https://www.philinvestigates.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/f7c93f52-d38e-4318-9eaa-56fb29737512/Phil+Bio+Pic+Color.jpg https://www.philinvestigates.com/bio daily 0.75 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/0744588b-2e99-415e-ad23-b45b81859ba0/Phil+BW+Promo+Image.jpg https://www.philinvestigates.com/career-images daily 0.75 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/aba7ff4e-aec6-4648-adb3-0ef569dcf274/Phil+BW+Promo+Image.png Career Images Phil Williams (Credit: WTVF/NewsChannel 5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727024830979-AG3DO0U753EGQ6ZULC3I/Phil%2BBio%2BPic%2BColor.jpg Career Images Phil Williams (Credit: WTVF/NewsChannel 5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/bd56d742-13a9-480f-bfb2-7edbe91e902d/Phil+Williams+headshot.jpg Career Images Phil Williams (Credit: WTVF/NewsChannel 5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/cbe9bffc-3d2c-4c7a-9c92-432f3561dfeb/Phil+Bio+Pic.jpeg Career Images Phil Williams (Credit: WTVF/NewsChannel 5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/db1e059f-1a66-4dbd-a1fb-366dd28493e6/Phil+Williams+Tennessean+1991.jpg Career Images Phil Williams, Tennessean reporter, 1991 (Credit: Nancy Rhoda/The Tennessean) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/bf3bcfd0-2327-468d-8aa1-9bf52650e07b/Phil+Williams+and+Al+Gore+1993.jpeg Career Images Phil Williams interviews Vice President Al Gore during a 1993 visit to GM's Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee (Credit: GM public relations) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/6e8c0a9d-3494-49b3-8c3f-b4bddda0a5d0/Phil+Gov+still.png Career Images Phil Williams questions Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, 2015 (Credit: Tennessee Office of Photographic Services) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/abaa2401-88bb-4681-8a73-a095b3c7590e/Phil+at+State+Capitol+09+24+2023.jpeg Career Images Phil Williams works the hallways of Tennessee's Capitol Hill (Credit: ray di pietro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/0ba2a109-cd8d-434d-b762-53d601853720/Phil+Office+NewsChannel+5+Office.jpg Career Images Phil Williams (Credit: WTVF/NewsChannel 5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/f0efd5cc-c1ab-422d-940c-fd0e66ffca57/Confronting+neoNazis.jpeg Career Images Phil Williams confronts neo-Nazis on the steps of Nashville's historic courthouse (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/a971c840-1565-4e80-b7f6-838096989b84/Cameron+Sexton+and+Phil+Williams.jpeg Career Images Phil Williams interviews Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/59efbcf5-f428-42a5-be42-d852488cbb43/Phil+Williams+w+Lt+Gov+McNally.jpg Career Images Phil Williams interviews Tennessee Lt. 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Randy McNally (Credit: Angie Dones/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/0c64bfec-39b5-4d4b-bea0-be2611caf348/Phil+Williams+Policing+for+Profit+Investigation.jpg Career Images Phil Williams tags along with a drug task force agent (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/677b41cd-253b-4a0a-80f2-0d7bc954f57d/Phil+and+Policing+for+Profit+interview.jpg Career Images Phil Williams interviews a drug task force agent (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/ec5ebd83-0c29-4177-a0fc-0241582faeeb/Phil+Williams+Police+Ridealong.jpg Career Images Phil Williams rides with the leader of the Metro Nashville Police Department's juvenile crime task force (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/a9ab01b8-36ed-4432-adeb-6746024bccca/Phil+PFP.JPG Career Images Phil Williams interviews District Attorney General Kim Helper (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/7ff83953-4fce-4050-9fc3-538178ef14e4/Phil+Williams+Policing+for+Profit+Interview.jpg Career Images Phil Williams interviews a civil rights lawyer (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/ee9618e4-e881-4b19-a11e-0eefa411371f/Phil+Williams+with+William+Lamberth.jpeg Career Images Phil Williams interviews Tennessee House Majority Leader William Lamberth (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/3fcbeebf-0660-4d49-bf78-d16bac459ae3/Phil+Williams+with+Andy+Ogles.jpeg Career Images Phil Williams attempts to interview Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles (Credit: Bryan Staples/WTVF) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/eba94647-16cc-4c6a-ac7f-64e9692acc15/53337277847_651dc7ab3d_o.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/2aa060b0-9203-461a-9810-a194f8f313a9/53338612115_51e5474ebf_o.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1f1073db-8571-4fb7-9a97-da6b7451da5c/53338381488_4a2e6e10e2_o.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/ba0c77d0-b925-4b7c-a431-146de051fd43/53338611665_9b843e4ae6_o+%281%29.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) 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accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/40e2f873-cd4f-4c4a-8f69-89371a672d2a/53337275547_3d0f1bd3a7_o+%281%29.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/7649881b-0c14-4106-b84a-9d77529e57ee/53337276752_7b9c073c8d_o.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/fe9e1a2c-ae4e-4c96-a861-2c34d68e2e28/53337276797_3e0161bf41_o+%281%29.