Rick Nyman

Sports Director

Email Rick

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

Five McCallie Athletes Sign College Scholarships

Chattanooga-(WDEF) Wednesday kicked off the spring signing period for high school recruits, and it proved to be a busy morning at McCallie. The Blue Tornado had five young men sign college scholarships. The party of five enjoyed a signing ceremony…

Braves Foam Tomahawks Spill Onto I-75 in Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) - After an interstate highway bridge collapse had already dealt a tomahawk chop to Atlanta traffic, some toy tomahawks have clogged up the roadway. Authorities say a load of Atlanta Braves foam tomahawks fell from a truck shortly…

Tennessee Basketball Signs 6’8 Forward Derrick Walker

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added forward Derrick Walker to its recruiting class. Walker, who is 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, signed with Tennessee out of Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas. He previously attended Raytown (Missouri) Senior High…

Braves Put Slugger Matt Kemp on the Disabled List

MIAMI (AP) - Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Kemp has been placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to Saturday because of a right hamstring strain. Infielder Johan Camargo was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take Kemp's roster spot before Tuesday's…

Mocs Resurrecting Fullback Position This Spring

Chattanooga-(WDEF) New Mocs coach Tom Arth has brought a pro-style offense to Chattanooga, which includes a fullback. You don't see that once familiar position much anymore in college football with so many teams running out of the spread formation. New…

Lookouts Rally From 5-0 Deficit to Beat Mobile 7-6

Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Chattanooga Lookouts fell behind 5-0 against Mobile on Monday night before coming back for a 7-6 victory. BayBears Jose Briceno gave his team a 1-0 lead with a lead-off homer in the second. Mobile got two runs in…

Mocs Young Coaching Staff Bringing Plenty of Energy

Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Chattanooga Mocs will give fans a look at the team Saturday with their annual Blue-Gold scrimmage, which will get underway at noon at Finley Stadium. UTC of course has a new head coach in Tom Arth. He's relatively…

Pirates Hold Off Braves Rally For 5-4 Victory

PITTSBURGH (AP) - David Freese and Francisco Cervelli hit back-to-back home runs, Ivan Nova pitched six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates eased by the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in their home opener on Friday. Freese and Cervelli went deep off…

Lookouts Drop Season Opener 2-0 to Mobile

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Chattanooga Lookouts dropped their home opener to the Mobile BayBears, 2-0. Lookouts starting pitcher Kohl Stewart (L, 0-1) took the loss, but did not give up an earned run in six innings of work. For six…

Dustin Johnson Injured Falling Down the Stairs

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Dustin Johnson's manager says the world's No. 1 player has taken a serious fall on a staircase on the eve of the Masters. David Winkle of Hambric Sports says in an email that Johnson fell on…

Mocs Introduce New Head Basketball Coach Lamont Paris

Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs introduced new head basketball coach Lamont Paris on Tuesday afternoon. The former Wisconsin assistant has been apart of several successful teams, and Chattanooga hopes that success will continue in the Scenic City. New Mocs coach Lamont Paris…

Vols Pick Up Future Football Series With Oklahoma

(utsports.com( KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee football program announced Monday the dates for a future home-and-home series with Oklahoma. The two programs are set to meet in 2020 and 2024. Tennessee heads to Norman in 2020 for its fifth-ever meeting…

No Masters Again For Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods won't play in the Masters for the third time in the last four years because he says he is not tournament ready. Woods announced Friday night on his website that he did everything possible to try to play.…