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
Charlotte 49'ers Head Coach, Tim Albin joins the show to review the first two weeks of the football season, and then explains how the team can improve in the upcoming games.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Willie P joins us in the first segment to preview the Charlotte FC vs Inter Miami game this weekend. We then have the Live Wire and end the show with our game predictions for the Panthers vs the Cardinals.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2 of the show is dominated by a TMac discussion as well as a great interview with Charlotte 49'ers Head Coach, Tim Albin.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's a no-rules Friday! We start the show with a recap of the college football game last night between NC State and Wake Forest and then move to cover the gameday dubs for the week 2 game versus the Cardinals. Wes Bryant joins us in the final segment to preview Miami vs USF.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's Live Wire has a big focus on the NBA and the recent remarks made by Adam Silver. Also included is some Panthers audio of course!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week's Fire or Fizzle is all about the greatest mean athletes in history across all different sports.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After a lackluster performance on Sunday, did Yosh Nijman just secure a bigger bag for Ickey? The Live Wire follows with a big focus on the recent remarks by NBA commissioner, Adam Silver. We end the show as always with the Walk-Off.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The third week of Ballin' or Fallin' is here! Which teams will Wes & Walker choose to be BALLIN' or fallin'.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The second hour gets off to a hot start with another edition of Ballin' or Fallin'. We then move to the fan-favorite segment and discuss the Panthers & Cardinals top 10 players. As always, the last segment of the hour is Fire or Fizzle!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wes & Walker are back once again, we start the show by questioning if the Panthers have had a fire lit under them after the loss to the Jags. We then look at former Panthers and ask who the Panthers miss the most.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This edition of the live wire is focused on reacting to the national media's reaction to Bryce Young and the Panthers' performance in week 1 versus the Jaguars.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's the campus cornaaa! We talk about the insane amount of money that top tier WR's are receiving now. We also discuss if the CFB 26 game could be the last one for a while. Also discussed is who the most underrated QB in North Carolina is.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wes starts the hour by going over all the meanest players he went up against when he was playing college football. We also have the Live Wire, and finish as always with the Walk-Off.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2 of Wes & Walker starts as always with the campus corner! We then move to debate what will look better on Sunday vs the Cardinals, the pass rush or the run defense. We finally take a look around the NFL and cover the main storylines outside of Carolina.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's a humpday edition of the Wes & Walker show! Our main conversation of this hour is what changes will be made if the Panthers continue to struggle. Will Evero be out as DC, will Dave Canales give up playcalling duties? We also take a look around the NFC South to see if our opinions have changed on other teams.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The guys talk with Hunter Bailey, Charlotte 49ers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer and co-host of the Highway 49 Podcast, about the loss to the Tar Heels and the team choosing to stick with Conner Harrell as their starting quarterback.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the final hour of the show, the guys discuss the fact that Dave Canales didn't call plays in the preseason, talk with Hunter Bailey about the Charlotte 49ers after the loss to UNC and walk it off with their power rankings this week.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the second hour of the show, the guys go into the Campus Corner to talk about some of the biggest storylines in CFB, tell you if they believe the Panthers bargain shopped around Bryce Young in recent years and discuss Caleb Williams and the Bears losing to the Vikings.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this edition of the Campus Corner, the guys talk about a possible injury for Arch Manning, Clemson being installed as a 9.5 favorite for the game against Georgia Tech and Deion's bold move over the weekend.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the first hour of the show, the guys further discuss Tetaroia McMillian's strong showing in the season opener, talk more about some of the guys they are worried about long term and tell you why the 2024 draft class is looking like a failure for Dan Morgan.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Popular Podcasts
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Charlie is America's hardest working grassroots activist who has your inside scoop on the biggest news of the day and what's really going on behind the headlines. The founder of Turning Point USA and one of social media's most engaged personalities, Charlie is on the front lines of America’s culture war, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of students on over 3,500 college and high school campuses across the country, bringing you your daily dose of clarity in a sea of chaos all from his signature no-holds-barred, unapologetically conservative, freedom-loving point of view. You can also watch Charlie Kirk on Salem News Channel