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2024 (Credit: Columbia Journalism School) 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Williams was the 2024 recipient of the RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award (Credit: RTDNA/Chorus Photography) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/7ea3ea1e-dfef-4e7a-b1ff-918e3ccecb92/RTDNA+2024+A1+Awards+-+Chorus+Photography-163+%281%29.jpg Career Images Phil Williams was the 2024 recipient of the RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award (Credit: RTDNA/Chorus Photography) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/2918fca3-071e-4a3c-a4ef-604921d38823/RTDNA+2024+A1+Awards+-+Chorus+Photography-164+%281%29.jpg Career Images Phil Williams was the 2024 recipient of the RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award (Credit: RTDNA/Chorus Photography) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/199fdee5-f169-4736-8578-983795a5d32c/RTDNA+2024+A1+Awards+-+Chorus+Photography-165+%281%29.jpg Career Images Phil Williams was the 2024 recipient of the RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award (Credit: RTDNA/Chorus Photography) 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Career Images Phil Williams accepts the duPont-Columbia Award on behalf of the NewsChannel 5 team, 2023 (Photo: Columbia School of Journalism) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/a7e50e42-51f7-4634-a43c-cabbdf39a540/2156877024.jpg Career Images Phil Williams accepts the George Foster Peabody Award on behalf of the NewsChannel 5 team, 2024. (Photo: Getty Images) https://www.philinvestigates.com/what-others-say daily 0.75 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727029158292-7OCLA1WFYFSN3B667J9X/Screenshot%2B2024-09-22%2Bat%2B1.16.46%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg What Others Say Daily Beast: Meet ‘Nashville’s Nosiest Bitch’—the Scourge of Corrupt Pols https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727036526609-5OL2ZY0X86E1HOUITJTJ/Screenshot%2B2024-09-22%2Bat%2B1.24.34%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg What Others Say AdWeek: HBO Host John Oliver Calls Nashville Reporter 'Bad Bad Man' for His Reporting Skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727036375041-O65Q93PXETDIJM09JH34/Screenshot%2B2024-09-22%2Bat%2B3.16.39%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg What Others Say MSNBC: Ali Velshi highlights the work of "one dogged journalist, the veteran investigative reporter Phil Williams" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727030244864-D5SR49BOWJLHJ38KJUOP/Fred%2BWellman%2BPodcast.jpg What Others Say On Democracy Pod; Hate on Main Street and I-65 with Phil Williams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727030010030-SRLQ4SFIL36BUAYH21C0/Screenshot%2B2024-09-22%2Bat%2B1.32.06%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg What Others Say Reddit: Channel 5 reporter Phil Williams confronting a Neo Nazi leader in Nashville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727029695205-07HQC05LY4GSAAUYN1GC/Screenshot%2B2024-09-22%2Bat%2B1.26.45%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg What Others Say RTDNA: Phil Williams, lifetime achievement honoree, cherishes 'crazy life' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727029377267-MLKQHKA847KXT2IRRGF2/Screenshot%2B2024-09-22%2Bat%2B1.21.15%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg What Others Say The Tennessean: Here's the side of Phil Williams you don't know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66aef9ef6a7f4b706a6c98f1/1727036055116-15LBZDVT6NSE9HRTNMVT/Screenshot%2B2024-09-22%2Bat%2B3.12.11%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg What Others Say Washington Post: There are flickers of hope for local journalism https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work daily 0.75 2024-09-23 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/career-celebrations monthly 0.5 2025-06-10 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/confronting-hate monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/exposing-corruption monthly 0.5 2024-08-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/john-oliver-clips monthly 0.5 2025-06-10 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/other-investigations monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/n7lgwhkf4p8wlfz7m2kcn5xakx5kkm monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/b7xrb3dhg949y28ngff92bc9d4256z monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/dngkg5ry959klptd2nnsdytbmkwpdd monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/demeye9trfc82e7c6ylrkdb6nm2pj6 monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/aalb39n2a36xtzzadm2hllxbxwgcnw monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/d8gdenf3bcdyzmhcjlfsmb29ea48l6 monthly 0.5 2025-06-10 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/77w7swm5nmahkjhksmsgdlgj4ehbpw monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/falt4xgmlxz3zjn82lz78zye7mzb45 monthly 0.5 2024-08-24 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/a7l9wltwhnds6sgxbtdn3hafn7rexx monthly 0.5 2025-06-10 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/ehzkmjxsbl3s8ykc3w9n9whsg78syn monthly 0.5 2024-08-19 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/2023-john-chancellor-ceremony monthly 0.5 2024-08-17 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/fx54n9je78la7tcfy4xnrmw3elc828 monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/2phgsh73cbpn5msbs43kylhde3f844 monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/4ycmnlwbx4t6amddybjfmnjlzjl3xc monthly 0.5 2024-08-14 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/rdxszsykex7hxtmy27mt23ztkhcx48 monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/nxsfyled2e9hbnh2cje74w2kf43z68 monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/the-stories-that-andy-ogles-tells monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/5djc45gjmb88s5b77y8bthlg42rkds monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/8x6xlp44zykmnchgr73z8fps3bf2rn monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/grlr39p4gy8bn5pkdkwc58hnhxmjk6 monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/hate-comes-to-main-street monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/4hbhtx9e9yrw5kb45pa2739j6j8s9f monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://www.philinvestigates.com/phils-work/v/hbos-john-oliver-salutes-phil-williams monthly 0.5 2024-08-04