Wes & Walker Show
WES BRYANT Charlotte native Wes Bryant comes to WFNZ as a host, producer, editor, and voice-over artist for the ACC Digital Network in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was previously the host for ACC Digital Network’s Kickoff Live, a college football pregame show and Wes Got Range, a lifestyle show on which Wes explored and visited locally owned restaurants in Charlotte and interviewed local area athletes. Wes was hired for the 2021-2022 season as a pre and post-game co-host for Charlotte Hornets broadcast on Bally Sports South. In addition to his work at the ACC Digital Network, Wes is a regular contributor on Charlotte Sports Live on Fox 46 Charlotte, where he discusses and breaks down all the action in the NBA, NFL, NASCAR, and across NCAA basketball and football. He began his career in 2013 as a beat writer for the Charlotte 49ers of the C-USA Conference for Rivals.com. Wes was previously a reporter and producer for The Melanie Clark Show on Radio One. In 2007, Wes was an intern at WBTV, Channel 3, in Charlotte. Wes is a former offensive lineman, and three-year letterman for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, graduated from the university in 2006. He was a High School All-American football player at Vance High School in Charlotte. WALKER MEHL Walker grew up in Claremont, NC and played basketball at Bunker Hill High School. He then took his talents to UNC-Charlotte where he graduated in 2015. Walker then started his broadcasting career in the Charlotte market the following year. Along with his start in radio, Walker began hosting the Locked On Hornets podcast in 2018 where his passion for the Hornets and the other local sports teams is apparent. Prior to joining WFNZ as a full-time host, Walker has worked on the station in a number of different shows. Growing up in and around the Queen City, Walker is a life-long fan and observer of the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the University of North Carolina. Walker loves the outdoors, going out and spending time in Uptown and loves music as much as he loves sports.
Episodes
In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Dave Canales talking about the play that Bryce got injured on, Brad Idzik talking about keeping Bryce prepared in case he can play and Charles Lee discussing what he liked about the opener.
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Bobby Marks, NBA front office analyst for ESPN, joins the show to talk about the betting scandal in the NBA and the build of this Charlotte Hornets team for this year and the future.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys talk with Bobby Marks about the Hornets roster this season, react to some of the best audio in sports on the Live Wire and discuss some of their favorite habits that might be seen as childish.
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In this edition of Fire or Fizzle, Wes tells you if certain freakish athletes are fire or fizzle.
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In this edition of the Ten Best Players, the guys give you their top ten for the matchup between the Panthers and Bills.
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The guys tell you who will be ballin' and fallin' this weekend in the local college football matchups.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you who will be ballin' and who will be fallin' this weekend in local college football, give you their top ten players for the Panthers' game against the Bills and Wes tells you if popular sports freaks are fire or fizzle.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys talk about the Hornets' blowout win against the Nets, discuss whether or not they believe Bryce might actually play this weekend and tell you what they would do at running back if Rico Dowdle to go off.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to some of the best audio from around the Hornets as their season gets ready to kick off tonight.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys are joined by Charlotte FC captain Ashley Westwood to talk about the playoffs, react to some of the best audio from around the Hornets on opening night and discuss if the CLT media could fair better than the Boston media did playing a pick up game against the Hornets coaching staff.
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Ashley Westwood, team captain and midfielder for Charlotte FC, joins the show to discuss where he and the squad stand heading into the playoffs, the challenge that NYCFC will presented and the advantage that the Bank is for the team.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys react to Wes's ACC Power Rankings for this week, discuss the challenge that the Bills offense will present this defense and talk about the improvement that we have seen from the Panthers' defensive line so far.
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Wes gives you his ACC Power Rankings and ACC Quarterback Rankings for this week.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys tell you what they expect from the Hornets this year, discuss how things could look different with Andy Dalton under center this weekend and rank the impact of the Charlotte rookies for this year.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Brian Baldinger's continued praise of Derrick Brown, Dave Canales' comments on why Andy Dalton likes throwing to Xavier Legette and Charles Lee's comments on the two open spots in the starting lineup.
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The guys are joined by Hunter Bailey, Charlotte 49ers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer and co-host of the Highway 49 Podcast, as they discuss the future of the football team after Mike Hill's firing.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys talk with Hunter Bailey about the state of Charlotte football after Mike Hill's firing, react to some of the best audio in the world of local sports and walk it off by telling you 'What's on Tap' presented by Twin Peaks.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys dive into Dabo's latest comments after the latest loss and discuss how bad it could get for LaMelo.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys react to another long-winded speech from Dabo Swinney following the latest loss, talk about the latest flag-planting incident in local college football and tell you whether or not the Panthers can keep winning and capitalize on Mike Evans injury.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys react to the Mariners getting beat by the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the ALCS, talk about what they should expect from the Andy Dalton-led Panthers and discuss the success that Dan Morgan has had with trades during his tenure.
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