Breaking with Brett Jensen
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 […]
If you’ve watched pretty much any professional or collegiate sporting event in the past few years, chances are you’ve seen a commercial or two for companies like DraftKings and FanDuel. More than 30 states in the U.S. have already legalized sports betting and now the issue is up for decision in the North Carolina legislature. […]
If it seems like CMS conversations are dominating “Breaking with Brett Jensen,” it’s because they are. As the 2021-22 school year comes to an end today Brett dives into the deep-rooted issues at CMS’ only alternative middle school Turning Point Academy, which often serves as an alternative to school suspensions for students who get into […]
At the time of this recording, 30 guns had been found at CMS schools throughout the 2021-22 school year. 30 is a record number for the school system in the past 10 years (previous high: 22 in 2018-19). “The fact that no guns have killed anyone on a CMS campus is nothing short of a […]
Welcome to the inaugural edition of “Breaking with Brett Jensen!” Today Brett takes a deeper dive into the epidemic of guns brought to campus at many CMS schools — something that has been impacting CMS schools all year long — before telling the astonishing story of a shooting threat and how the authorities bungled things. […]