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

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…

CFC Beat the Bugeaters in ‘Friendly at Finley’

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC faced off against the Nebraska Bugeaters in an exhibition match on Saturday night at Finley Stadium. The Boys in Blue won the Friendly 2-1, as the game was played in a steady drizzle. The match was scoreless…

Boyd Buchanan Soccer Beats CCS For District Title

hattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Boyd Buchanan celebrated a district soccer championship on Friday night after beating Chattanooga Christian 4-0 in the district finals at Boyd Buchanan. The Bucs scored two goals in less than ten minutes. The second one came on a corner…

Dalton Soccer Team Marching Through Banner Season

Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Dalton soccer team breezed through the Sweet 16 round of the playoffs Thursday night posting a 5-1 victory over Apalachee to improve to 20-0 on the year. The Catamounts are considered one of the top teams in…

McCallie School Has 12 Athletes Sign College Scholarships

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The McCallie school held a big signing party on Friday afternoon as twelve athletes signed college scholarships, including five rowers or crew members. The rowers included Bob Moore to the Naval Academy, Richmond Coney to Drexel, Malcolm Grauley to…

Lady Vols Forward Mimi Collins Transferring

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Forward Mimi Collins is transferring from Tennessee after just one season with the Lady Vols. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Eric Trainer confirmed Thursday that Collins is transferring. 247Sports first reported Collins' departure. Collins averaged 5.5 points,…

Padres Swamp the Braves 11-2

ATLANTA (AP) - Ian Kinsler and Wil Myers homered, Matt Strahm worked six innings and the San Diego Padres earned a split of their series in Atlanta, routing the Braves 11-2 on Thursday. The Padres broke the game open with…

Fried and Swanson Carry Braves Past Padres

ATLANTA (AP) - Max Fried gave up one run in seven innings, Dansby Swanson homered and drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Thursday night to spoil Cal Quantrill's major league debut.…

Padres Homer Three Times in Beating Atlanta 4-3

ATLANTA (AP) - Franmil Reyes homered twice and drove in three runs, Eric Hosmer also went deep and rookie Chris Paddack turned in another impressive start, leading the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on…

Mocs Derek Mahaffey and Joe Parker Earn Invite to NFL Rookie Camps

(gomocs.com) Two more University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football standouts are competing for NFL roster spots over the next two weeks.  Defensive lineman Derek Mahaffey and wide receiver Joseph Parker have both been invited to upcoming rookie minicamps with the Los Angeles Rams (May 10-12)…

Shuckers Cruise Late to Beat Lookouts 14-5

(lookouts.com) The Biloxi Shuckers scored 13 runs over the last four innings to win 14-5 and end the Lookouts five-game winning streak. Lookouts catcher Tyler Styephenson started the game off with a bang, smacking a two-run homer in the first.…

Lookouts With Walk-Off Walk Win Over Shuckers

(lookouts.com) Chattanooga catcher Tyler Stephenson drew a walk-off walk to give the Lookouts the 7-6 win over the Biloxi Shuckers. This back-and-forth affair began in the second inning when Biloxi scored two runs and chased starting pitcher Jordan Johnson out of the game.…

SEC Players Continue to Dominate NFL Draft

The Southeastern Conference is well on its way to having the most players taken in the NFL draft for the 13th consecutive year. Twelve of the first 24 picks in the second round Friday night came from the SEC, and…