The Bryan Hanks Show

East Carteret head baseball coach Josh VanMeter and Corey Stuart of The Corey Stuart Experience are our second-hour Big Interviews today. Coach VanMeter previews tonight's big NCHSAA 2A playoff game vs. North Lenoir from the perspective of his 25-0 Mariners squad. Corey, a native Kinstonian, will headline tonight's Sand in the Streets show presented by the Kinston Strong organization. Jon, Jonatha...

Our Second Thursday guest host -- the lovely and talented Tonya Adams -- and North Lenoir head baseball coach Cam Sherrer are our guests in the first hour of today's show. Tonya puts a wrap on the 2025 BBQ Fest on the Neuse and also talks about the ENC Renaissance Fair and other great things going on in Lenoir County. Around 20 minutes into the hour, Tonya and Bryan are joined by Coach Sherrer, wh...

One of our area's preeminent community leaders -- Lara Lang Tribula of Kinston Strong -- joins us to preview Thursday night's Sand in the Streets concert that features The Corey Stuart Experience. Michael Martin continues his visit from the first hour to co-host the second hour. Third of Never drummer Brandon Ruth joins Jon, Jonathan and Bryan to draft their all-time favorite Duran Duran songs, wi...

Kinston's Renaissance Man -- Michael Martin -- and East Carteret junior catcher Jonathan Piner are today's first-hour guests. Mike and Bryan look at all of Tuesday's NCHSAA, NCISAA and NCCSA baseball and softball playoff results and give mini-previews of Friday's second-round games. Jonathan, who absolutely crushed a home run in Tuesday's first-round playoff game, joins us to recap his team's win...

We preview tonight's high school baseball and softball playoff games with South Lenoir baseball coach Paul Novicki, Bethel Christian Academy baseball coach Kenny Sutton and North Lenoir softball coach Colby Miller. Jon, Jonathan and Bryan wax poetic about the Down East Bird Dawgs, sports betting and give birthday nods to Juju Phillips and the late, great Taylor "Stump" Humphrey.

Our resident NBA expert -- Carteret County News-Times News Editor Richard Clark -- joins us to break down all four second-round playoff matchups. He also looks at Monday's big Game 1 upsets in Boston and OKC. Bryan starts the hour by looking at every high school baseball and softball playoff matchup that is taking place tonight.

Trey Scott -- of TreyScottSports.com and NeuseNewsSports.com -- is today's Big Interview; he shares his thoughts on NCHSAA realignment, playoffs, ECU's Braden Burress and more. He also makes his predictions for today's NCHSAA spring sports playoffs pairings. Jon, Jonathan and Bryan play a traditional Birthday Game, with nods to Christopher Brown, Denzel Keyes and Franky Howard.

Mark Panichelli of 252 Fox Sports Radio dons his cowboy hat and helps us start the week with his thoughts on the NCHSAA, NBA playoffs, Stanley Cup playoffs and more. Bryan opens today's show with a look at this week's prep and college schedule.

The WRNS Sales Executive to the Stars -- Jason Bryant -- and South Lenoir head baseball coach Paul Novicki are our second-hour guests today. Jason gets you ready for this weekend's BBQ Fest on the Neuse, including tonight's big Runaway June show in downtown Kinston. He also provides some color from Thursday night's epic South Lenoir baseball win. Coach Novicki looks back at Thursday's instant clas...

We are joined in our first hour today by our resident NHL, Carolina Hurricanes and NASCAR expert Paul Whittington and South Lenoir head softball coach Madison Leigh Harvey. Paul catches us up on the Hurricanes run to the second round of the playoffs; he also recaps last week's race at Talladega and all the hoopla that surrounded it. Coach Harvey looks back at Thursday's huge 7-4 win for her Blue D...

South Lenoir head baseball coach Paul Novicki, North Lenoir head softball coach Colby Miller and South Lenoir head softball coach Madison Leigh Harvey are our Big Interviews in the second hour of today's show. Coach Novicki previews tonight's huge NL-SL baseball game in Wheat Swamp, which will determine the East Central 2A champion. Coach Miller and Coach Harvey preview the NL-SL softball game whi...

It's a jam-packed first hour of the show today as CSS Neuse Museum Site Manager Matthew Young makes his First Thursday appearance of the month. Matt and Bryan also welcome North Lenoir head baseball coach Cam Sherrer at around the 20-minute mark, followed by Jennifer Turlington and Heath Radford. Matt and Bryan preview this weekend's BBQ Fest on the Neuse (KinstonBBQ.com) and all the great things...

