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

Yankees Sock Three Home runs to Beat Atlanta 6-2

NEW YORK (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, CC Sabathia pitched six effective innings, and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday. Aaron Judge added his 24th homer of the season in the seventh…

Braves Activate Closer Arodys Vizcaino From Disabled List

NEW YORK (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have reinstated right-handed pitcher Arodys Vizcaino from the 10-day disabled list. The reliever had been sidelined since June 21 with right shoulder inflammation. Vizcaino threw a successful bullpen Monday, but the team waited…

Lee University’s Olympic Field Getting Upgrade

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Lee University's baseball field is getting a makeover. The aluminum bleachers were removed and the dugouts were torn down last week. Olympic Field will soon feel more like a stadium. There will be new locker space for the team,…

CFC Players Must Beat the Heat in Summer Matches

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) We all enjoy some hot time in the summer time, unless you play for the CFC. When the boys in blue take the pitch during their summer season, the temperature is usually close to 90-degrees. At least they can use…

CFC-Atlanta Match Postponed Due to Weather

Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) The CFC-Atlanta Silverbacks match on Wednesday at Christian Herietage in Dalton was postponed by weather. A make up date has not been announced. The game was a so called home game for Atlanta after a venue conflict in…

Cincinnati Reds Knock Off Atlanta 5-3

ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Harvey pitched six-hit ball into the seventh inning, earning back-to-back wins for the first time this season and leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Jesse Winker had…

Body Found Inside Freezer at Braves SunTrust Park

ATLANTA (AP) - The body of a third-party contractor has been found inside a walk-in freezer at SunTrust Park. The body was found Tuesday by a worker from the same company. Cobb County police spokeswoman Sarah O'Hara tells The Atlanta…

Lookouts Fail to Hold Late Lead in Falling to Biloxi

(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts could not hold on to a late lead in a 4-2 loss to the Biloxi Shuckers.  It was Chattanooga's fourth consecutive loss. Starting pitcher Kohl Stewart was outstanding for the Lookouts. His only blemish came in the…

Former Mocs Athletic Director David Blackburn Takes Job at MTSU

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Former Chattanooga athletic director David Blackburn is joining Middle Tennessee's staff as senior associate athletic director for external affairs. Middle Tennessee athletic director Chris Massaro announced the hiring of Blackburn on Monday. Blackburn takes over for…

Tennessee Hosting John Ward Tribute Ceremony

(utsports.com) The University of Tennessee Athletics Department and The Vol Network are hosting a Tribute to "The Voice" event honoring John Ward on Wednesday, June 27, starting at 6 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena. The legendary broadcasting and marketing icon…

Mocs Head Basketball Coach Katie Burrows Assembling Her Staff

(gomocs.com) Chattanooga head coach Katie Burrows is putting the finishing touches on her new staff. The faces will remain the same, but the responsibilities will shift. Assistant coaches Brittany Johnson and Jon Goldberg will remain on the staff and Debbie Black moved from Director of Operations…

Vols Nation Reacts to Passing of John Ward

(utsports.com) GIVE HIM SIX! It’s Football Time … in Tennessee! The national champions are clad in Big Orange! For more than 30 years, iconic play-by-play man John Ward brought Tennessee football and basketball games to life as the “Voice of…

Legendary Voice of the Vols John Ward Dies

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Ward, the radio voice of Tennessee football and men's basketball for over three decades, has died. He was 88. Vol Network tweeted that Ward died Wednesday night in Knoxville. Tennessee athletics officials confirmed Ward's death.…