Breaking With Brett Jensen

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.

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January 14, 2026 30 mins

Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show by discussing a major development involving Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools eliminating its compliance department. He emphasizes that the only department remaining for teachers to share grievances is human resources, which he says primarily exists to protect the school district. Because the change is particularly concerning for...

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Tune in here to this ​Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen concludes his “Freshman Congressman” series by speaking with U.S. Rep. Addison McDowell, who just surpassed one year representing the citizens of North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. Similar to previous interviews, Jensen asks McDowell about his experiences during his first year in Congress. McDowell cites the voting...

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January 12, 2026 35 mins

Tune in here to this ​Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen continues his "Freshman Congressmen" series, speaking today with U.S. Rep Pat Harrigan, who marked one year representing the citizens of North Carolina's 10th Congressional District. When Jensen asks him to reflect on his first year in Congress, Harrigan says progress has been made in setting a trajectory for the country’s future. One ar...

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Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen kicks off the show by discussing an interview he conducted with Olivier Faye of Le Monde, France’s newspaper of record. Faye traveled to Charlotte from Paris to speak with Jensen about the stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail system in August of last year. During the interview, Jensen asks why Le Monde is interested...

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Tune in here to this ​Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Tonight, Breaking Brett Jensen is joined by several representatives from North Carolina state government. He opens the show with North Carolina Sen. Brad Overcash, who represents Gaston County, to discuss the state budget, which was not passed in 2025. During the interview, Jensen asks Overcash why the budget - which many government employees rely on for pay rais...

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Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show by discussing Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden. Jensen conducted a brief interview with McFadden following a town hall-style event at the Valerie Woodard Center. Jensen first asks the sheriff about his thoughts on an upcoming trip to Raleigh, where he is scheduled to testify before the Oversight Committee on Jan. 29.

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Tune in here to this ​Tuesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen is joined in the studio by Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather. Jensen asks Merriweather about state statute governing the removal of elected officials from office. Without discussing specific cases under review, Merriweather explains a provision that allows five qualified electors from a particular jurisdiction to file ...

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Tune in here to this ​Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen is joined in the studio by former Charlotte City Council member Tariq Bokhari. Jensen begins the interview by asking Bokhari about his most recent role as deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration in Washington, D.C. Bokhari describes his time in the nation’s capital as “wild,” saying it went beyond anything ...

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Tune in here to this ​Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen reveals the top 10 stories he broke in 2025. In this episode, Breaking Brett looks back at the exclusive top 4 reports being revealed.

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Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Breaking Brett Jensen reveals the top 10 stories he broke in 2025. In this episode, Breaking Brett looks back at the exclusive reports 10-5, with the top 4 reports being revealed on New Year's Day.

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Tune in here to this ​Monday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Today, Tony Marino of Newsmax fills in for “Breaking Brett Jensen.” Marino opens the show by discussing several local and national stories. He focuses on one in particular: President Donald Trump’s recent meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Marino explains that during his meeting wit...

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Tune in here to this ​Friday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!

Today, guest host Scott Hamilton fills-in for Brett Jensen. Hamilton kicks off the show by discussing several local stories that have made headlines. The biggest involves a child custody exchange that turned into an officer-involved shooting in the nearby town of Mint Hill. Hamilton notes the incident occurred in a commercial area with several businesses nearby.

He...

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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...

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December 22, 2025 35 mins

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...

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December 11, 2025 33 mins

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 ...

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December 10, 2025 27 mins

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...

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December 9, 2025 31 mins

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...

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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.

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December 4, 2025 36 mins

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...

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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...

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