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
NASCAR driver, Chase Briscoe joins the show to talk about the upcoming race and the change to the playoff format this season.
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Shannon Spake joined the show for the final hour to talk about the Hornets but also her close ties with NASCAR and the fantastic stories she has from her time in the media. Wes also joins the show in the final segment to preview some college football matchups this weekend!
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We start the hour with a fantastic conversation with NASCAR driver, Chase Briscoe about the upcoming race this weekend and the change of format for the series this season. We then continue with the Football Friday Dubs and keep an eye on the NFC matchups this week.
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Walker and Flounder are live from the Speedway Club! We first react to the wild result from TNF last night. We then go over the Football Friday Dubs with the Panthers on bye this week. Willie P also joins the show in the final segment.
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In this edition of Fire or Fizzle, Wes tells you if the top five drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series points standings currently have fire or fizzle paint schemes for this weekend.
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The guys tell you who will be ballin' and who will be fallin' this weekend in local college football, including in game like App State-Old Dominion, UNC-Pitt and Wake-NC State.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys talk about some of the biggest issues with College Gameday with Bryce set to be the guest picker, discuss Joe Ovies' idea of paying Bryce Young now and walk it off with reaction to what happened last night in baseball.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you who will be ballin' and fallin' this weekend in local college football, give you their grades for the first four games for the Panthers season and Wes tells you if NASCAR championship contenders' paint schemes are fire or fizzle.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys are live from the Speedway Club discussing the Bank of America 400 storylines, looking at the possibility that Brad Idzik could get a head coaching job this offseason and let you hear Walker interview with Justin Gainey from yesterday.
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This hour, Walker and Flounder are joined by Wes to get his perspective on the Panthers from Sunday and they discuss Walker's Bandwagon White Sox support here as the MLB Postseason rolls on
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This hour, Walker and Flounder break down Carolina's chance to defeat Pitt on Saturday, the state of ACC basketball with regards to the Tournament, and The Hornets injury management in the Pre Season
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The first hour, Live From ACC Tip Off, Walker and Flounder try to move past the Hornets first Preseason showing against the Nets, continue their conversation regarding Bryce Young and Tetairoa McMillan's connection and sit down with NC State's Paul McNeil
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, Walker and Flounder discuss what inevitably feels like the end of Shane Beamer's tenure at South Carolina and where the South Carolina job really sits in the SEC hierarchy.
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Hunter Bailey, host of the Highway 49 Podcast and owner/writer of the Highway 49 Substack, joins the show to talk about Charlotte's latest blowout loss and why he expects that we will see Conner Harrell on Saturday.
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Walker welcome in Wes as they preview some of the biggest storylines around ACC Tipoff, including Duke's loaded roster and UNC's first season under Michael Malone.
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In the final hour of the show, Walker and Flounder are joined by Joe Ovies as they discuss the Panthers' lack of attention and Bryce Young's contract, talk about the state of NC State and UNC football and walk it off with the realization that they might not know what's popular.
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In the second hour of the show, Walker and Flounder discuss Shane Beamer trending towards being fired at the end of the season, talk more about the lack of Panthers attention on ESPN and other national outlets and tell you how concerned they are about Coby White's injury.
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In the first hour of the show, Walker and Flounder tell you who they believe is the biggest contender in the NFC South alongside the Panthers, talk to Wes about some of the biggest storylines around ACC Tipoff and chat with Hunter Bailey about another ugly Charlotte football loss.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, Walker react to Dave Canales talking about the performances of Bryce and T-Mac after not being on the same page this week in practice, T-Mac talking about the MVP chants for Bryce and Bryce discussing Darren Waller's impact.
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Aaron Duncan, owner of Unnecessary Bluntness and co-host of the 'Panthers Collective' podcast, joins the show to discuss the atmosphere at Bank of America Stadium last night, the big nights for Bryce and T-Mac in the win over the Lions and Akayleb Evans' rough night.
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