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

Detroit City Beats CFC 3-0 in Legends Cup Finals

(NISA) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 25, 2021) – Detroit City FC earned the NISA Legends Cup championship here topping Chattanooga FC 3-0 before a reduced capacity crowd. As the 2020 fall champion, Detroit City already is in the…

Brad Keselowski Celebrates 6th Win at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - Brad Keselowski did it exactly right this time and finally got that last-lap victory, winning in overtime Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski is the ninth driver to win through 10 NASCAR Cup races this season and…

CFP Committee Discusses Future Format Expansion

IRVING, Texas (AP) - College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock says the CFP management committee has discussed dozens of possible changes to the format during meetings this week while also voicing support for the current four-team format. In a…

NCAA Tweaks College Football Overtime Rules

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - College football teams will have to go for 2 after touchdowns starting with the second overtime possession, and beginning in the third round each team will get one play to score from the 3-yard line. The NCAA…

Mocs OL Cole Strange Wins SoCon’s Jacobs Blocking Award

(gomocs.com)The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team had eight individuals take home Southern Conference postseason honors, the league office announced today.  Leading the way was senior Cole Strange, who became the third Moc to win the Jacobs Blocking Award.…

Braves Take Down the Yankees 4-1

NEW YORK (AP) - Ian Anderson took a shutout into the seventh inning, Austin Riley homered and the Atlanta Braves scraped by with just four hits to beat the punchless New York Yankees 4-1. Corey Kluber kept New York in…

Seven McCallie Athletes Sign College Scholarships

(mccallie school) Seven McCallie student-athletes signed or committed to continue their academics and athletics at the colleges or universities of their choice in an on-campus ceremony April 21. This event was the first of two spring ceremonies. On this day,…

Mocs Softball Upsets Auburn 1-0

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA --- Junior pitcher Brooke Parrott fired a complete game, two-hit shutout while senior Hayleigh Weissenbach recorded a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to help lead the Chattanooga Mocs softball team to a thrilling 1-0…

TSSAA Announces Venue Changes For Spring Fling in Murfreesboro

(tssaa.org) After last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, Rutherford County will once again host Spring Fling in 2021. Spring Fling is the TSSAA’s unique spring sports championship event, where state championships are decided in seven different sports over a four-day…

Braves Hold on to Beat the Cubs 5-2

CHICAGO (AP) - Kyle Wright plunked four Cubs batters but still left with the lead after a last-minute call-up, Will Smith stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves escaped with a bizarre…

Chattanooga Lookouts AT&T Field Going Cashless This Season

(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – AT&T Field is joining a growing number of ballparks that are going entirely cashless when the Minor League Baseball season opens on May 4th, the Chattanooga Lookouts announced today. “Going cashless is going to make for faster,…

Vols Sign 5-Star Power Forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

(utsports.com) The Tennessee basketball program continues its stretch of elite recruiting under head coach Rick Barnes, as five-star forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield signed with the Vols Thursday. A native of Clarksville, Tennessee, Huntley-Hatfield recently reclassified to the Class of 2021. He…

Falcons Sign Former Vol Cordarrelle Patterson

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have signed safety Duron Harmon and four-time All-Pro return specialist Cordarrelle Patterson to one-year contracts. Harmon started all 16 games for Detroit in 2020 and set a career high with 73 tackles.…

NCAA Grants One Time Transfer Rule

Major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition starting next season. The NCAA Division I Council voted to changed the long-standing rule which…

CFC Open Legends Cup With 4-1 Win Over L.A. Force

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC opened the Legends Cup on Tuesday with a 4-1 win over the L.A. Force at Fort Finley. The NISA League decided to open their spring season with a league wide tournament called the Legends Cup, and Chattanooga…