Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0178 Compare Versions

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 178
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize Pat Nolan of NewsChannel 5 on the
13	13	occasion of his retirement.
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15	15	WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we should honor a journalist who has performed with
16	16	uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout his career; and
17	17	WHEREAS, a Tennessee broadcasting legend, Pat Nolan has appeared on the
18	18	airwaves of NewsChannel 5 (WTVF) in Nashville in some capacity for more than fifty years, and
19	19	he will take his much-deserved retirement in March; and
20	20	WHEREAS, a lifelong Nashvillian, Pat Nolan graduated from Father Ryan High School in
21	21	1969 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in History from
22	22	Vanderbilt University in 1973; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Mr. Nolan began his distinguished journalism career at WPLN News in 1973
24	24	and was recruited to join NewsChannel 5 as a reporter in 1975 by legendary anchor and news
25	25	director Chris Clark; and
26	26	WHEREAS, after ten years as a reporter, Mr. Nolan left full-time employment with
27	27	NewsChannel 5 in 1985 but stayed on as the station's political analyst, providing analysis to
28	28	political stories at the local, state, and national levels and becoming a fixture on NewsChannel
29	29	5's election night coverage, sharing real-time insight with area viewers; and
30	30	WHEREAS, he went on to work full time in public relations, working at Hart & Company,
31	31	Dye Van Mol & Lawrence, and finally DVL Seigenthaler, where he rose to the rank of senior vice
32	32	president of public relations and advertising before retiring from that post in 2019; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Mr. Nolan also served as the anchor/announcer for live television coverage
34	34	of the Metropolitan Nashville Council meetings from 1973 to 1975 and later from 2019 to 2023;
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40	40	WHEREAS, in 2006, he began hosting Inside Politics on NewsChannel 5+, a long-
41	41	running weekly political interview program that originated as Inside this Week with Chris Clark,
42	42	with Mr. Nolan taking over upon Mr. Clark's retirement from broadcasting; and
43	43	WHEREAS, over the years, Mr. Nolan has interviewed politicians, state leaders, mayors,
44	44	councilmembers, lobbyists, historians, experts, analysts, and people of all backgrounds for his
45	45	show. He is known for thoroughly researching and crafting his questions, then trying to fit in as
46	46	many of his questions as possible; and
47	47	WHEREAS, although Pat Nolan is retiring as both NewsChannel 5's political analyst and
48	48	host of Inside Politics, he has indicated that he is still willing to do interviews about political
49	49	stories even after his retirement; and
50	50	WHEREAS, devoted to his family, Mr. Nolan enjoys the love and support of his wife,
51	51	Betty Lee Nolan, their children, and grandchildren; and
52	52	WHEREAS, Pat Nolan exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to family and community that
53	53	are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
54	54	WHEREAS, throughout his estimable career, Pat Nolan has demonstrated the utmost
55	55	professionalism, ability, and integrity, winning the unbridled respect and admiration of his
56	56	colleagues and the viewing public; now, therefore,
57	57	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
58	58	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
59	59	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we extend to Pat Nolan our heartfelt wishes for a
60	60	happy and fulfilling retirement and every continued success in his future endeavors.
61	61	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
62	62	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
63	63	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
64	64	without House or Senate designation.