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Friday, June 26, 2020 Gov. Roy Cooper delays moving to Phase 3 of reopening and mandates masks be worn in public. A block party on Beatties Ford Road turns deadly – with multiple fatalities and no witnesses willing to come forward. CMPD Chief Kerr Putney makes July 1 his last day, and CMS plans to change the names of schools with ties to racism or slavery.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 After weeks of demonstrations demanding a new approach to policing, we hear from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney and Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden about their departments’ reactions to these demands and their new policy proposals.
Bo Thompson's Best of the Week on WBT: One-on-one with CMPD Chief Kerr Putney as the Secret Service held a media briefing about 2020 RNC Security, Congressman Dan Bishop reacts to the first public Impeachment hearings and names who he believes the Whistleblower is, City Councilmen Ed Driggs & Tariq Bokhari from the floor of the Spectrum Center where the RNC podium will be next summer, Theresa Payton on Google’s “Project Nightingale,” Sean O’Connell on the launch of Disney Plus & The Mandalorian, Mick Mixon on Panthers-Packers at snowy Lambeau, Nick Wilson on the Browns-Steelers scuffle, plus Spectrum’s Tim Boyum and Political Analyst Kenny Smith on the week that was in D.C.
CMPD Chief Kerr Putney, along with attorney Bill Graham, talk to Pat McCrory about Charlotte's murder rate and more. Joy Cook with Support Her Boots, Joetta Glover with AARP and Bill Douglas with the newly proposed Veterans Hall of Fame talk about the Sixth Annual Verterans Event in Fayetteville July 26 & 27
NC Senator Dan Bishop wants to represent District 9 in DC. Kelly Hasting, NC House, has proposed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time Permanent. CMPD Chief Kerr Putney talks about the latest police shooting in Charlotte.
Mike Collins hosted a special Charlotte Talks Public Conversation about Charlotte’s rising homicide count. CMPD Chief Kerr Putney and others spoke at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on July 11th to share what’s being done to quell homicide in Charlotte, what is left to do and its impact on our city. Beyond the conversation: We want to hear from you. Share your thoughts about this problem by calling 704-879-3536.
Host Gina DiPietro sits down with CMPD Chief Kerr Putney (16m 30sec) to talk about the current state of CMPD and how he got to where he is. Also, learn more about health and wellness from Wellness Administrator Nan Mann (5m 30sec), and what's trending on social media from City of Charlotte Social Media manager Ken Brown (27m 20sec).