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.

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Friday Spring Fling Scores

SOCCER Gatlinburg-Pittman  2 Signal Mountain     1 SOFTBALL Silverdale            6 Tipton Rosemark  4 (Seahawks win State Title) Walker Valley   5 Ooltewah         2   Walker Valley   7 Powell           …

Thursday Spring Fling Scores

SOFTBALL Walker Valley  6 Henry Co        5 Silverdale    4 Knox Grace   1 GPS                       10 Brentwood Academy 0 Summertown   7 Sale Creek        1 Meigs…

CFC and Asheville Play to 1-1 Draw

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC and Asheville City SC played to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night at Fort Finley. Chattanooga played the entire second half a man down after keeper Nick Croucher got a red card late in the first half.…

Phillies Blank the Braves 4-0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jake Arrieta struck out seven in 6 2/3 sharp innings, Carlos Santana's swinging-bunt broke a scoreless tie and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Wednesday night. The Phillies took two of three to win their…

Wednesday Spring Fling Scores

BASEBALL Riverside 5 Grundy Co 4 Elizabethton 12 Grundy Co    0 Loretto  10 South Pitt  2 Baylor  11 McCallie  7 Trinity Christian  7 South Pitt         4 MUS      6 McCallie 5 SOFTBALL Silverdale  5 CCS …

Nashville Lands 2019 NFL Draft

ATLANTA (AP) - The 2019 NFL draft will be held in Nashville. The home of the Tennessee Titans was selected Wednesday during the league's spring meetings in Atlanta. Nashville will be hosting the draft for the first time. The draft…

Tuesday Spring Fling Scores

BASEBALL South Pittsburg   5 Trinity Christian   3 Baylor                    8 Christian Brothers   2 SOFTBALL Summertown  6 Whitwell          2 Sale Creek    12 Houston Co    2 Meigs Co …

Gordon Lee Baseball Wins State Championship

The Gordon Lee baseball team swept Telfair Co 10-0 and 7-1 on Tuesday in Savannah, Georgia, to claim the Class A public schools state title. The Trojans needed only five innings to win game one. They held Telfair Co to…

Vols Basketball to Face Gonzaga This December in Phoenix

(utsports.com) The Tennessee basketball series with West Coast powerhouse Gonzaga is set to resume next season, as the Volunteers will battle the Bulldogs in the inaugural Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday, Dec. 9. The one-day, doubleheader event—which…