Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Guides 2013-14 Men's Basketball Media Guide | Page 9
Missouri Valley Conference Staff
Mike Kern is in his 22nd season at
the Missouri Valley and in his 23rd
year overall in serving the membership. In a dual role, Kern serves as
Associate Commissioner for the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and
has been with the MVFC since 1991.
For The Valley, he helps oversee
all media relations for the 18-sport
league, and his primary responsibility is men’s basketball.
For men’s basketball, Kern’s primary focus is communications, but he also assists in scheduling and with the MVC’s
in-house television network. Kern is also involved in strategic planning for the conference and also helps coordinate
the league’s marketing and promotions efforts in conjunction with MVC Sports Properties. Additionally, he handles
championship administration for men’s and women’s golf.
Counting a 2014 Second and Third Round NCAA Men’s
Basketball Tournament, he will have served as Media Coordinator for seven NCAA events, including two Women’s
Final Fours, and the 2005 Men’s Final Four. He was assistant tournament manager for the 2008 First and Second
Round NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Omaha, and
has?served?as?assistant?media?coordinator?for?five?other?
NCAA basketball events. He has also served as timeout
coordinator for two NCAA women’s basketball regionals
and a men’s basketball regional.
In addition to communications duties with the Missouri
Valley Football Conference, Kern oversees the MVFC’s
merchandising and licensing program, and the in-house
television package, which includes scheduling and clearances, plus the hiring of on-air talent.
In 2002, he received the St. Louis Business Journal’s
annual award for “Best Use of Technology in Sports” as he
introduced the league’s on-line statistical reporting system
used for the league’s Olympic sport programs.
Kern, 46, earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from
Missouri in 1988 and a master’s degree in communications
management from league member Missouri State in 1990.
A St. Louis native, Kern served as a sports information
graduate assistant for two years at MSU and as a student
assistant at Missouri as an undergraduate.
His publications and features have earned numerous
CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America)
awards. His 1998 women’s basketball guide, 2000 and
2002 football guides and 2006 men’s basketball guide
were judged “Best in the Nation,” while his 1993, 2006 and
2007 Valley Football guides, the 1995 MVC softball guide,
the 1998 women’s basketball guide, the 2000 women’s
basketball guide, and his 2004 men’s basketball guide
earned “Best in the Nation” for their cover designs. His
1997, 1998 and 2006 Valley Football guides, and his 2004
men’s basketball guide each placed third, while the 1999
football guide, his 2005 men’s basketball guide and 2008
football guide were second nationally. Kern’s 1990 MSU
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