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
Mike Hill, the athletic director for the Charlotte 49ers, joins the guys at the Doghouse to talk about the matchup for the football program against App State tonight, the hire of Tim Albin as the football coach and the renovations that Jerry Richardson Stadium is undergoing.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys give you their predictions for Week 1 of CFB with the help of Chris Reynolds, talk with Mike Hill about Charlotte 49ers athletics ahead of the opener and walk it off with their predictions for Charlotte-App State.
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In this edition of Ballin' or Fallin', the guys pick the best games of a loaded Week 1 of college football with former Charlotte quarterback Chris Reynolds.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys finish up their predictions for Charlotte for this season, welcome Chris Reynolds to the show to discuss Charlotte going into the game against App State and give their reactions to the Micah Parsons trade from yesterday.
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The guys go through the Charlotte schedule for this season and give you their expectations for the season.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys tell you what they made of the wins from NC State and Duke last night, react to some of what Dan Morgan had to say about the Adam Thielen trade and Hunter Renfrow and begin their schedule predictions for Charlotte.
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The guys are joined by Tim Albin, head coach of the Charlotte 49ers, to talk about his excitement for tomorrow's game against App State, why he decided to take the Charlotte job and the decision to roll with Conner Harrell in the season opener.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Dave Canales' comments on Ryan Fitzgerald, Dan Morgan's comments on the linebacking corps and Drew Brees' hyping of the Saints for this season.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys tell you how worried they are about Ikem Ekwonu's recovery from an appendectomy, react to some of the best audio in the world of sports on the Live Wire and walk it off with predictions for tonight's local CFB games.
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Wes tells you if NFL logos are fire or fizzle.
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The guys go through the App State schedule and give you their win-loss predictions for the season.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys go through the App State schedule and pick the games and Wes tells you if NFL logos are fire or fizzle.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys talk with Tim Albin about where the Niners stand going into the game, react to some of the best audio from Dan Morgan from earlier today on the stand and tell you what they make of the messaging around Hunter Renfrow.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys discuss the latest additions that the Panthers have made to the active roster and practice squad, react to some of the best audio in sports on the Live Wire and walk it off with 'What's on Tap' presented by Twin Peaks.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to some former Panthers complaining about decisions from their former coaches and Walker goes on a rant about college football preseason rankings.
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The guys give you their predictions for the Charlotte defense after a brutal 2024 season on that side of the ball.
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The guys tell you what they expect to see from an App State defense as they look to bounce back from a rough 2024 season.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you what they expect this season for App State and Charlotte's defenses and look at the other rookies and if they have regrets about not selecting certain players.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys tell you what they make of the Adam Thielen trade, discuss who benefits the most from the trade in the wide receiver room and get the listeners opinions on the trade on the phone lines.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys chat with Hunter Bailey about where Charlotte stands heading into the opener with App State and update you on the cuts as they roll in as the Panthers get down to 53.
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