Rick Nyman

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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

Braves Use 9-Run Sixth Inning to Beat the Brewers 12-8

ATLANTA (AP) - Max Fried allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, Dansby Swanson hit a drought-breaking, three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 Friday night in a matchup of second-place teams. Swanson, Josh Donaldson and…

Sale Creek Softball Team Advances to Spring Fling

Sale Creek, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Sale Creek softball team beat Cosby 10-0 on Friday evening at Sale Creek high school to advance to Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. Game lasted only five innings as Macie Stanfield recorded a no-hitter for the Panthers.…

Vols Grant Williams Decides to Stay in NBA Draft

CHICAGO (AP) — Grant Williams, the two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year, says he’s staying in the NBA draft rather than returning for his senior season at Tennessee. Williams shared his decision Friday with the Stadium sports network at the NBA…

Falcons Sign Top Draft Pick Chris Lindstrom

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have signed first-round draft pick Chris Lindstrom to a four-year contract. Lindstrom, the first guard drafted in the first round by the Falcons since Bill Fralic in 1985, was the last of…

McCallie Soccer Team Punches Ticket to Spring Fling

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The McCallie soccer team beat MUS 2-1 on Thursday evening at McCallie to advance to Spring Fling next week in Murfreesboro.  The Blue Tornado trailed  1-0 at halftime. Their first goal of the match was a beautiful ball from…

Baylor Softball and Baseball Advance to Spring Fling

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Baylor baseball and softball teams both claimed state championships last year, and each team will get a chance to defend their titles as they advanced to Spring Fling in Murfreesboro with victories on Wednesday. The Baylor softball team…

Braves Call Up Home Run Hitting Prospect Austin Riley

ATLANTA (AP) - The Braves have placed center fielder Ender Inciarte on the 10-day injured list, called up top prospect Austin Riley and designated struggling reliever Jesse Biddle for assignment. The team announced the moves before Wednesday's game against St.…

Cardinals Bash Four Homers to Beat Atlanta 14-3

ATLANTA (AP) - St. Louis hit four home runs, including three-run shots by Marcell Ozuna, Yadier Molina and Kolten Wong, and the Cardinals beat struggling right-hander Mike Foltynewicz and the Atlanta Braves 14-3 on Tuesday night. Jack Flaherty (4-3) did…

GPS Softball Advances to Spring Fling

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The GPS softball team is once again headed back to Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. The Bruisers swept Lipscomb Academy on Tuesday afternoon at GPS to earn the trip to the 'Boro. GPS won game one 15-0. They scored 13…

Mocs Softball Team Digging Home Run Chain

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) After Aly Walker homered for UTC on Friday in the SoCon tournament, she became royalty. She was crowned with the Mocs dazzling home run chain. Said first baseman Emma Sturdivant:"One of the dads Scottie Swafford got it for us. He's…

Former Mocs and McCallie Coach John Shulman Takes UAH Job

(uahchargers.com) HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville Department of Athletics on Friday announced that it has filled its head men's basketball coach vacancy, hiring former Division I head coach John Shulman to the post. "John Shulman is a…

Aly Walker’s Clutch Homer Puts Mocs in SoCon Title Game

(soconsports.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – No. 3 seed Chattanooga upset top-seed UNCG 3-1 at the Southern Conference Softball Championship at Jim Frost Stadium on Friday afternoon. Chattanooga (36-14), now 3-0 in the tournament, advances to the championship for the 16th time…

Lookouts Limit Smokies to One Hit in 5-1 Victory

Lookouts starter Tejay Antone was perfect tonight. The right-handed starter faced 18 batters and sat 18 batters down before leaving the game after the sixth inning. Antone is the first Lookouts player to throw six or more perfect innings since Andres Santiago in…

Mocs Receiver Wil Young Engineers School History

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The life of a student-athlete is a delicate balance. Managing time between practice and homework can be difficult. However, that didn't scare Mocs wide receiver Wil Young from becoming the first ever Mocs football player to graduate with an…

Vols Land Future Football Game Against Troy

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football will host Troy for a non-conference football game at Neyland Stadium in 2020, UT announced on Thursday. The Vols and Trojans will meet on Nov. 21, 2020. Tennessee previously announced 2020 non-conference games against Charlotte…

Dalton Soccer Advances to State Final Four

Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) The nationally ranked Dalton soccer team beat Glynn Academy 5-1 on Wednesday night at Harmon Field to advance to the state Final Four. The Catamounts Yahir Paez scored the only goal in the first half. Dalton's Nathan Rincon…

Vols Basketball Adds Finland’s Olivier Robinson Nkamhoua

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added forward Olivier Robinson Nkamhoua (pronounced OH-liv-ee-AY RAH-bin-sin KAHM-wuh) to its incoming freshman class. School officials announced Wednesday that the 6-foot-9 forward signed a letter of intent and will enroll at Tennessee next month.…

McCallie Baseball Field Includes Artificial Dirt

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Artificial turf for baseball fields is certainly something we've all seen before.But McCallie took it a step further. Their base paths are also artificial dirt. From a distance, McCallie's infield looks normal. Steelman:"I remember when I first showed up.…

Hixson Beat Central in District Baseball Tournament

Hixson, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Hixson baseball team beat Central 5-1 on Sunday in the District 6-AA baseball tournament on Sunday at Hixson. Rain on Saturday forced the tournament  to be played on Sunday. The Wildcats got solo homers from Nic Castro…