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

Kirby Smart Wants 93,000 Fans at G-Day Game

Georgia new head coach Kirby Smart would like to see 93,000 fans at the Dawgs G-Day game on Saturday, which would basically be a sell-out at Sanford Stadium. The school is pulling out all the stops. They've secured rapper Ludacris…

Carl Edwards Grabs the Pole at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Carl Edwards won his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup pole Friday, helping Joe Gibbs Racing take four of the top five spots in qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Edwards, the winner at Bristol in March…

Titans Release 2016 NFL Schedule

NASHVILLE, TENN. – The Tennessee Titans open the 2016 regular season at home against the Minnesota Vikings on September 11 and host the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos on December 11. The Titans also will appear in a Thursday night…

Titans Trade Top Pick in NFL Draft to Rams

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has sent the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft to the Los Angeles Rams in a swap of multiple draft choices. That sets the stage for the quarterback-strapped Rams to draft one with the…

Nationals Down Braves 3-0 to Keep Braves Winless

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tanner Roark pitched seven innings, Stephen Drew and Jayson Werth hit fourth-inning home runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the winless Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Roark, who moved up a…

Georgia State Blanks Mocs Softball Team 11-0

(gomocs.com) The Chattanooga Mocs softball team fell to Georgia State 11-0 in Frost Stadium. UTC is 22-21 and 4-5 in Southern Conference play. Senior Criket Blanco had the first hit of the game with a single to right field in…

Lady Vols Sign Shot-Blocking Specialist in Kamera Harris

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added shot-blocking specialist Kamera (KAM'-eh-rah) Harris to its roster. The Lady Volunteers announced Wednesday they had signed Harris, a 6-foot-3 center from Hampton, Georgia. Harris averaged 6.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.8 blocks per…

Lookouts Fall 4-3 to Jackson in Home Debut

The Chattanooga Lookouts (1-5) came just short of ending their home opener on a high note, falling to the Jackson Generals (4-1), on 4-3 Tuesday Night at AT&T Field. After a ceremony to recognize last season’s Southern League Championship, SLCS…

Cardinals Get 3 Pinch-Hit Homers to Beat Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) - Rookie Aledmys Diaz got his first career homer to break a tie as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 Friday night.…

Carl Edwards Races to the Pole at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Carl Edwards is the seventh different pole winner in the seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season. Edwards had a top qualifying lap of 194.609 mph for Saturday night's Duck Commander 500 at the Texas…

NCAA Bans Satellite Football Camps

In a victory for the SEC and ACC, the NCAA has shut down so-called satellite camps, prohibiting college football coaches from holding or working at camps and clinics for high school players on other school's campuses. The NCAA announced Friday…