NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — For four decades, Middle Tennesseans have invited Bob Mueller into their homes as they tune in to watch News 2 at night.
His journalism career has spanned decades of countless newscasts, big breaking news and weather stories, community events, political debates and conventions, Titans playoffs, Predators playoffs, and the list goes on.
1982: Editing with long-time photographer Ken Wilson 
1982: Covering George Jones dispute about weaving in traffic on I-65 
1983: Bob, Nancy Mueller, Jessica Etz and John Seigenthaler Jr. recording “Stand by Your Man” and “One Day at a Time” in Gatlinburg 
1984: First year anchoring with Anne Holt, reporter Jim Gilchrist on set 
1985: Logging some hours in a Piper Warrior during a cross-country trip over Tennessee and Kentucky 
1985: Pre-newscast discussion with long-time co-anchor Anne Holt 
1986: Nashville billboard with Bob & Anne 
Bob and Anne early anchoring days 
Bob’s look in the late 1980’s… hasn’t changed too much 
1987: Live location for Mayoral Election 
1988: Davis Nolan, Anne Holt, Bob Mueller, Cyndee Benson and Steve Phillips 
1988: New news set 
1989: Food to Families Reverse Parade at Centennial Park benefiting The Second Harvest Food Bank 
1990: Tokyo Imperial Palace in background. Rich Stone & Bob were Bridgestone bringing its Masterworks Art Exhibit to Tennessee while they renovated their Tokyo Museum 
1992: Covering President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. 
1992: Covering President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. 
1992: Hometown Tour of Sam Davis House in Smyrna with the great Charlie Dunaway and the legend Bob Bomar 
1992: Hometown Tour visits Ft. Campbell, Kentucky 
Early 90’s: Playing in a golf tournament with WSIX morning king Gerry House, Mark Miller of Sawyer Bown and singer Mark Collie 
1993: Hometown Tour visits Waverly 
1994: First Lady of Nashville Andrea Conte 
1994: News 2 promotion on bus benches with John Seigenthaler, Anne Holt and Bob Mueller 
1995: Bob tossing to reporter Jason Whitley 
1994-1996: Bob served as interim and full time News Director at News 2 
Bob Mueller and Charlie Daniels 
1995: Bob and Lisa Patton launch Hometown Tour 
1995: Bob in London with photojournalist Michael Dennis reporting on the first ever Nashville to London Non-Stop flight 
1996: Inaugural Bob Mueller MS Celebrity Scramble with Vince Gill 
1996: Bob with former reporter Melissa Penry at The Mini-Vinny 
1997: News 2 Christmas card with John Dwyer, Davis Nolan, Anne Holt, Reed Galin and Bob 
1998: Second Harvest Food Bank’s Reverse Parade at Centennial Park. Davis Nolan, Bob, Victoria Hansen, Neil Orne and Anne Holt 
1999: Vols play at Tempe, Arizona Sun Devil Stadium 
1999: Barry Cross, Bob, Anne Holt and Todd Dunn cover UT playing in Tempe, Arizona as the Vols win the National Championship over Florida State 
1999: 3rd Annual Bob Mueller MS Celebrity Golf Scramble with Kix Brooks and Melissa Penry 
2000: News 2 Crew that covered Titans in Atlanta for Super Bowl XXXIV 
2000: Atlanta covering the Titans and Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV with co-anchor Brette Lea and photojournalist Dirk Mooth 
2000: The NFL Super Bowl Fan Experience in Atlanta 
2000: Bob covering the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia 
2000: This picture was taken when Bob interviewed Al Gore a week before the 2000 Election 
2002: Bob reporting from the bombed Kandahar Afghanistan airport terminal 5 months after the 9/11 terror attacks 
2002: Week 2 coverage of the early days of the war on terror traveling with the 101st Airborne 5 months after 9/11 
2002: Covering the war in Kandahar, Afghanistan 
2002: Live report from bombed out Kandahar airport 
2003: San Francisco with photojournalist Michael Dennis covering the Titans -Raiders playoff game. Titans lost 41-24 Michael Dennis covering the Titans and Raiders playoff game 
