Scholarships

OAB Kids Scholarship Program

The application window for the 2024 OAB Kids Scholarship has closed. We will announce this year’s recipient in May.

The Scholarship

The Ohio Association of Broadcasters, through the Ohio Broadcasters Foundation, annually awards one OAB Kids Scholarship to a child of a full-time employee of an OAB member station. More than $35,000 has been awarded since the OAB Kids Scholarship was established in 2004.

The scholarship is a one-time award of $2,500. Recipients are not precluded from applying for other scholarships through the Ohio Broadcasters Scholarship Program, provided they meet relevant eligibility requirements.

Past Recipients

Evan Wildenmann, 2023
Anna Miller, 2022
Trinity Robinson, 2021
Taylor Glover, 2020
Samantha Rost, 2020
Lainie Simons, 2019
Molly Slavey, 2018
Emily Coller, 2017
Grant Tasseff, 2017
• Lillian Schmitz, 2016
• Natalie Tasseff, 2015
• Amber Lilly, 2014
• Victoria Eder, 2013
• Hannah Hart, 2012
• Maxwell Hart, 2012
• Maria Rizzo, 2011

About the Ohio Broadcasters Foundation

The Ohio Broadcasters Foundation is the educational foundation affiliated with the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, the not-for-profit trade association of radio and television stations in Ohio. The foundation aims to provide scholarships to students and professionals interested in advancing their careers in broadcasting.