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Wes and Walker kick off the week by discussing the Hornets' quiet start to free agency, telling you where they are at when it comes to the possible return of Miles Bridges to the Hornets and talking about the Celtics bringing back Derrick White.
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Willie P joins Wes & Walker to discuss everything local sports he recaps the Hornets draft as well as previews the Charlotte FC matchup this Saturday vs Houston Dynamo and the US Men's National Team's loss to Panama.
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This Friday edition of the Live Wire includes sound from Woj discussing Bronny James and nepotism in the NBA, some important dudes talk some golf and we finish with some Piano Man slander.
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It's the final hour of a No-Rules-Friday on Wes & Walker, we start with the Live Wire and then have Willie P on to discuss the Hornets, Charlotte FC, and the US Men's National team loss to Panama, we finish as always with the Walkoff.
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This Friday edition of the Campus Corner includes looking at ACC players that were drafted and others that signed as UDFA's. Which will perform best in the NBA and who will have to fight the hardest to secure themselves a roster spot.
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Hour 2 of Wes & Walker starts as always with the Campus Corner, this edition is mainly focused on the ACC players that got drafted and others that signed as UDFA's. We then debate if KJ Simpson had the best intro to the QC in recent history or of all time, and finish with NCAA '25 offensive and defensive rankings,
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Wes & Walker starts by playing a few minutes of the introduction presser for the Hornets rookies. We then do a full draft recap and get a Charlotte sports vibe check, is this the most positive we have been recently?
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The guys welcome in Krysten Peek of Yahoo Sports to discuss how the Hornets focused in on Tidjane Salaün, why she really likes the fit and who she likes for the Hornets in the second round.
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In the final hour of the show, Wes and Walker dive further into what the Hornets got in Tidjane Salaün, react to some of what Jeff Peterson and Salaün himself said last night and give you their final thoughts on where the Hornets did.
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In the second hour of the show, Wes and Walker go inside the Campus Corner to talk about the local draft prospects, discuss some of the other big stories from the first night of the draft including Zach Edey going top 10 and do a college football stadium edition of ‘Fire or Fizzle’.
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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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