Lee Roy Smith, executive director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and Dan Gable, namesake of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, June 9. 

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan. 

E-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. 

Smith and Gable will be on the program to discuss the historic partnership between the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla., and the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.

Smith, the executive director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, was an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State in 1980. Gable, namesake of the Dan Gable Museum, won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics and coached the Iowa Hawkeyes to 15 NCAA team titles in 21 years.