Wes Mantooth

Wes Mantooth is the lead anchor of KQHS Channel 9 Evening News Team is the Ron Burgundy's chief rival. It is revealed early on that Mantooth is extremely sensitive about insults directed towards his mother, Dorothy Mantooth, whom he regards as a "saint." Mantooth is consistently irritated by his being second in the ratings, causing him to ultimately initiate an anchorman battle against Burgundy and three other news teams. He ultimately pulls Burgundy from a ladder out of the bear pit, explaining that while he hates him he nonetheless respects him as a journalist. The character is loosely based on the CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge. He is portrayed by the actor Vince Vaughn.