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

Saban Not Ready to Call Alabama an Elite Team

Alabama head coach Nick Saban took part in a spring SEC teleconference on Monday with all of the other league football coaches. The Tide has won the last three SEC Championships, and they'll likely be favored to make it four…

Titans Sign Former Mocs OL Corey Levin

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have signed sixth-round draft pick Corey Levin of Chattanooga and three seventh-round selections to contracts. The team announced Friday it has signed Levin and outside linebacker Josh Carraway, offensive tackle Brad Seaton and…

Falcons Sign First Round Draft Pick Takk McKinley

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have signed first-rounder Takk McKinley and three more draft picks - linebacker Duke Riley, running back Brian Hill and tight end Eric Saubert. The Falcons have signed all six draft picks before…

Silverdale Softball Collects 18th Straight Victory

Chattanooga-(WDEF) Silverdale beat CSAS 11-1 in their district tournament on Tuesday at Warner Park to notch their 18th straight victory. The Seahawks were up 10-1 in the bottom sixth when Savannah Turner hit a triple to center field. She then…

Cardinals Blast and Blank the Braves 10-0

ATLANTA (AP) - Tommy Pham doubled and hit a two-run homer after his recall from the minors, Matt Carpenter also hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame injuries to two starting outfielders to beat the Atlanta Braves…

Mocs Softball Team Wins Regular Season Finale

(GoMocs.com) GREENVILLE, S.C. --- A combination of clutch pitching and timely hitting helped the Chattanooga Mocs softball team down SoCon leader Furman, 2-1, in the regular season finale in Greenville on Friday. The Mocs finish the regular season at 14-36…

Braves and Mets Rained Out on Thursday

ATLANTA (AP) - The New York Mets' game at the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night has been postponed by rain. The final game of the four-game series was called following a delay of 1 hour, 59 minutes with two outs…