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

Hawks Edge Sixers 103-100 to Even Up Playoff Series

ATLANTA (AP) - Trae Young overcame a cold start to score 25 points, including a floater that gave Atlanta the lead with 1:17 remaining, and the Hawks rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 103-100. The Hawks tied the Eastern Conference…

Lookouts Rock the Blue Wahoos 16-3

(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts scored a season-high 16 runs in a runaway victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The offensive deluge began right away when the Lookouts scored on a single and a two-run Yoel Yanqui home…

Falcons Launch Mandatory Minicamp Without Julio Jones

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have launched their mandatory minicamp. It's the start of the team's post-Julio Jones era. The three-day minicamp gave the team its first practice since trading Jones to Tennessee on Sunday. First-year coach Arthur Smith,…

Vols Radio Network Football Analyst Tim Priest Retires

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After a 22-year career that includes 274 University of Tennessee football games, 14 bowl games and three SEC Championship games, Vol Radio Network football color analyst Tim Priest has decided to step away from the broadcast…

CFC Blank New Amsterdam 2-0

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) CFC beat New Amsterdam 2-0 on Saturday night at Fort Finley. Game turned near the 40 minute mark when New Amsterdam's David Diosa drew a red card for taking down the CFC's Cameron Woodfin. Chattanooga scored…

Vols Blast Five Home Runs to Beat Liberty 9-3

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Five home runs and a strong NCAA postseason debut from starting pitcher Blade Tidwell gave No. 3 seed Tennessee a 9-3 victory over Liberty at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Saturday night. Liam Spence homered in the first and second…

Dodgers Use Eight Run 5th Inning to Down the Braves

ATLANTA (AP) - Chris Taylor hit a bases-loaded double in the eight-run fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 in a rematch of last year’s NL Championship Series. In the teams’ first meeting since the…

Soccer Fans Do Goat Yoga to Get Free CFC Ticket

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Looks like the CFC has gone off the deep end for their latest ticket promotion. Goat yoga. If you showed up at the CFC sponsored session Thursday, you got a free ticket to Saturday night's home…

Titans Getting Back in the OTA Groove

Last year the Titans weren't allowed to conduct any OTA practice sessions because of the pandemic. Well they're back on this summer, and the Titans hope the extra practice sessions will be beneficial for the upcoming season,…

SEC Approves Immediate Eligibility For Intraconference Transfers

(secsports.com) BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(June 3, 2021) - The Southeastern Conference announced it will allow immediate eligibility for intraconference transfers following a vote today by the SEC's Presidents and Chancellors. The change in policy, which takes effect immediately, will better align with…

Acuna Homers Again as Braves Beat the Nationals 5-3

ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 16th home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-3. Acuña went deep to tie Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. and Texas’ Adolis Garcia for most…