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The Drive with Will Dalton
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The Drive with Will Dalton:
Will Dalton is Triad guy that turns on the mic to break down what's happening in the North Carolina sports scene and beyond. Coverage of NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, ACC Sports and more. Mon-Fri 4-6pm live on WSJS!
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Reading Rainbow (4-10-26)
Apr 1001:18:43Tap to summarizeOn a Friday Drive WD talks the Hornets and Charlotte FC, makes some bets on Dalton's Dollars, recaps yesterday's Masters action with Steven Beck, Morgan debuts a new segment, "The Fast Lane" talking all things NASCAR.
Transcribe →Merch Bag (4-9-26)
Apr 900:45:45Tap to summarizeOn a Thursday Drive WD talks all things Masters standings, the NFL draft, UNC and NC State assistant coacing jobs, NBA tanking, Morgan gives you some facts in Stuff You Didn't Know You Needed To Know, and teh Swarm winning game one of the G Leauge Finals.
Transcribe →Pimento Cheese Sandwich (4-6-26)
Apr 600:46:06Tap to summarizeOn a Monday drive WD talks all things Michael Melone to UNC, Men's National Championship, making some bets on the title match, the Charlotte Hornets potentially skipping the play-in bracket and squeezing their way into the playoffs, Wake Forest having trouble retaining players, The Masters and some NFL news.
Transcribe →He Ain't His Daddy (4-2-26)
Apr 201:12:31Tap to summarizeOn a Thursday Drive, WD and Morgan make predictions for the Final Four, WD starts the convo of what the postseason Charlotte Hornets could look like, CEO of the Twin City Thunderbirds, Cary Ross, joins the show to discuss what needs to happen for the Thunderbirds to reach the playoffs, WD plays an NFL version of "This or That", and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not Bryce Young is ready for a contract extension.
Transcribe →Picture Day Haircut (4-1-26)
Apr 101:03:35Tap to summarizeOn a Wednesday Drive, WD tells why it's a matter of when, not if Bryce Young will get an extension based on Dan Morgan's latest comments, reacts to Justin Gainey's introductory press conference at NC State, earlier today, breaks down Tommy Lloyd's latest comments on the UNC job, explains why we should have a little bit of empathy for Tiger Woods, celebrates the 15 year anniversary of Game of Thrones in Nerd Corner, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell whether or not it's concerning how Jon Scheyer continues to blow games late in the NCAA Tournament.
Transcribe →Ice Cream Chicken (3-31-26)
Apr 100:56:03Tap to summarizeOn a Tuesday Drive, WD reacts to Dave Canales' latest update on Jonathan Brooks at the NFL league meetings, tells why it's perfectly fine that UNC is taking their time with the coaching hire, Greensboro Swarm head coach, DJ Bakker, joins the show ahead of the Swarm hosting their first playoff game in franchise history, WD discusses how much differently the offense could look like in year two of Bill Belichick in Chapel Hill, Morgan pulls together a list of "Things You Didn't Know You Needed To Know" including yoyos apparently being used as a weapon, and Desmond Johnson, of the Tobacco Road Sports Radio, joins the show to tell whether or not NC State got a good hire in Justin Gainey.
Transcribe →Don't Be That Ex (3-30-26)
Mar 3001:05:03Tap to summarizeOn a Monday Drive, WD discusses the trend that is developing around Jon Scheyer after Duke's 19 point meltdown to UConn in the Elite 8, explains why NC State got the perfect hire in Justin Gainey, reacts to Will Wade's first comments about NC State since leaving in his LSU introductory presser, tells why Tommy Lloyd should be viewed as the favorite to be UNC's next head coach, places NBA and MLB bets in "Dalton's Dollars", and publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Connor O'Neill, joins the show to discuss how diffrently Duke's roster will look next year.
Transcribe →In Dusty We Trusty (3-27-26)
Mar 2700:58:57Tap to summarizeOn a Friday Drive, WD reacts to NC State AD, Boo Corrigan's, comments on being stunned by Will Wade leaving for LSU, gives his prediction for Duke-St. John's, tells why nobody should want to see the Charlotte Hornets in the playoffs, Alex Zietlow, of the Charlotte Observer, joins the show to tell why Rasheed Walker was a steal for the Carolina Panthers, and WD takes a look at LSU's social media coverage of the return of "The General", Will Wade.
Transcribe →Are You Trying To Kill Jack Nicklaus? (3-26-26)
Mar 2601:00:43Tap to summarizeOn a Thursday Drive, WD reacts to Will Wade bailing on NC State to go back to LSU after one year, discusses the first MLB game on Netflix between the Yankees and Giants, last night, plays "This or That" ahead of the start of the Sweet 16 tonight, reacts to what some of the candidates for the UNC job said and didn't say, reacts to Rory McIlroy's "Master's menu", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell what he's not laughing all that hard at NC State and why he has an issue with how UNC did Hubert Davis.
Transcribe →Chad Up The Street (3-24-26)
Mar 2400:47:47Tap to summarizeOn a Tuesday Drive, WD tells why it's time for UNC to rip the bandaid off with Hubert Davis, breaks down the latest Caleb Foster update from Jon Scheyer, dives into Dan Morgan's first comments since the Carolina Panthers big splash in free agency, he and Morgan preview the Major League Baseball season, and reacts to Bill Belichick popping up and giving a rare press conference in the middle of all the Hubert Davis drama.
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