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

Honors Course Lands U.S. Senior Amateur in 2021

(usga.org) FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 30, 2017) – The USGA has selected Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C., and The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., as the host sites for the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Senior Amateur Championships, respectively.…

Former Vols Great Todd Helton Joins Tennessee Baseball Staff

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee baseball program and head coach Dave Serrano announced today that former Tennessee All-American and Major League Baseball veteran Todd Helton will join the baseball staff as director of player development. In his new volunteer…

Lady Flames Fall at Home to Union 85-72

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) The Lee Lady Flames fell behind seven at halftime, and they could never overtake Union in falling 85-72. The deficit was still eight entering the fourth quarter, but Lee could never find the scoring spurt they needed. Abby…

Lee University Men Fall 69-64 to Union

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) Lee University built a four point halftime lead over Union, but they could not hold on down the stretch as they lost 69-64 to fall to 5-7 in Gulf South Conference play. Levi Woods hit two quick three-pointers…

Diamond DeShields Scores 27 as Lady Vols Beat Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Diamond DeShields scored 27 points to lead five Tennessee players in double figures Thursday night as the Lady Volunteers never trailed in an 84-75 victory over Florida. Tennessee (13-7, 4-3 SEC) withstood a 31-point performance from…

Dalton State Cutting Four Sports Programs

(press release) DALTON–(Jan. 26)–Dalton State College will cut four NAIA-sponsored sports teams, the cheerleading program, add one sport, and scale back two others as it reorganizes its intercollegiate athletics program into one it can afford to maintain. Men’s and women’s…

Falcons Hope to Avoid Super Bowl Distractions

The Falcons are back at practice getting ready for Super Bowl 51 in Houston. Atlanta head coach Dan Quinn says he'll do his best to limit all the distractions that surround the Super Bowl. Said Quinn:"That's why so much of…

Robert Hubbs Scores 25 as Vols Upset 4th Ranked Kentucky

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Robert Hubbs III scored 25 points Tuesday night and Tennessee upset No. 4 Kentucky 82-80 to snap the Wildcats' seven-game winning streak. Tennessee (11-9, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) beat Kentucky (17-3, 7-1) in Knoxville for the second…

Whitwell Football Coach Tracy Malone Resigns

Whitwell head football coach Tracy Malone is stepping down after just one season. He told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that he's going into real estate. Malone guided the Tigers to a 6-6 record this year, including a playoff victory…

NASCAR Overhauls Race Scoring and Playoff Format

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR is dramatically changing its format for the upcoming season, cutting every race into stages that reward points in hopes of make every lap matter. The overhaul announced Monday assigns three stages to every race. The…

UTC Women Blast Western Carolina 67-46

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team had four in double figures Thursday night at the McKenzie Arena and ran its home court Southern Conference win streak to 45 games with a 67-46 win…

Auburn Trounces Lady Vols 79-61

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Janiah McKay scored a career-high 29 points Thursday night as Auburn erased an early 17-point deficit and rolled to a 79-61 victory over Tennessee. Katie Frerking added 22 points as Auburn (14-5, 4-1 SEC) ended a…

Vols Fall on the Road to Ole Miss 80-69

Tennessee lost to Ole Miss on Tuesday night in Oxford 80-69. Lamonte Turner hit a three with the first half winding down to tie the game at 38 at the half. Tennessee stretched the lead to double digits in the…

LaFayette Knocks Off Heritage 62-44

Ringgold, GA-(WDEF) The LaFayette high school basketball team traveled to Heritage on Tuesday night and pulled out a 62-44 lead. In the first quarter, Alex Kelehear hit a three to put the Ramblers up 7-0. They eventually stretched their advantage…