Politics

Tune in here for this Tuesday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about the cost of growth for a city and how some people in Charlotte are feeling that cost before diving into a story about a plan to add more than 600 apartments and townhomes in an […]

Congressman Jeff Jackson, who is running for NC Attorney General, caved to commenters on his TikTok page over his vote to force a sale of the social media platform.

Gaston County Commissioner Chad Brown is the Republican candidate for North Carolina Secretary of State. Plus, not all bloodbaths are an outrage, apparently.

At a campaign rally over the weekend, Donald Trump said China is looking to use a loophole to open car manufacturing plants in Mexico. the US auto industry says it will "annihilate" the industry. But when Trump said it would be a "bloodbath," the media and the left accused him of threatening violence.

Welcome to another week on the Vince Coakley Radio Program! On this Monday episode Vince talks about a set of lawsuits underway that could result in changes to the housing market that could “blow up the market and force a new business model,” in the real estate industry + how one Diversity, Equality and Inclusion […]

The word is around the WBT office: there is a new water cooler in the studio! Plus, new Census data shows large urban counties are losing population. And it would be even worse if they weren't settling mass amounts of immigrants.

The Republican activist who won an upset primary victory over NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, Catherine Truitt, has a history of making controversial social media posts. A reminder: you don't have to defend Michele Morrow

A Fulton County judge says Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis can either fire her former lover from the Trump election interference case or she can step aside herself, in a classic "splitting the baby" type of ruling. Plus, Hunter Biden's lawyer says the President's son will not show up to a congressional hearing next week - despite previously demanding a public appearance before the committee.

Vince Coakley is out today, so WBT’s Breaking Brett Jensen fills in! Brett brings on Chris McClain from WFNZ’s “Mac and Bone” show to talk about the dysfunctional state of the Carolina Panthers and how they’ve inherited the title of laughingstock of the NFL with Dan Snyder’s sale of the Washington Commanders. Then Brett gives […]

Tune in here for this (abridged) Thursday version of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Before we make way for the UNC Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, Vince talks about the growth and decline of different cities in the United States and what he sees as the causes of those changes. He also talks […]