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 the final hour of the show, Walker and Flounder discuss whether or not the Hornets should be interested in trying to acquire Jaylen Brown, react to some of the best audio in the world of sports on the Live Wire and give you predictions for tonight's CWS Game 3.
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In the second hour of the show, Walker and Flounder talk about Dusty May leaving for the NBA after Jon Scheyer turned down the job, look at whether there is a Tar Heel angle to this decision process and preview Game 3 of the CWS.
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In the first hour of the show, Walker and Flounder discuss the sports weekend including a U.S. Open win for Wyndham Clark and dive into some important questions around the Hornets heading into the NBA Draft.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Rod Brind'Amour talking about silencing the doubters, Wemby saying the Spurs dominated for most of the NBA Finals and Landon Donovan discussing the United States' win over Paraguay.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys discuss the 2-0 start for the Diamond Heels in Omaha, look at the newest graphics that young prospects are putting out and quickly touch on the hot streak that the Tar Heels are on in the 2027 class.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys dive further into the Knicks' title and what the Spurs learned about the league, react to some of the best audio in the world of sports on the Live Wire and walk it off with a look at the night's FIFA World Cup action.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys discuss the success that the Diamond Heels have had in Omaha, tell you how probable it is that the Panthers have multiple double digit sack guys this season and look at why the Canes are here to stay as contenders.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys give their initial reactions to the Canes winning the Stanley Cup, tell you what they will remember the most from this run by the Canes and discuss what it means for Rod Brind'Amour's legacy.
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Charlotte Basketball Legend, Gerald Wallace, joins the show before throwing the first pitch in tonight's Knights game. What are his favorite memories from playing in Charlotte, and how much did this city mean to him and his career?
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This No-Rules-Friday edition of the Campus Corner includes debates about Texas Tech's 22-minute statement, and Texas Tech monitoring Sorsby's phone.
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Gerald Wallace joins the show before throwing the first pitch at the Knights game this evening. We then move to the Live Wire and end the show as always with the Walk-Off!
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Hour two starts as always with the Campus Corner, we then move to discuss possible disrespectful takes saying that teams like the Atlanta Falcons have a better chance to win the NFC South than the Panthers. We end the hour with some bulletin board material from John Tortorella.
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It's a No-Rules-Friday!! We start the show by recapping the massive Game 5 win by the Hurricanes over the Golden Knights, we then debate if the contract extension for Jalen Coker is worth the money and what we should expect from him this season.
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This week's edition of Fire or Fizzle is all about popular arcade style sports games, NFL Blitz, NBA Jam, Golden Tee, which ones are FIRE, and which are fizzle?
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This Thursday edition of the Campus Corner is all about ranking the top 25 coaches in college football!
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The final hour of a Thursday starts with a discussion about XL, what does a good season look like for him, and can him and Brazzell both have success? We then move to the Live Wire, and end the show with the Walk-Off where we give our game 5 predictions for the Hurricanes and Golden Knights game.
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Hour two starts as always with the Campus Corner, who are the top 25 coaches in College Football? We then talk about the Panthers EDGE rushing room and how good they could possibly be. We close the hour with the Thursday staple, Fire or Fizzle.
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The first half of the opening hour is all about the insane comeback by the Knicks and the absolute choke job by the Spurs in game 4. We then move to talk about the current goalie situation for the Hurricanes, and end the hour with some more Sabonis trade talk.
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Dylan Jackson, founder of SportCLT, joins Wes & Walker to discuss the upcoming NBA Draft and the options that the Hornets have with picks 14 and 18.
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The Campus Corner is here on a War-Cry Wednesday! Should NC State seriously look into Will Wade's departure to LSU to see if there was any foul play between the two parties?
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