Best of Nashville
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Best Local Public-Affairs TV Host
Bob Mueller, This Week With Bob Mueller
The age of media consolidation has turned the local public affairs show into the television version of the dodo bird in most cities. Fortunately, Nashville's WKRN-Channel 2 offers its own look at key issues and stories with This Week With Bob Mueller at 9 a.m. Sundays. Veteran anchor and journalist Mueller has the steady professionalism and on-air presence necessary to conduct concise yet informative interviews on the run with local, state and regional personalities. Like its network counterpart with George Will, WKRN has a right-wing pundit—Steve Gill—who dispenses GOP talking points while being billed as a "news analyst." That flaw aside, the program is essential for viewers seeking a local view on prime news events. RON WYNN
