Johnson Wagner was announced Friday as a new member of the Golf on CBS team. The three-time PGA Tour winner will serve as an on-course reporter during broadcasts, while also appearing regularly on digital platforms, contributing tournament previews and summaries and creating original content.
Wagner will join Dottie Pepper and Mark Immelman as CBS’ on-course reporters for the 2026 PGA Tour season, with reporting from the Supertower by Jim Nantz, Trevor Immelman, Frank Nobrio and Colt Knost, as well as interviewer Amanda Balionis and select event organizer Andrew Catalon.
“I’ve done a lot of things in my life, including playing on the PGA Tour and working in television for the past three years, but I can’t think of a happier, ‘pinch me’ moment”, Wagner said. “I’m excited to be a part of the CBS Sports golf team and put in the hard work. I’ve had the opportunity to work with Jim Nantz, Trev, Frank, Dottie, Mark, Catalon and all of you, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to be joining this team.”
Wagner joins CBS Sports after a stint with the NBC Sports & Golf Channel, where he provided live tournament and in-studio color commentary. Among his most popular contributions are Wagner’s recreations of golf shots from the day’s tournaments, which he will continue to do in his new role.
“I know a lot of people are concerned that I’m leaving Golf Channel and ‘Live From’ and that I’m no longer doing Recreation, but I have to say that’s not the case,” Wagner said. “We don’t know if it’s going to be a signature event, we don’t know where it’s going to be yet, but we’re going to crush it.
“We have a lot of ideas. We want to slowly sink our teeth into the next evolution of what we’ve been doing and grow it into something better, not necessarily better, but we want to grow it and build on what we’ve already built at Golf Channel.”
CBS golf season begins at the end of January with the Farmers Insurance Open, which will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+. In addition to broadcasting the Masters and PGA Championship, CBS will broadcast seven of the eight signature events on the 2026 PGA Tour schedule and all three tournaments that make up the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
