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 sound from the Panthers after the joint practice with the Cleveland Browns.
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The guys give you their expectations for the East Carolina Pirates' defense this year.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys ask the audience whether Flounder should go to the Panthers preseason game or the Dierks Bentley concert, react to some of the best audio from around Panthers joint practice and walk it off with a little "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys look at the defense for East Carolina this year, tell you what they make of T-Mac receiving a lot of targets at today's joint practice and discuss Dave Canales saying the Panthers starter will play on Friday.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys discuss their biggest takeaways from today's joint practice with the Browns and tell you what they make of the first unofficial depth chart.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Dave Canales' strong praise for the offensive line's performance in camp, Dan Morgan's update on the kicking battle and Bryce Young's comments about the competitiveness in practice.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys dive into more sound from camp and walk it off talking about the importance of umbrellas and telling you 'What's on Tap' tonight.
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The guys tell you what they expect from the East Carolina offense this season, including quarterback Katian Houser.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you what they expect from the East Carolina offense this year, react to Jared Dubin saying the Bryce Young trade is the 9th worst trade since 2000 and point out some of the training camp battles that have developed.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys discuss the training camp updates from a rainy Tuesday of training camp, react to some of what Dan Morgan had to say on the Mac & Bone Show this morning and talk about how effective the benching of Bryce was last year.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to Dave Canales' comments on Ryan Fitzgerald on Saturday night, Tetairoa McMillan's comments on the level of physicality in camp and Jaycee Horn saying Bryce Young is like Steph Curry.
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In the third hour of the show, Walker and Flounder talk about the struggles that Tetairoa McMillan has had with physicality at the LOS, discuss some of the best dive bars in Charlotte, react to some of the best audio in local sports and walk it off with 'What's on Tap'.
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In the second hour of the show, Walker and Flounder look back at last year for the East Carolina Pirates, talk with Joe Person about training camp to this point and FanFest and recap what Joe had to say, including about T-Mac camp performance.
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Joe Person, Panthers beat writer for the Athletic, joins the show to discuss Bryce's performance in camp so far, T-Mac's up and down camp to this point and the depth of the trenches continuing to grow.
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The guys look back at East Carolina's 2024 season and the decision to elevate Blake Harrell to the full-time head coaching gig.
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In the first hour of the show, Walker and Flounder take you through their biggest takeaways from FanFest, tell you how important T-Mac's career is for Dan Morgan and this staff and play a round of 'King of the Hill' with Panther hot takes.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys discuss the news that ESPN has acquired the right to NFL Network and the Redzone and talk about the news that Micah Parsons has officially requested a trade from the Cowboys.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys talk with Noah Fleischman about NC State's upcoming football season, tell you if they believe the wide receiver room will be able to handle expectations and give you their expectations for Derrick Brown this season.
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The guys welcome in Noah Fleischman, On3 Sports reporter for the NC State Wolfpack, to discuss some of the storylines and expectations around NC State football heading into the season.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys give you their takeaways from the Hall of Game last night, talk about some of what Dave Canales had to say with Kay Adams, react to the latest updates from camp and discuss the idea of trading for Terry McLaurin or Micah Parsons.
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