2003: Reporting from San Francisco. Alcatraz in the background 
2003: covering President George W. Bush visiting the 101st Airborne at Ft. Campbell, KY 
2003: Bob, Demetria Kalodimos and Vince Gill at Bob’s golf tournament benefiting The Multiple Sclerosis Society 
2007: Lisa Patton, Bob and Anne celebrating an Emmy win for coverage of the Gallatin Tornado 
2010: Bob, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Anne Holt celebrating Emmy win for 2010 flood coverage 
2012: Governor Bob Haslam and Bob at the opening of I-840 
2012: Stuff the Bus event for Metro schools – Heather Jensen, Bob, Anne 
2012: Hands on Nashville Day. Bob and Chris Bundgaard cleaning at Buena Vista School 
2012: Bob and Anne getting “show ready” in the makeup room 
2014: Bob interviewing Luke Bryan on the Red Carpet of the CMA Award’s 
2015: Behind the scenes look before Bob & Anne deliver the evening news 
2015: Bob interviewing Liz Garrigan by FaceTime from Paris after a terror attack at a theatre 
2016: News 2 Representing at The NHL All Star Game in Smashville 
2016: Lisa Patton, Samantha Fisher and Bob gearing up for the nightly newscast 
2016: Anne & Bob in Knoxville reporting on the passing of UT Legend Pat Summitt 
2016: Bob and photojournalist Boyd Sadler bringing live reports from the devastating Gatlinburg Wildfires 
2016: Bob, Neil Orne and Dawn Davenport at the Nashville Christmas Parade 
Awarded the first Lifetime Moustache Achievement award by Southern Gentleman’s BMC 
2016: Bob meets Dolly Parton before the Smoky Mountains Rise telethon on News 2. The telethon benefited victims of the Gatlinburg Wildfires 
2016: Bob and Bruce Dobie Super Tuesday Results Special on News 2 
2016: Golfing with members of the National MS Society 
2017: Round 1 Predators in the Stanley Cup Playoffs 
2017: A quick photo with Bob and guests for News 2’s first Nashville 2017 Town Hall Meeting 
2017: Bob and Eric Egan smiling ahead of the Music City Let Freedom Sing July 4th Celebration 
2017: News 2’s Epic Eclipse Coverage with Jared Plushnick, Janet Ivey, Bob and Paige Hill 
2017: Nashville Christmas Parade 
2017: Michaels and Mueller on 104.7 The Zone 
2019: Bob and Neil Orne at Gaylord Links 
2019: Bob guiding newsroom interns practicing for the Mayoral Debate 
2019: Bob and skating legend Scott Hamilton 
2019: Bob interviews Fmr. President Jimmy Carter while the Carter Work Project progresses in the background 
2019: Bob, Hayley Wielgus, Danielle Breezy and Erica Francis pose for a picture while the rain postpones the Chrohn’s and Colitis Walk 
2020: Bob prepares for another political conversation on “This Week with Bob Mueller” 
2020: Bob shows off an empty newsroom as the station introduces social-distancing guidelines amid the COVID-19 Pandemic 
This Week with Bob Mueller 
Bob head shots from 1980-2020 as he marks 40 years at News 2! 
Bob Mueller’s mustache takes top pick in ‘You’re So Nashville If’ contest 
Bob Mueller judges beard competition 
Bob with his family 
Bob with his family 
Bob with his family 
Bob with his family 
Bob with his family 
Bob with his family 
Bob as a young football player 
Bob Mueller plays at charity hockey event 
Bob Mueller plays at charity hockey event 
Bob Mueller co-anchors News 2 at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. Additionally, he hosts the Sunday political show “This Week with Bob Mueller.” Now he has officially been with News 2 for 40 years – CONGRATS!
During this time, Bob’s reporting skills have earned him numerous honors and distinctions. He is a 10-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and a member of the Silver Circle. The list does not stop there. Check out more of his outstanding achievements here.
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