Breaking with Brett Jensen
Today on “Breaking with Brett Jensen,” Brett and Erik Spanberg of the Charlotte Business Journal talked about the passing of NASCAR legend and Charlotte icon Bruton Smith. “He was a hard-nosed negotiator and a relentless promoter,” Spanberg said when asked what came to mind first when he thought of Smith. Coming from a small farming […]
Often, what qualifies as news in the sports world isn’t relevant to news about politics or legislation, but today on “Breaking with Brett Jensen,” the two worlds overlapped. Brett first talked about the possibility of sports gambling coming to North Carolina as it is discussed by the House Judiciary Committee, including why he feels the […]
We’re all human and today on “Breaking with Brett Jensen,” we learned today that Brett is one of us after a headline from a local news source trips him up after announcing that American Airlines would be suspending access to some “major airports,” — but instead referred to an old story which included places like […]
Two years ago a Juneteenth celebration on Beatties Ford road was violently disrupted by a deadly shooting. Today Lt. Bryan Crum of the CMPD gave a press conference to share what they have learned in the time since the tragic event — which is just about nothing. So far witnesses have been more than reluctant […]
Mandatory minicamp came to an end today for the Carolina Panthers as the team works to the start of the 2022 NFL season. Today on Breaking with Brett Jensen Brett talks with “The Godfather of Panthers reporting,” Joe Person of The Athletic who shares his major takeaways from minicamp. Brett and Joe first discuss the […]
A familiar face makes another appearance on this Wednesday edition of “Breaking with Brett Jensen,”– CMS. Brett shares audio from many interviews he conducted as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and County Commissioners work to complete next year’s budget for a school system coming off of a particularly rough year. The biggest point of contention between the two […]
Welcome to a special crossover episode of “Charlotte at 6” with Mark Garrison and “Breaking with Brett Jensen,” as Mark and Brett look back on a year at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools fraught with issues. From a record number of guns brought to schools, to incidents of uninvestigated sexual assault: from the removal of a superintendent to […]
There was always potential for trouble when David Tepper and the Carolina Panthers pull their project for a new Panthers practice facility out of Rock Hill. Now, according to Erik Spanberg of the Charlotte Business Journal says both sides are past the point of playing nice as they prepare for litigation. Spanberg and Brett Jensen […]
You get a bonus hour of “Breaking with Brett Jensen,” this Monday and Brett starts off the show sharing what he has learned about active shooter situations. Shortly after deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas Brett attended a local training with CMPD on what to do in an active shooter situation. “There are no guarantees in […]
“How much do I owe you for the tea?” That was Brett’s question for his server as he heard about a shooting in a Gastonia Mall that called him away as he sat down for lunch. Today on “Breaking with Brett Jensen,” Brett talks about the shooting at Eastridge Mall, sharing the entire press conference […]