Kyle Blue, a native of Holly, Mich., joined the Warner University athletic department in August 2017 as the Sports Information Director.
Blue serves as the primary media contact for WU athletics and maintains the athletic website, WarnerRoyals.com, and social media platforms - @WarnerRoyal on Twitter and Instagram and Warner Athletics on Facebook.
In 2017-18, Blue transformed the Warner Royal Sports Network. Taking broadcasts from live stats, live video and the occasional live broadcaster; Blue initiated a plan that brought a commentator to every Warner Royals Sports Network event and changed the face of Warner athletics. During the 2018-19 sports season, every sports team set viewing records on the Warner Royal Sports Network via Stretch Internet allowing the athletic department to also set the record for most viewing audience in Warner athletic history.
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As the voice of the Royals, Blue has spent time as the primary broadcaster at Warner athletics for, Baseball, Softball, M/W Basketball, Football, M/W Soccer and M/W Volleyball.
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In addition to his role as Sports Information Director, Blue has been a member of the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and NAIA-SIDA since 2014. Blue also serves on the NAIA-SIDA Publications Committee. The Publications Committee orchestrates the annual NAIA-SIDA publications contest, helping to secure contest coordinators and judges, as well as supplying the NAIA National Office with lists of award winners. The committee also searches for and considers new ideas for potential items to be added to the slate of NAIA-SIDA publications categories.
Being the only full-time staff member in the Sports Information Department, Blue has successfully added two graduate assistantships as well as offering positions to qualified student workers.
In addition to his role as the Warner Sports Information Director, he has served as the primary Sports Information Director for the following Division I National Christian College Association National Championships and The Sun Conference Tournaments SID …
- The Sun Conference Tournament Host SID for Women’s Volleyball 2016
- NCCAA DI National Volleyball Championship 2017
- NCCAA DI National Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships 2017 & 2018
- NCCAA DI Men’s Soccer South Regional Championship Host SID 2018
- The Sun Conference Tournament Host SID for Men’s Basketball 2019
- Warner University Baseball Invitational Tournament SID 2018 & 2019 (23 Games, 3 Locations, 3 Days)
Blue enjoyed a successful baseball career at Virginia Intermont College (VIC) from 2012-2014. He helped the Cobras to one of its highest ever national rankings as well as an Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship Tournament appearance and Runner-Up in 2013 vs. nationally recognized Tennessee Wesleyan University. Blue served for VIC as a left-handed pitcher and outfielder.
Blue graduated from Webber International University with his Bachelor’s of Business Administration with concentration in Sport Business Management in May 2015.
While serving as the Sports Information Director at Webber International, he graduated with his Masters of Business Administration with concentration of Sport Business Management in July 2017.
Blue currently resides in Lake Wales, Florida with his 105 lb Panda German Shepard Tywin (Ty).
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