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 react to Steve Smith missing out on being a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, talk about the candidacy of the finalists that were named yesterday and walk off with 'What's on Tap' tonight.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you who will be ballin' and who will be fallin' in the CFP quarterfinals and Wes tells you if sports stories from this year are fire or fizzle.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys discuss the two doors that have opened for the Panthers heading into the final week of the regular season, tell you how this year's NFC South race compares to 2014 and talk about the Hornets' latest news and notes after a loss to the Bucks last night.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys play a round of keep, re-gift or return with presents that the Panthers might have gotten for Christmas, react to some of the best audio from Dave Canales' postgame yesterday and walk it off with 'What's on Tap' for tonight.
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In this edition of Around the NFL, the guys discuss another huge day for Drake Maye that has him squarely in the hunt for the league MVP and Wes goes to the foul line on Brock Purdy detractors.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you what they made of a rough weekend from the ACC, go Around the NFL to talk about Drake Maye and Brock Purdy's huge games and talk about the continued improvement of Nic Scourton.
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In this edition of the What Did We Learn, the guys discuss an ugly weekend of bowl games for the ACC and Cade Klubnik's career coming to a close in the Pinstripe Bowl loss.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys talk about Wes's experience as the sideline reporter for the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, discuss what they make of the Panthers' loss to the Seahawks and tell you if it could have an effect on next week.
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In the final hour of the show, Wes and Flounder give you an update on where the local college basketball teams sit with non-conference games coming to an end, discuss Jaycee Horn being the only Panther Pro Bowler and walk it off with 'What's on Tap' presented by Twin Peaks.
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In the second hour of the show, Wes and Flounder discuss Gio Lopez returning to UNC next season, go around the NFL to talk about who some of the legitimate Super Bowl threats are and talk about Kon Knueppel's latest milestone that he hit.
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In the first hour of the show, Wes and Flounder check in on how Panther fans are feeling a day after a Victory Monday, tell you if quarterback play at the NFL is regressing and discuss if Bryce Young is a quarterback that we could see throw for 4,000 yards.
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In the final hour of the show, Walker and Flounder further discuss the idea of extending Bryce Young this offseason if he closes the season strong, talk about the possible return of Robert Hunt to the offensive line and look ahead to how important the Seattle game actually is.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys discuss some of what they learned over the weekend in the College Football Playoff and talk about how Bryce has been playing recently and if it might lead to a payday this offseason.
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In the first hour of the show, the guys give you their initial reactions to the Panthers taking down the Bucs yesterday, discuss some of the biggest heroes and plays from the game and talk about Bryce continuing to perform in the clutch.
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In this edition of the Live Wire, the guys react to some of the best audio around the Panthers ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Bucs.
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In this edition of the Top Ten Players, the guys give you their ten best players for the matchup between the Panthers and Buccaneers on Sunday.
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In this edition of Ballin' or Fallin', the guys tell you who will be ballin' in the College Football Playoff games this weekend.
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In this edition of the Gameday Ws, the guys give you the who, what, where, when and why for the Panthers-Buccaneers game on Sunday.
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In the final hour of the show, the guys preview the big weekend of college basketball that is on deck, react to some of the best audio from around the Panthers going into the Panthers-Bucs matchup and give you their picks for the Panthers-Bucs game.
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In the second hour of the show, the guys tell you who will be ballin' and who will be fallin' in the first round of the College Football Playoff and give you their top ten players list for the Panthers-Buccaneers matchup this weekend.
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