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

East Ridge Football Coach Tracy Malone Resigns

East Ridge head football coach Tracy Malone suddenly resigned on Tuesday after an alleged altercation between students took place in the weight room this week. Malone was in charge of the supervision. There have been conflicting reports as to whether…

Mocs Jasmine Joyner Names SoCon Player of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga’s Jasmine Joyner has been named the Innovative Office Solutions Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played Jan. 26-Feb. 1, the league office announced Tuesday. The junior forward notched 19 points, seven rebounds,…

Mocs Too Tough For Citadel Winning 125-85

CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs raced past The Citadel 125-85 Monday night for their sixth win in a row and 14th in the last 15 games. The squad improves to 19-3 on the year, 8-1 atop the Southern Conference standings. The 125…

Lady Vols Remain in Top 25 Poll

Tennessee's streak of being ranked in The Associated Press women's basketball poll will continue for another week. The Lady Vols have been in the Top 25 for 563 straight weeks starting on Feb. 17, 1985. Tennessee lost by one point…

Ole Miss Aware of NCAA Notice of Allegations

A person familiar with the investigation says Mississippi has been notified by the NCAA of rules violations involving the football, women's basketball and track and field programs. The person said Friday that the university has been notified of the NCAA's…