Breaking With Brett Jensen
Every weeknight from 7-8 PM, "Breaking Brett Jensen" comes off the beat for a deep dive into the day's top stories, and to answer your questions at 704-520-1110.
Episodes
Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen is joined in the studio by David Longo, chair of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance and board member of Charlotte Center City Partners. Longo discusses his role on the newly formed Metropolitan Public Transit Authority. The goal of the transit authority is to ensure safety across all Charlotte Area Transit System services once the recen...
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing candidates running in the 2026 legislative races across Mecklenburg County. Last Friday at noon marked the deadline for candidates to file for office in North Carolina next year. Jensen then previews key state Senate and House contests in Mecklenburg County, which has historically leaned Democratic.
Several sta...
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show with details from a press conference held today by U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson and the Charlotte FBI office. The briefing addressed the two most recent stabbings on the light rail, including the August attack that resulted in the death of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska. Among the ...
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show by discussing what he calls a “major issue” surrounding the officials Charlotte residents elect to local office. Jensen says, in his opinion, that several people elected to city government over the past two years had no business being in office. He adds that these issues have persisted among individuals serving on...
Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing the topics in Mark Garrison’s news report on WBT this morning. The report, which Jensen calls “the best he’s heard,” covered the major issues relevant to Charlotte. Jensen notes that one story stood out - a $3.4 million investment by the Charlotte City Council for an advertising campaign...
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen discusses the most recent stabbing on Charlotte’s light rail, which occurred last Friday. The suspect, Oscar Solarzano, is an illegal alien who had been deported from the United States twice. He had also been suspended from riding the light rail, and there are indications he did not have a ticket at the time of the stabbing.
Later...
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing a press conference announcing a new initiative in the city of Charlotte, dubbed "Operation Safe Season". Among those in attendance were newly appointed Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella Patterson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson, Mecklenburg County District Atto...
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show talking with former North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley, who recently filed to run for the North Carolina Senate. Whatley describes his campaign as an effort to “discuss the issues that matter for North Carolina.” He says common sense is needed to address the state’s top concerns - p...
Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by interviewing North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek. Boliek and his team are actively investigating the City of Charlotte's $99,999 settlement given out to Lance Patterson, the husband of new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella Patterson. This payout was brought about to settle Patterson's seven-year lawsuit aga...
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show by discussing a story he broke on social media: The City of Charlotte has settled a seven-year lawsuit brought by Lance Patterson, the husband of newly appointed Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella Patterson. Jensen notes that the $99,999 payout is significant because City Manager Marcus Jones does not need City Council a...
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show by discussing a new historic law that will take effect in N.C. on Monday. The measure, dubbed “Iryna’s Law,” was developed after Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on Charlotte’s light rail in August. The law’s primary purpose is to crack down on pretrial release for repeat a...
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show by discussing the shooting that took place Friday during Concord’s Christmas tree lighting. Jensen notes a recent trend in the growing populations of suburban cities surrounding Charlotte. As Charlotte’s growth continues to “spill over,” counties such as Iredell, Gaston, and Union are also expandin...
Tune in here to this Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show discussing the payout the Charlotte city government has set aside for immigrants and businesses that lost money during Border Patrol’s “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” He speaks with WBT News Director Mark Garrison, who explains the headline-making story in greater detail.
Garrison says the issue began at...
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing a terrifying story he broke on social media today involving Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The story involved a student at Palisades High School who was found carrying an AR-15 rifle with dozens of rounds of ammunition at a school bus stop. Once witnesses saw the gun, the student ran from responding officers ...
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by giving an update about the various protests that are occurring around the city of Charlotte during the ongoing Border Patrol operation. Jensen references a specific demonstration that he attended this morning, that took place at The Home Depot location on Wendover Road. He notes that the attendance for this particular ...
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing the Customs and Border Protection operation in Charlotte, dubbed “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” that has been underway since Saturday morning. The headline of the operation so far is that CBP agents have detained roughly 130 people who were living in the city illegally. Jensen says the reaction ...
Tune in here to this Friday's edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks the show off by talking about the brewing controversy surrounding Customs and Border Protection agents arriving in Charlotte and the political fallout that’s followed. Jensen highlights how some residents and activist groups are furious about the increased federal presence, while others welcome it as a necessary step to addres...
Tune in here to this Thursday's edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks the show off by talking about the major law-enforcement news he broke 24 hours earlier and the confirmation from local officials that Border Patrol agents will soon arrive in Charlotte. He explains that both a congressman and the Mecklenburg County sheriff validated his reporting, noting agents are coming to target spec...
Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show discussing the major local news story he broke on social media: Customs and Border Protection agents are being deployed to Charlotte from Chicago. Jensen emphasizes that Customs and Border Protection is different from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and says the agents are coming to Charlotte for a specific operation....
Tune in here to this Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!
Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing the first session of the Scott Brooks murder trial. Jensen shares a report from Queen City News that highlights a key detail from the session - the judge overseeing the case had to dismiss one of the jurors after he fell asleep during opening statements.
The dismissed juror had previously spoken with the judge ...
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