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.

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SEC Giving Member Schools a $23 Million Supplement

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference has given its 14 member schools $23 million each to help offset the financial impact of COVID-19 on their athletic programs.The league announced the supplemental revenue distribution on Wednesday. The SEC said it…

Bama and Georgia Get Kickoff Times For Their Season Openers

ESPN’s opening weekend of college football features defending national champion Alabama facing Miami in Atlanta and Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte, North Carolina. In anticipation of a return to normal this season, ESPN announced its featured matchups for Labor Day…

Mocs Athletes Made the Grade For Spring Semester

(gomocs.com) Student-athletes at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga continue to impress with another strong semester in the classroom.  Final grades have been tallied for the 2021 spring semester, and UTC finished the term with a 3.304 overall student-athlete grade-point-average. …

CFC Bringing Goat Yoga to the Scenic City

(CFC release) Chattanooga, TN (May 18, 2021)- Who likes goat yoga? WHO DOESN’T? Come check out this fun way to find your inner zen amidst the cutest animals on the barnyard. These professional yoga goats have been featured on the…

CCS Softball Sweeps Ensworth in State Tournament

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CCS softball team opened play in the state tournament Friday by sweeping Ensworth 12-0 in game one and 12-0 in game two. Madison Vandergriff enjoyed a big outing at the plate in game one, including…

Coahulla Creek and SE Whitfield Claim Soccer State Titles

Coahulla Creek and Southeast Whitfield both won Georgia high school state soccer titles on Thursday. Coahualla Creek beat Westminster 3-1 in overtime for the 3A state title at Mercer University in Macon. Southeast Whitfield blanked East Hall 4-0 at Duluth…

Mercer Eliminates Mocs From SoCon Softball Tournament

(soconsports.com) GREENSBORO, N.C. – No. 4 seed Mercer used a four-run sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and downed No. 3 Chattanooga 6-2 on Thursday evening in the third game of the Southern Conference Softball Championship at the UNCG…

Lookouts Lifting Mask Mandate and Increasing Fan Capacity

(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Lookouts have announced that they will increase their capacity to 70% for phase two games. Effective immediately the team will also be rescinding its mask policy per new MLB guidelines.  Beginning May 25, fans…

Titans 2021 Schedule Features Three Prime Time Games

(titansonline.com) NASHVILLE, TENN. – The NFL released the 2021 regular season schedule, and the Titans will be featured in three primetime contests, hosting the defending AFC East champion Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football, a Sunday Night Football contest at…

Mocs Hayleigh Weissenbach Named First Team All SoCon

(gomocs.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- After leading the team in multiple offensive categories, Chattanooga Mocs softball graduate outfielder Hayleigh Weissenbach has been named an All-Southern Conference First Team selection, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon. In addition to Weissenbach, junior infielder…