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Metropolitan Council issues proclamation honoring Pat Nolan on retirement
Summary
At its April 1 meeting, the Metropolitan Council presented a proclamation recognizing Pat Nolan’s decades-long career as an on-air political analyst and his long ties to council coverage and civic boards.
The Metropolitan Council presented a proclamation on April 1 recognizing the retirement of Pat Nolan, a longtime on-air political analyst for WTVF NewsChannel 5, and thanked him for decades of service covering and supporting local government.
The proclamation, read by the Vice Mayor, noted Nolan’s roles as an on-air political analyst, host of the program Inside Politics, longtime writer of the Capital View column, and his earlier work at WPLN and NewsChannel 5. It also cited Nolan’s service as announcer for Metropolitan Council broadcasts in the 1970s and again from 2019 to 2023 and his service on civic and education boards.
Pat Nolan responded to the proclamation with remarks about his time covering council meetings and local politics, saying, “I have probably been in this room more times than I can count,” and describing early memories of attending courthouse events in the 1960s. The proclamation also notes that Mayor Freddy O’Connell declared March 28, 2025, as Pat Nolan Day in Nashville and Davidson County.
The council’s presentation was ceremonial; no formal vote on legislation was recorded in the transcript related to the proclamation. A group photo and brief reception followed the presentation.
