Linn fell to Ogden in the Class 2A championship game, 6-1.
Clarksville wins its first state title after shutting out Collins-Maxwell, 2-0.
Kennedy won its first state softball title after beating Fort Dodge, 5-1.
North Linn hit five home runs to defeat Northeast in the state semi-finals.
Clarksville pitched a shutout against Lisbon in the 1A semi-finals.
Mount Vernon lost to Albia in the state semi-finals, 2-1.
Williamsburg advanced to the 3A championship game after beating three-time defending state champion Davenport Assumption.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy advanced to the Class 5A title game after beating Muscatine, 9-0.
Cedar Falls is headed to the state tournament for the first time in 31 years after having to suspend part of the season due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Don Bosco defeated South Winneshiek in the Class 1A state quarterfinals, 3-1.
The Coral Ridge Ice Arena is opening on Sunday after being closed since late March. It's the first step in possibly growing the sport of hockey in the area.
Cedar Falls is making its first appearance in the state tournament since 1989.
North Cedar came up short in making its first state tournament berth after falling to Burlington Notre Dame in the substate final.
Teams are celebrating their state tournament berths when two months ago, there was concern there wouldn't be a season because of COVID-19.
The Kirkwood volleyball season will start in January instead of September after the NJCAA"s decision to push fall sports back to the spring.
North Linn is one step closer to going back to state after defeating Jesup in the district final, 14-4.
Iowa is hopeful a football season will still happen.
Iowa City West dominates Waterloo West in its playoff opener.
Regina shut out Alburnett in a regional playoff, 5-0.