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, the guys get some listener reaction to the Tetairoa McMillan pick, talk with Willie P about the pick and Charlotte FC, tell you what they expect from the Panthers tonight and give you picks for tonight's playoff games.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys look at the first night of the draft from the ACC perspective, give a letter grade for the rest of the NFC South's picks and talk about the fall of Shedeur Sanders and what it means.
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Joe Person, Panthers beat writer for The Athletic, stops by with the guys to talk about how the Tetairoa McMillan pick came to fruition last night, his thoughts on what McMillan brings to the table and what the team needs tonight.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys give their initial reactions to the selection of Tetairoa McMillan, tell you what concerns them about McMillan and how it could still work out and talk with Joe Person about the Panthers' selection of McMillan.
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In this edition of Fire or Fizzle, Wes tells you if popular draft moments are fire or fizzle.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys talk about their concerns with Tar Heel basketball's roster construction and Wake stealing Charlotte's top high school commitment on the hardwood.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys tell you what they think the rest of the NFC South might do, talk about some ripple effects that could come from tonight's draft and walk it off with their predictions for what the Panthers do at 8.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys take some more calls on the draft, tell you if the Tar Heels are set up to fail on the hardwood again this season after losing Drake Powell and Wes tells you if NFL Draft moments are fire or fizzle.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys discuss the news that Mason Graham is now the favorite on FanDuel to go at 8, give you the five biggest questions around the Panthers heading into the draft and take some calls from the listeners on the draft.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys discuss the Hornets being voted the worst organization in the NBA, tell you where they are at with Tar Heel football as more defections keep piling in and walk it off with predictions for tonight's playoff games.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys discuss where the Duke roster stands with a lack of defections, where NC State's roster stands after a bit of a lackluster portal haul and Wake Forest's addition of Karate Benson in the portal.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys discuss Duke and NC State's roster as they sit right now on the hardwood, tell you which offensive player could take the Panthers offense to the next level and talk about Drake Powell's decision to enter the NBA Draft.
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In the final Draft Duel of the year, Wes and Walker battle each other for all the marbles with some 3rd Round Draft options.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys tell you what they make of the Walter Nolen ties to the Panthers, give you some guys on the Panthers roster that should be worried about the draft and duel for the final time with draft prospects.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys discuss whether or not Cade Cunningham has surpassed LaMelo in the NBA hierarchy after last night, talk about the greatness of Mel Kiper Jr. and walk it off with their predictions for tonight's NBA and NHL playoff games.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys tell you if they believe that Charlotte is in trouble after exiting spring without the quarterback battle solved, if Duke has been the most stable of the Big 4 programs and if everyone is sleeping on the South Carolina quarterback room.
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In this edition of the Draft Duels, Wes battles with one of the draft's most productive linebackers against Walker, who takes on one of the draft's most intriguing tight end prospects.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys talk about the big storylines around this past weekend's local CFB spring games, tell you if they are proponents of trading up with the Browns or Giants and discuss whether or not Duke should be worried about Jai Lucas flipping a commit.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys tell you whether or not the Panthers should get the benefit of the doubt with their first round selection, play a round of Buy or Sell with Panthers draft rumors and duel for the penultimate time with 3rd Round prospects.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Daniel Jeremiah saying many expect the Panthers to trade down, Rod Brind'Amour discussing how important the power play goal was and Willie's call of Andrew Privett's first MLS goal.
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