Mike Mullis of ESPN+ joins Michael Martin and Bryan for his TBHS debut to talk ECU baseball; he also shares his journey to becoming an integral part of Pirates baseball coverage. Jon, Jonathan and Bryan draft their all-time favorite Jimmy Buffett songs and give birthday nods to David Sawyer, Brett Davis and Hayley Hillison.

Kinston's Renaissance Man -- Michael Martin -- joins Bryan for his regular Wednesday visit to talk ECU baseball, the NFL Draft, the NBA playoffs, Carolina Hurricanes and more. Bryan catches you up on all of Tuesday's prep sports action and gets you ready for Thursday's big showdowns between South Lenoir and North Lenoir in Wheat Swamp.

Carteret County News-Times News Editor Richard Clark -- our resident NBA and hoops expert -- joins us for regular Tuesday visit to talk NBA playoffs, NFL Draft and more. Jon, Jonathan and Bryan give a brief recap of their weekends, and talk about racism in 2025 (and past years) while giving birthday nods to Kinston's Renaissance Man (Michael Martin) along with the great Scott Alston, Joey Bryan, M...

Kinston football legend Quinton Coples joins us to talk about the NFL Draft, to share his thoughts on Shedeur Sanders and more -- including a surprising nugget on his own draft night in 2012 when he had a handshake deal with the Carolina Panthers to be drafted by the Charlotte team in the first round. Bryan opens the hour by catching you up on Monday's prep sports results and gets you ready for a...

Trey Scott -- of NeuseNewsSports.com and TreyScottSports.com -- joins us to give his thoughts on Shedeur Sanders and the NFL Draft. He also dives into local sports, including this week's pivotal North Lenoir-South Lenoir baseball and softball games. Jon, Jonathan and Bryan play a traditional Birthday Game, with nods to Coach Marek Gaddy, Jerri Lynn Sparks and Mike Holt.

252 Fox Sports Radio's Mark Panichelli joins Bryan to talk Shedeur Sanders, Sunday's NASCAR Cup race in Talladega and much more. Bryan starts the hour by getting you ready for a crazy final week of the regular season in local prep sports.

New South Central High School head football coach Ryan Buie and the lovely and talented Dr. Tammy Kelly join us in our second hour today. Coach Buie shares his journey to becoming the Falcons' new coach, which wound through Kinston. Dr. Kelly, the chair of the BBQ Fest on the Neuse, gives us an extensive preview of the annual event which will take place next weekend. Third of Never drummer Brandon...

Paul Whittington joins us live from the beach to talk NFL Draft, the Carolina Hurricanes, NASCAR in Talladega and more.. Bryan opens the hour by catching you up on a light night of local sports.

Graham Hill of Raleigh's 99.9-FM The Fan joins Keith King and Bryan for the entire second hour. Graham shares his sports reporting journey that began as a senior covering baseball at North Lenoir to play-by-play locally to now having a show on North Carolina's premier sports talk radio station. Graham also talks Carolina Hurricanes playoffs, ECU football, tonight's NFL Draft and more.

Lenoir County Commissioner Keith King joins Bryan in the first hour to talk traffic, Sand in the Streets (tonight in downtown Kinston!) and much more.

Brian North of NewsChannel 12 and Fox Eastern Carolina joins Michael Martin and Bryan to take a look at the ECU baseball program and its evolution into the NIL and transfer portal world. Third of Never drummer Brandon Ruth joins Jon, Jonathan and Bryan to draft their favorite Steely Dan songs and to give birthday nods to Mystie Turnage, Coach Reco Hargett and Mary Margaret Hill.

Kinston's Renaissance Man - Michael Martin - joins Bryan for his regular Wednesday "Hump Day" visit; the two talk about the "good ol' days" of daily newspapers, reading books and more,

Kinston Strong board member Robyn Godfrey and South Lenoir head baseball coach Paul Novicki are our second-hour Big Interviews. Robyn previews Thursday's inaugural 2025 Sand in the Streets concert with The Cruise Brothers Band while Coach Novicki recaps his team's incredible rally from an 8-0 deficit in the Dick Broadcasting Easter Baseball Classic presented by Pittman Agner on Monday. Third of Ne...