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

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.…

Mocs Coach Tom Arth Excited About Potential of DL Isaiah Mack

Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs graduated a lot of talent from their defensive line last season, including All-American Keionta Davis. But maybe the Mocs have a future All-American in junior Isaiah Mack. The former Northwest Whitfield high school standout had seven and-a-half…

All 32 NFL Teams Show Up For Vols Pro Day

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee football program hosted its annual Pro Day on Friday morning as 16 draft-eligible Vols worked out in front of 89 NFL scouts, coaches and executives representing all 32 franchises. Among the notable attendees at…

Mocs Land 2018 Football Game Against South Carolina

FBSschedules.com reports that South Carolina has added Chattanooga to their 2018 football schedule. UTC and South Carolina are set to play on November 17th of 2018. According to FBSschedules, the Mocs will get $400,000 to face the Gamecocks.

Red Bank Softball Beat Hixson 23-0

Red Bank, TN-(WDEF) Red Bank racked up a nine-run first inning on their way to a 23-0 mercy rule win over rival Hixson on Tuesday afternoon. Sami Shrader got the Lionettes on the board with a two-run triple down the…

Braves Give Media Tour of New SunTrust Park

Atlanta, GA-(WDEF) Everything about SunTrust park has been done with the fans in mind... Braves staff will quickly tell you that there is no bad seat in the house.... When fans vist SunTrust park this year it will likely be…

CCS Baseball Wins District Opener Over Grundy County

Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Chattanooga Christian baseball team opened district play on Monday with an 11-1 victory over Grundy County. The Chargers broke the game open in the third inning with seven runs. John Rhodes got the scoring party started with an…