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

Princeton Knocks Off Chattanooga Women 59-49

(gomocs.com) GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Aryanna Gilbert topped the 20-point mark for the second straight day, but it wouldn’t be enough. The Mocs fell 59-49 to Princeton Thursday afternoon in the final of the Gator…

Vols Sign 11 Players on First Day of Early Signing Period

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee football program and head coach Jeremy Pruitt announced the newest members of the Vol football family on Wednesday during Day 1 of the Early Signing Period (Dec. 20-22). Tennessee officially signed 11…

UTC Women Beat Florida Gators 65-60

(gomocs.com0 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga used a third quarter comeback to take down its fourth Power 5 conference school this year, defeating Florida 65-60 at Exactech Arena. The Mocs improve to 8-4 overall and the…

Chattanooga Lookouts Name Tommy Watkins New Manager

(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Minnesota Twins have announced that Tommy Watkins will be the manager of the Chattanooga Lookouts for the upcoming 2018 season. Watkins will be joined by returning hitting coach Javier Valentin and returning pitching coach Ivan…

Tyner Wins Another Barn Burner Beating Central 59-56

Chattanooga-(WDEF) One night after beating Walker Valley by three points at home, the Tyner Rams got another three-point victory at home, knocking off Central 59-56 in a district match-up on Tuesday evening. Central was up two at halftime, and they…

Cleveland Running Back Keegan Jones Commits to Navy

Cleveland running back Keegan Jones visited the Naval Academy over the weekend, and he has verbally committed to play college football for the Midshipmen. The speedy Jones is a threat to score from anywhere on the field. He had over…

Nashville Expected to Get MLS Franchise on Wednesday

NEW YORK (AP) - A person with direct knowledge tells The Associated Press that Major League Soccer plans to announce Wednesday that Nashville will be awarded an expansion team. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because a public…

East Hamilton Boys Roll Past Bradley Central

East Hamilton beat Bradley Central 78-60 on Monday night at East Hamilton in a district match-up. The Hurricanes improved to 3-1 in district play with the victory. Before the game, East Hamilton honored guard Justin Dozier after he recently scored…

NW Whitfield Girls Enjoy Easy Win Over Heritage

Ringgold, GA-(WDEF) The Northwest Whitfield girls basketball team beat Heritage 72-40 on Friday night in a region game in Ringgold. The Lady Bruins raced out to a 32-13 lead at halftime as they cruised to the easy win. Nothwest Whitfield…

Walker Valley Gets 67-56 Road Win Over Ooltewah

Ooltewah, TN-(WDEF) Walker Valley defeated Ooltewah 67-56 in a district matchup on Thursday night at the Owls nest. The Mustangs led 22-16 after the first quarter, and then with the second quarter winding down, the Mustangs Jordan Munck hit a…