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

Signal Mountain Wins Volleyball Region Championship

Signal Mountain, TN-(WDEF) The Signal Mountain volleyball team beat Upperman 3-0 in the finals of their region tournament on Tuesday night at Signal Mountain High School to claim a region championship. After winning the first set 25-17, the Lady Eagles…

Bradley Central Linebacker Jay Person Commits to App State

Bradley Central linebacker Jay Person has committed to Division One App State. Already this season, the 210-pound Person has 15-and-a-half tackles for a loss, five-and-a-half sacks, and two forced fumbles. In the Bears victory against Walker Valley this year, Person…

Vols DE Darrell Taylor Suspended Indefinitely

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has suspended starting defensive end Darrell Taylor indefinitely, the latest adversity for a team that has dropped its first two Southeastern Conference games and is coming off its most lopsided home loss since 1905. Volunteers…

Chattanooga Mocs Get New Basketball Floor From Prater’s

(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's long-standing partnership with Prater's Flooring resulted in another outstanding edition of the Mocs home court this week. Prater's delivered a completely new playing surface in McKenzie Arena, that includes a new paint design.…

Ooltewah Beats McMinn Co 40-7 For Homecoming

Ooltewah, TN-(WDEF) Ooltewah cruised to an easy homecoming victory on Thursday night beating McMinn Co 40-7. Tylan Cargle scored the first two touchdowns of the game on short runs and the Owls never looked back. They were up 33-0 at…

Central Eyes Big Region Showdown With East Ridge

Chattanooga-(WDEF) With a 4-2 record this season, Central high school has already surpassed their victory total from last year, but the Purple Pounders are hungry for more. Central is tied for first in their region with an unbeaten region mark,…

Calhoun Sweeps LFO For Region Softball Title

Fort Oglethorpe, GA-(WDEF) The Calhoun softball team beat LFO twice on Wednesday to claim another region championship. The Lady Yellow Jackets won game one 6-5, and they won game two 11-2. Calhoun trailed 5-3 going to the top of the…

NCAA Might Prevent Schools From Blocking Transfers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An NCAA committee is developing a proposal that would eliminate a school's ability to essentially block an athlete from transferring while an idea to allow some undergraduate athletes to switch schools and be immediately eligible to compete…

Georgia Dominates the Vols 41-0

(utsports.com)KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee saw a two-game winning streak in the series end Saturday, as #7/8 Georgia defeated the Vols, 41-0, in front of a sellout crowd of 102,455 at Neyland Stadium. Junior running back John Kelly led Tennessee (3-2,…

Peyton Manning Pulling Hard For Butch Jones

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The unbeaten Atlanta Falcons will be without four starters when they host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Safety Ricardo Allen will miss the game with a concussion sustained on a hard hit to Detroit receiver…

Ooltewah Volleyball Beats Soddy Daisy on Pink-Out Night

Ooltewah, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Ooltewah volleyball team hosted Soddy Daisy on 'Pink-Out' night on Thursday. It's the tenth anniversary of the Owls first 'Pink-Out' game, which raises money for the Mary Ellen Locher Foundation. Ooltewah grabbed a 3-1 victory, although it…

CCS Seeks First Ever Win Over Boyd Buchanan

Chattanooga-(WDEF) Chattanooga Christian is off to a 4-2 start this season with their only losses coming to Baylor and McCallie. The Chargers face Boyd Buchanan Friday night in a region showdown. CCS is 0-4 lifetime against the Bucs with their…

Saban Challenges Media Ahead of Ole Miss Game

Bama coach Nick Saban was in a great mood after the Tide ripped Vandy 59-0 last weekend. And apparently, Saban doesn't want the media to ruin his attitude ahead of Saturday's game with Ole Miss. Said Saban after his opening…