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

Riverdale Edges East Hamilton 50-45 in Sub State

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Riverdale edged East Hamilton 50-45 on Monday night in sub state action, punching their ticket to the state tournament. The Hurricanes were down 26-23 at halftime, but Justin Dozier hit a three-pointer in the final seconds of the third…

Mocs Putting Emphasis on Running Game in Spring Practice

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs are putting a lot of emphasis on their running game this spring. UTC struggled with their ground game last season. Chattanooga failed to rush for a thousand yards as a team in 2017, finishing with 859 yards.…

Tyner Beats Signal Mountain to Claim Region Title

Red Bank, TN-(WDEF-TV) Tyner and Red Bank clashed for the fourth time this season on Thursday night as the Chattanooga rivals hooked up in the finals of their region tournament. Round four went to the Rams as they picked up…

Mocs Spring Football Roster Features Seven Tight Ends

Chattanooga-(WDEF) One of the biggest position battles for the Mocs this spring is at tight end. Chattanooga currently features seven tight ends on the roster. Sounds like a bunch for that position, but head coach Tom Arth says it's really not…

Mocs Bryce Carr Named SoCon Wrestler of the Year

(gomocs.com) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior 184-pounder Bryce Carr is the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Year, the league office announced today.  This honor was determined by a vote of the conference’s eight head coaches, who were not allowed…

Region and State Basketball Scores

Boys Region Semifinals Tyner        76 Red Bank  61 Signal Mountain 54 Sweetwater       52 OT East Hamilton  75 Cookeville      72 Monterey          70 Richard Hardy   53 Georgia Girls State Quarterfinals Holy…

Girls Region Tournament Semifinal Scores

Bradley Central  74 Rhea Co            43 East Hamilton     67 Stone Memorial   62 Meigs Co            61 Signal Mountain  41 McMinn Central    49 Sweetwater        39 Tellico Plains …

Butch Jones Headed to Alabama?

Is former Vols football coach Butch Jones headed to Tuscaloosa?  According to al.com, Jones has interviewed with Tide coach Nick Saban about coming to T-Town to be an offensive analyst, which is an off-the-field job. Jones coached the Vols for…

Mocs Fall on the Road to UNCG

(gomocs.com) GREENSBORO---Senior Joshua Phillips tied his career high with 17 points to go with a game-high-tying 10 rebounds in the Chattanooga Mocs 72-51 loss at UNCG in Southern Conference play Friday night. He and Makale Foreman combined for 32 points.…

Kyle Busch Takes Pole For Sunday’s Atlanta Race

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Kyle Busch won the pole for the second race of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup season, edging Ryan Newman in a close battle at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch overcame handling problems in the first two rounds…

Corruption Scandal Could Rock College Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern): 8:47 p.m. Texas is withholding junior guard Eric Davis Jr. from competition until further notice after his name appeared in documents in a federal…