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

Mocs Football Team Dismisses Three Players

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga has dismissed outside linebacker Ian Hayes, running back Jhaeden Smith and wide receiver Logan Pitts for a violation of team rules. The nature of their violation wasn't specified. Hayes collected 16 tackles - two for…

McCallie QB DeAngelo Hardy Commits to Kennesaw State

McCallie quarterback DeAngelo Hardy announced via his twitter account Tuesday that he has verbally committed to play college football at Kennesaw State. Last year the dual threat quarterback rushed for 1,400 yards, and he threw for over 1,000 yards. Hardy accounted…

Barons Win Series Finale Against Lookouts 7-5

(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts attempted ninth-inning rally fell short, dropping the last game in the series against the Birmingham Barons, 7-5. The Lookouts were down, but not out in the ninth as they mounted a rally, loading the bases for…

Georgia Dismisses Receiver Jeremiah Holloman

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia has dismissed junior receiver Jeremiah Holloman from the football team after university police investigated an allegation that he punched and choked his girlfriend. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of April 22, 2018,…

Sixers Draft Vols Forward Admiral Schofield

The Philadelphia 76er's took Vols forward Admiral Schofield in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday. He was the 42nd overall selection. Last year during his senior season, the 6'5, 240-pound Schofield averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds…

Mocs Sign South Carolina Football Transfer Zay Brown

(gomocs.com) UTC football coach Rusty Wright continues to build the roster for the 2019 season with the addition of South Carolina transfer Zay Brown announced today.  Brown spent the last two seasons as a linebacker with the Gamecocks. “Zay is…

Mets Pitcher Jacob deGrom Cools Off Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) - Jacob deGrom took a shutout into the ninth inning, Pete Alonso homered to highlight the first four-hit game of his young career, and the New York Mets routed the first-place Atlanta Braves 10-2 on Tuesday night. Bouncing…

Mocs Add Cincinnati Transfer Tyrin Summers

(gomocs.com) UTC head football coach Rusty Wright announced the addition of graduate transfer Tyrin Summers today.  Summers spent the last three seasons at Cincinnati and has two years of eligibility remaining at UTC where he is pursuing a Master's Degree…

Braves Beat Pirates For 7th Straight Victory

ATLANTA (AP) - Josh Donaldson drove in the tie-breaking run in Atlanta's five-run fifth inning to win his rematch with Joe Musgrove, and the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. The Braves have…

CFC Post Second Straight Shut Out Beating Atlanta 3-0

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga FC posted a 3-0 league win over Atlanta SC on Wednesday at Fort Finley Stadium. It marks the CFC's second consecutive shut out as they beat Nashville 4-0 on Saturday. Felipe Oliveira got the first goal of…

Braves Sign First Round Draft Pick Shea Langeliers

(press release) ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today signed C Shea Langeliers, the club’s first selection in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. Langeliers will be at SunTrust Park for tonight’s game. The Braves have now signed each of their first…