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

Georgia Not Concerned With Bowl Eligibility

The Georgia Bulldogs suffered their third consecutive loss to rival Florida on Saturday. Georgia now has a 4-4 record with four games to play, including Saturday's tilt at Kentucky. The Dawgs could be teetering on getting bowl eligible, but it's…

Tennessee High School Football Poll

Division 6A Record Pts Prv 1. Maryville (10) 10-0 127 1 2. Oakland (2) 10-0 118 2 3. Whitehaven (1) 10-0 106 3 4. Mt. Juliet 8-2 82 5 5. Cordova 9-1 75 4 6. Franklin 8-2 68 T7 7.…

Veteran Titans Receiver Andre Johnson Retiring From NFL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Star wide receiver Andre Johnson is retiring after 14 seasons in a career mainly spent with the Houston Texans. The 35-year-old Johnson is a seven-time Pro Bowl player now with Tennessee. Titans general manager Jon Robinson…

Vols Running Back Jalen Hurd Announces Plans to Transfer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd has announced that he plans to transfer, leaving the Volunteers without one of the most prolific runners in school history. Volunteers coach Butch Jones announced Monday that Hurd informed him of…

Titans RB DeMarco Murray Undergoing MRI on Toe

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray is undergoing an MRI on a toe that he hurt Thursday in a 36-22 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Titans coach Mike Mularkey says Murray will have an MRI and…

Truex Takes Pole at Martinsville With Logano Second

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. vowed to win the remaining races this season once he was knocked out of the playoffs. A pole-winning run Friday at Martinsville Speedway was a strong step toward fulfilling that goal. Truex turned…

UTC Women’s Basketball Team Picked to Repeat as SoCon Champs

(GoMocs.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- The Southern Conference coaches and media picked the Chattanooga women’s basketball team to repeat as conference champions, the league office announced today. Senior Jasmine Joyner was picked the preseason favorite for Player of the Year in…

Mocs Basketball Team Picked to Win Southern Conference Title

(GoMocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball program is picked to win this year’s Southern Conference Championship in polls by the coaches and media around the league. The same occurred prior to last season’s 11th SoCon Regular Season and 11th Tournament…

Muschamp Motivated to Stop Playing of Rocky Top

South Carolina hosts Tennessee this Saturday night, and Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp is turning Columbia into Rocky Top East. He has been playing the Vols 'Rocky Top' in practice to try and motivate his guys to silence the song on…

Mocs Not Overlooking 1-6 Western Carolina

Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Chattanooga Mocs have won seven straight against Western Carolina, and they're favored to make it eight since the Catamounts are winless in the Southern Conference. But UTC has a ton of respect for Western Carolina despite their struggles…

Former Vol Arian Foster Retires From NFL

MIAMI (AP) - Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster has announced his retirement midway through an injury-plagued season with the Miami Dolphins. Foster, 30, tried to come back from a torn Achilles tendon, but was slowed this season by…

Vols RB Alvin Kamara Out Against South Carolina

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara has an undisclosed injury that will sideline him for Saturday's game against South Carolina. Volunteers coach Butch Jones said Monday Kamara wouldn't play against the Gamecocks (3-4, 1-4 SEC) but provided…

Titans Look to End Futility Against the Colts

The Titans have not beaten the Colts since 2011. However, Indianapolis is just 2-4 this year as they visit Tennessee on Sunday. So they're not quite as dangerous right Coach Mularkey? Said head coach Mike Mularkey-"Every NFL team is a…

Bradley Central Set to Host Football Dynasty in Maryville

Cleveland,TN-(WDEF) We've got a top ten showdown in Class 6A tonight as 8th ranked Bradley Central entertains top-ranked Maryville. Unfortunately for the Bears, they'll have to face one of the state's premiere programs without their star quarterback, who went down…