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

Titans Set to Host Reigning Super Bowl Champions

The Titans host the reigning Super Bowl Champs Sunday in Philadelphia. Quarterback Marcus Mariota will start even though he's still fighting that elbow injury that leaves him with tingling in his throwing hand. Tennessee would love to count on their rugged…

‘Big Fred’ Paving the Way For Ridgeland’s Offense

Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Ridgeland offense racked up 53 points last week against Heritage, and paving the way was 6'7, 310 offensive lineman Fred Norman. He's certainly built for the football trenches, but he's also not afraid to tackle another sport…

Titans Release Receiver Rishard Matthews

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have released wide receiver Rishard Matthews, whose production had dipped significantly this season. Titans general manager Jon Robinson said Thursday that Matthews had asked Monday to be traded or released. Matthews has just…

Mocs Not Basking in the Glow of New Top 25 Ranking

After going 3-8 last season, the Mocs are now 4-0 this season, which is currently the best record in the Southern Conference. UTC is also sneaking into the national spotlight earning a top twenty ranking this week. It's always better…

Tip Times Announced For Vols SEC Basketball Games

The Southeastern Conference released tipoff times for this season's intraconference men's basketball games Wednesday. Television network designations also were released for select games. Tennessee's March 2 home game against Kentucky will be televised on CBS. The ESPN family of networks…

Mocs Offense Nearly Doubling Points Scored This Season

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs offense struggled last year, averaging just 17 points a game. But after three contests this season, UTC has nearly doubled that output, averaging 32 points a game. Last year the Mocs had only five pass plays…

Cardinals Slug Four Homers to Beat Braves 11-6

ATLANTA (AP) - Kolten Wong hit the first of four St. Louis homers, Miles Mikolas won his third straight start and the Cardinals beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 11-6 on Monday night to give their playoff push another boost.…

Braves Win Sixth Straight Downing Nationals 10-5

ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr. went 4 for 5, had two RBIs and scored the tiebreaking run in the fourth inning to help the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves win their season-best sixth straight game with a 10-5 victory over…