Rick Nyman

Sports Director

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Rick Nyman grew up in Anniston, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama. His television career started at WJSU-TV in Anniston where he had the opportunity to cover SEC football with Alabama and Auburn. Anniston is just 20 minutes from the Talladega Speedway, so NASCAR was a big part of his sports coverage. Due to this he was able to interview Davey Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, and several other top-name NASCAR drivers.

Rick’s next television job was in Savannah, Georgia, where he covered basketball player Kwame Brown (now with the Washington Wizards), who later became the first ever high school player selected as the top pick in the NBA draft. He covered the PGA Tour’s annual swing thru Hilton Head and also had the opportunity of covering the Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl appearance in 1999 in Miami.

Rick especially enjoys all the atmosphere, tradition and drama of college football. He also likes profiling sports personalities and learning what drives them both on and off the field. If he’s not covering sports, he’s either watching Seinfield or David Letterman, playing golf, reading, or working out. What he enjoys about Chattanooga is the passion people have for sports. The mountainous region of Chattanooga reminds him of his hometown of Anniston, which also has big, beautiful trees and plenty of hills.

You can contact Rick at rnyman@wdef.com.

Articles

Vols QB Brian Maurer Enters Transfer Portal

Brian Maurer's Tennessee career has come to an end. The Vols quarterback announced on social media Thursday that he has entered the transfer portal. Maruer hasn't practiced with the team in over week after learning that he had dropped to…

UTC Women Win Soccer Season Opener 1-0 Over UAB

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Kendra Mueller connected with Samantha Shaw to give The Chattanooga women’s soccer team a 1-0 win over UAB in the season-opener Thursday night at the UTC Sports Complex. Mueller made an aggressive steal…

Six Kentucky Football Players Charged With Burglary

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Six University of Kentucky football players have been charged with first-degree burglary, with one also accused of first degree wanton endangerment, following the investigation of an incident last March at a private party. The Lexington Police…

Braves Keep Rolling With 2-0 Win Over Miami

MIAMI (AP) - Jorge Soler’s two-out RBI single in the eighth inning snapped a scoreless tie and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 2-0. Pinch-hitter Abraham Almonte drew a one-out walk against Miami starter Sandy Alcantara, stole second and…

Surging Braves Blast Miami 12-2

MIAMI (AP) - Freddie Freeman and Adam Duvall homered in a seven-run fourth inning, and the surging Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 12-2. Freeman also singled twice while Ozzie Albies had three hits and three RBIs for the NL…

Friday Jamboree Highlights

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Friday jamboree highlights from Finley Stadium. Ooltewah over Lookout Valley 13-0. McCallie over Tyner 14-0. Cleveland over Ooltewah 7-0.

Thursday Jamboree Highlights

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) A big high school football jamboree kicked off at Finley Stadium on Thursday. Teams played 20 minute games with a running clock. Here's highlights from a trio of games: Silverdale beat Signal Mountain 7-0 CCS beat…

Reds Hammer the Braves 12-3

ATLANTA (AP) - Jesse Winker hit a grand slam off Kyle Muller in the second inning, the Reds added four more homers, and Cincinnati snapped a three-game skid with an 12-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Winker’s 24th homer, the…

QB Brian Maurer Still With the Vols For the Moment

The Vols held their first scrimmage on Thursday, and quarterback Brian Mauer was not on the field. He was also absent from practice yesterday, leading to speculation that he has left the team. Head coach Josh Heupel tried to clarify…

Braves Edge Cincinnati 3-2 on Bases Loaded Walk

ATLANTA (AP) - Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer, Stephen Vogt’s bases-loaded walk in the sixth forced in the go-ahead run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in a matchup of second-place teams. Braves left-hander Drew Smyly…

J.T. Daniels Should Direct Talented Georgia Offense

The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked number five in the preseason coaches poll that came out Tuesday. Lot of high expectations in Athens because the Dawgs may have the magic formula on offense. A savvy quarterback surrounded by plenty of skilled…

Vols Conduct First Practice in Full Pads

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football suited up in full pads for the first time on Tuesday for the sixth practice of preseason camp. Linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary met with local media to discuss the development of his group following the team's morning…

Auburn DL Tyrone Truesdell No Longer With the Team

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn coach Bryan Harsin says defensive tackle Tyrone Truesdell is no longer with the team. Harsin didn’t elaborate Tuesday on reasons for Truesdell’s absence from preseason camp. But he said, “as of right now, he is…

Mocs Ranked 18th in FCS Stats Perform Top 25 Poll

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs continue fall camp in preparation for the 2021 campaign. The weekly Stats Perform FCS Top 25 released its first selections with the Mocs coming in at No. 18. The Southern Conference favorites are…