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 some of the best audio around the players that might be on the board for the Hornets entering tonight.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys discuss what tonight's draft means for guys on the current Hornets roster, react to some of the best draft audio around the Hornets pick and walk it off telling you what they are most looking forward to in tonight's first round of the draft.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys talk about Cade Klubnik's development and if it is a credit to Dabo Swinney's QB prowess and tell you what they make of Klubnik's NFL Draft stock.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys talk about the NFL Draft future of Cade Klubnik as he enters a huge senior season, tell you what area they want to improve most on defense for the Panthers and discuss how important it is for the Hornets to pick a "box office" player.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys tell you the things they would love and hate to see the most from the Hornets tonight, talk about the report that Ace Bailey doesn't want to be in Charlotte and tell you if the Panthers have a better chance to have a top ten offense or top half defense.
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The Live Wire today is focused all on basketball. Are players skipping out on working out for the Hornets? How dangerous of a pick is Ace Bailey?
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Dylan Jackson, founder of The Two-Point Conversion, joins Wes & Walker to discuss the upcoming NBA Draft and which prospects fit what the Hornets need the most.
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This Tuesday edition of the Campus Corner focuses on college football. Is there a lack of anticipation for the Arch Manning era of Texas Football? Also, which college players in the Carolinas are we looking forward to watching the most?
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Hour 3 of a Tuesday edition of Wes & Walker starts with an interview with Dylan Jackson to preview the NBA Draft and which players would make the most sense for the Hornets to draft. We then have The Live Wire and end like always with The Walkoff.
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Hour 2 starts as always with the Campus Corner, we then move to discuss which new player on the defensive side of the ball will have the most pressure on them this season, and finish the hour by asking if this is a season the Hornets can truly compete.
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Wes is finally back on the show with the boys. We continue to look ahead to the draft coming up tomorrow and evaluate pre-draft stories. We also discuss the importance of fit when it comes to the Hornet's first round draft pick.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Brett Siegel saying it's easier to trade Miles Bridges than LaMelo Ball right now, Kevin Schnall's comments on his ejections and Patrick Agyemang's goal to help navigate the US past Haiti in the Gold Cup.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys discuss the head coach and quarterback combos in the ACC and the state and where the Tar Heels duo of Bill Belichick and Gio Lopez ranks amongst those groups.
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The guys welcome in Kevin Sweeney, NBA Draft and college basketball analyst for Sports Illustrated and the Field of 68, to discuss some of the targets that could be in play for the Hornets at No. 4 or in a possible trade back scenario.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys talk about whether or not the Hornets should be picking for fit on Thursday night, react to some of the best audio in the world of sports and walk it off by telling you 'What's on Tap' presented by Twin Peaks.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys discuss the best quarterback/head coach duos in the ACC and local area, talk about the quarterbacks that they are comparing with Bryce and tell you what move the Hornets could still make to be more competitive in a weakend East next season.
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In the first hour of the show, Walker and Flounder discuss the Thunder's NBA title and how it is outshined by Indiana's run, talk with Kevin Sweeney about some of the Hornets' top targets in the draft and look at the potential of Tre'Von Moehrig on the back end of the Panthers' defense.
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In the final hour of the show, Walker and Flounder react to more talk about the draft prospect who doesn't want to play with LaMelo, give you Walker's all-quarter century defense and special teams players and walk it off with predictions for Game 7 of the Finals.
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In the second hour of the show, Walker and Flounder are joined by Rod Morrow as they discuss the excitement that the NBA Finals have provided, the complaints about the aesthetics of the Finals and the most underrated players in UNC basketball and Hornets history.
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In the first hour of the show, Walker and Flounder talk through the Pacers forcing a Game 7 in the NBA Finals, discuss just how great the basketball has been and Walker gives you his Panthers all-quarter century offense.
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