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
Will Palaszczuk, the play-by-play voice of Charlotte FC and Hornets and Panthers postgame host for WFNZ, joins the show to talk about the Hornets' big win last night and Charlotte FC's recent success, including a blowout win over NY Red Bulls.
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The guys are joined by Joe Giglio, co-host of the Ovies & Giglio Podcast, as they discuss the way that Will Wade departed NC State and where the Wolfpack go from here.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys talk with Joe Giglio about Will Wade's exit at NC State, chat with Willie P about the Hornets' win and Charlotte FC's recent success and walk it off by making their predictions for Duke's weekend.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys discuss whether or not NC State is better off without Will Wade, tell you if NC State fans deserved this and give you their top candidate to replace Wade.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys discuss whether or not Will Wade leaving is actually the best thing for NC State, talk about where Cameron Boozer's freshman season ranks all-time and tell you how important it is that Duke wins tonight for Jon Scheyer.
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The guys welcome in John Fanta, broadcaster for NBC Sports and NBA TV, to discuss the Hornets success this season, the matchup that Duke has tonight with St. John's and the local coaching chaos that has happened in the Triangle.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys talk about the Hornets' victory over the Knicks last night, chat with John Fanta about the Hornets and the Triangle area college hoops storylines and look at where Hornets players sit in The Ringer's top 100.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys preview the Sweet 16 by talking about the game they are most excited for tonight and giving you their biggest upsets for tonight.
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In this edition of Fire or Fizzle, Wes tells you if certain Sweet 16/Elite 8 moments are fire or fizzle.
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Wes Miller, the new head coach of Charlotte men's basketball, joins the show to talk about his plan for the program and getting it back to the level that it once was.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys talk about the UNC family's impact on who the next coach will be for the basketball program, react to Will Wade's statement on social media and look at the loaded slate of basketball and baseball tonight.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you what they expect in tonight's Sweet 16 action, chat about how much age should matter in the coaching search for UNC and talk to Wes Miller about him taking over at Charlotte.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys talk about Will Wade bolting NC State to go back to LSU, tell you if they can see certain UNC coaching candidates taking the job after their statements from yesterday and Wes tells you if Sweet 16/Elite 8 moments are Fire or Fizzle.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Brandt Tillis talking about why he hasn't had extension talks with Bryce or his camp, Moussa Diabate discussing why he passes the ball out on rebounds and Kendrick Perkins defending Wemby's pitch about why he should be MVP.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys touch on a bunch of different storylines from around the state on the hardwood, react to the best sounds in the world of sports on the Live Wire and walk it off with a look at the important NBA action tonight.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys tell you what they make of the reporting coming out around Will Wade and his possible return to LSU and if it is a blessing in disguise for the NC State program.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys discuss the reporting that Will Wade could be leaving NC State to go back to LSU, tell you whether or not the UNC opening is a better opening than Kansas if it was to come open too and talk about which free agent pick up on defense is a bigger risk.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys give their initial reactions to Hubert Davis being fired by UNC, tell you how they will remember the Hubert Davis era in Chapel Hill and talk about the coaches that the Tar Heels should be in contact with to fill the job.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Jeff Goodman saying Nate Oats isn't a good fit for UNC, Seth Greenberg putting Duke on upset alert this weekend and Brian Scalabrine talking about the Hornets getting a top 6 seed in the East.
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The guys welcome in Bobby Lutz, former head coach of the Charlotte 49ers, to talk about the hire of Wes Miller as the program's next basketball coach and the direction of the athletic department as a whole.
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