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

Georgia and Kentucky Battle For SEC East Title

Hardly anyone had circled Georgia-Kentucky as one of the biggest SEC games of the year. Yet the Dawgs and Cats will settle the league's Eastern Division crown this weekend. Should be two revved up teams in Lexington Saturday. Georgia coming…

Vols Suffocate Tusculum in Exhibition Basketball Game

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Jordan Bowden led No. 6 Tennessee with 16 points in an 87-48 exhibition win over Tusculum at Thompson-Boling Arena Wednesday night. The junior had two of the Vols' seven steals, as they were out and running early…

Heritage RB Jeffrey Curtis Chasing School Milestone

Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) Heritage has averaged over 50 points in their last two games thanks to a balanced, offensive attack. Jeffrey Curtis has provided the ground game punch, and the senior running back can reach a school milestone in the Generals…

Pruitt Praises Vols Offense in South Carolina Game

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the Tennessee football team returned to practice on Monday at Haslam Field, head coach Jeremy Pruitt said the Vols had their best offensive game of the season on Saturday in the 27-24 loss at South Carolina.…

Mocs Hold Off Pesky VMI 34-27 For Homecoming Victory

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs claimed a hard-fought 34-27 Homecoming win over VMI at Finley Stadium Saturday afternoon. The squad used a mix of quick-strike and grind-it-out offense balanced by a powerful pass rush to get the victory. The Keydets got…

Mocs Not Overlooking VMI For Homecoming

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs could not have picked a better homecoming opponent for tomorrow in VMI. The Keydets are 0-7 this year, and they've lost twenty consecutive Southern Conference games. But the Mocs aren't paying attention to those numbers. VMI has…

Vols Searching For Fast Start in First Quarter

The Vols offense would finally love to get off to a fast start on Saturday night against South Carolina. Tennessee has struggled to score in the first quarter this season. In seven games, there only touchdown in the first period…

Titans Hope to Snap Out of Funk With Trip to London

Plenty of excitement and buzz for the Titans this week since they're headed to London. The team flew out Thursday for their Sunday match-up in London against the L.A. Chargers. Maybe the Titans will find their offense in England. They…