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Will joined Wes & Walker today as he recapped what went wrong for Charlotte FC against NYCFC, and Will also weighed in on the Panthers upcoming game against the Patriots.
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In the show's final hour, Walker talks to Wes to preview the upcoming weekend in ACC Football, and Walker and Smoke give their final thoughts on the Panthers upcoming trip to New England, and if they can leave with a W.
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In hour 2, Walker reacts to the Panthers going into the Patriots game without both starting edges, and Walker weighs in on the XL injury situation and if it is fair for fans to fully give up on last year's first-round pick.
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To start the show, Walker and Smoke filling in for Flounder, recap Sam Darnold's hot start in Seattle as they wonder if he is yet another guy the Panthers messed up with, and should we be mad that he's balling out elsewhere.
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Joe Person of The Athletic would join the show fresh off watching Panthers practice. He would inform us of all of the injuries that have been stacking up for the team, as well as if we, as fans, should be comfortable feeling optimistic after a blowout win over the Falcons. Joe Person also gives us some insight to if Xavier Legette might be losing the confidence of his QB, Bryce Young. Finally he covers the resurgence of Ejiro Evero and the Panthers defense and if we can plan on seeing a better defensive effort for the rest of the season.
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We start the final hour of the show by looking at the injury list for the Panthers going into New England and gauging what our concern level should be. We then have on Joe Person of The Athletic to give us a report fresh off of Panthers practice, and finish as always with the Walk-Off.
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Hour 2 of the show begins as always with the Campus Corner! This time with Walker and Flounder. We then debate which Panthers' opponents have a worse QB situation compared to Carolina. We finish the hour with a preview of the Hornets season as media day approaches.
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Hour one of Wes & Walker starts with an injury update and concern levels for Panthers players. We then discuss if the Panthers keep winning if they will make an in-season trade. Who from the Panthers is the most tradeable as well?
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This Wednesday edition of the Live Wire focuses on the young players on the defense and how they stepped up in a big way in the game vs the Falcons.
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In this edition of the Campus Corner, Wes goes through and gives us his power rankings for the ACC teams as a whole, but also breaks down his ACC QBs power rankings as well.
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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.

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