Rick Nyman

Sports Director

Email Rick

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

Friday High School Basketball Roundup

In high school basketball on Friday, the Baylor girls beat Pope John Paul II 54-41 to advance to the state Final Four in Nashville next week. Cadashia Collins was big for the Lady Raiders in the third quarter hitting three…

NCAA Wants to Limit Time of Football Replays

The NCAA football rules committee is proposing that players ejected from a game for targeting be permitted to remain in the bench area and to cap replay reviews at two minutes. After several days of meetings in Indianapolis, the committee…

CFC Motto For Pro Opener: “Have Fun and Be Brave”

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) After a decade of playing as an amateur club, the Chattanooga FC embark on their first full season as a professional soccer club Saturday night. New season. New era. New coach. Peter Fuller leads the CFC into their first…

Lady Vols Knock Off Ole Miss in Home Finale

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Lady Vols prevailed over an upset-minded Ole Miss team on Thursday, taking a 77-66 win on Senior Night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Junior Rennia Davis was Tennessee's (19-9, 9-6 SEC) high scorer, recording her 28th career double-double with 19…

Mocs Get 71-64 Road Win Over VMI

(gomocs.com) LEXINGTON, Va.---The Chattanooga Mocs built a big second half lead and then held on at the end in a 71-64 triumph at VMI. Matt Ryan’s 18 points led a quarter of Mocs in double figures. Maurice Commander joined him…

Five Tennessee Vols Hope to Make Their Mark at NFL Combine

(utsports.com) INDIANAPOLIS – Five Tennessee Vols are set to take the next step in their football careers as the annual NFL Scouting Combine is underway at Lucas Oil Stadium. Linebackers Daniel Bituli and Darrell Taylor, wide receivers Marquez Callaway and Jauan Jennings and tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson are all…

Cross Creek Downs LaFayette 58-55 in Elite Eight

LaFayette-(WDEF-TV) Cross Creek rallied from a 31-16 halftime deficit to beat LaFayette 58-55 in the Elite Eight on Tuesday night. The Razorbacks size gave the Ramblers problems in the second half. LaFayette had a chance to tie the game in…

Mocs Wrestling Beats Indiana 26-10

(gomocs.com) The UTC wrestling team scored a 26-10 win over Indiana in McKenzie Arena tonight.  The Mocs earned wins in seven of the 10 matches to cap off Senior Night and the dual season.  UTC improved to 7-9 overall, while…

Lady Vols Back on NCAA Tournament Bubble

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s streak of participating in every women's NCAA Tournament could be in jeopardy again. The Lady Vols have lost five straight games. The late slide comes one year after Tennessee earned one of the last couple…

Mocs Softball Splits Two Games in Frost Classic

CHATTANOOGA --- A two-run rally late in the bottom of the sixth helped lift the Chattanooga Mocs softball team to 5-4 victory over Saint Louis in the nightcap of a doubleheader on the opening day of the 2020 Frost Classic…

Thursday State and Region Basketball Highlights

Busy night of high school basketball on Thursday. Sweet 16 state tournament games in Georgia and region tournaments in Chattanooga. Here are some highlights: McDonough vs NW Whitfield girls Trinity Christian School vs Christian Heritage Knox Webb vs Silverdale girls…

UTC Women Beat Mercer For Third Straight Win

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- NaKeia Burks drove to the basket and avoided her defender, but the ball missed the bucket and fell to the other side. She was there to pick it up and her put back retook the lead…

Longtime McCallie Athletic Director Bill Cherry Dies

(school press release) Longtime McCallie Athletic Director Bill Cherry died February 20, 2020, following a lengthy illness. He was 78. An active and beloved part of the McCallie School community for 50 years, he served as McCallie’s Athletic Director from…

Vols Speak at SEC Media Days This Summer on July 15th

(utsports.com) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --  SEC Media Days will return to the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta this year, the Southeastern Conference announced on Thursday. The event will take place July 13-16 and…

Mocs Power Past the Citadel 91-68

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Matt Ryan scored 27 points with seven 3-pointers and Ramon Vila scored 20 and Chattanooga thrashed The Citadel 91-68. The Mocs built an 20-8 lead over the first 11-1/2 minutes of play and never trailed. They…

Boyd Buchanan Beats The King’s Academy 59-47

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Boyd Buchanan knocked off The King's Academy 59-47 on Tuesday in their region quarterfinals. The Bucs built a 23-15 lead at halftime on their way to improving their record to 24-4 on the year. Eli Evans led Boyd Buchanan…

Vols Edge Vanderbilt 65-61

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jordan Bowden scored 17 points and clinched a victory by sinking two free throws with five seconds left as Tennessee outlasted Vanderbilt 65-61. Tennessee went on a 12-0 run to grab a 61-48 lead with 2…

Ryan Newman Awake and Talking to Doctors

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Newman is awake and talking to doctors after his harrowing accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500. His injuries have not been disclosed. That Newman was hospitalized was a rarity because NASCAR…