KBA Awards 14 Scholarships

Ellie Tarter, daughter of Mike Tarter, Forcht Broadcasting Inc. President and CEO, poses with her father. Ellie got accepted into the WKU Honors College majoring in bio-medical science. She plans on pursuing a career in pediatrics.

Ellie Tarter, daughter of Mike Tarter, Forcht Broadcasting Inc. President and CEO, poses with her father. Ellie got accepted into the WKU Honors College majoring in bio-medical science. She plans on pursuing a career in pediatrics.

The Kentucky Broadcasters Association (KBA) Scholarship Fund is a post-secondary partial scholarship grant program for children of employees of Kentucky radio and television stations. In 2017, the KBA awarded 14 scholarship grants of $1500 to each of these qualified sons and daughters listed below. The grants will be used to assist the students in the payment of tuition, fees, book, and room and board.

An independent committee affiliated with the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities reviewed applications for the scholarship program for these high school seniors whose parents are employees of KBA member stations.

Congratulations!

Tabitha Croft, daughter of WTVQ-TV Lexington Production Tech John Croft, is pictured receiving her $1,500 Kentucky Broadcaster's Association scholarship award from WTVQ-TV General Manager Chris Aldridge. Tabitha plans to attend Murray State University this fall and major in a pre-veterinary medicine program.

Tabitha Croft, daughter of WTVQ-TV Lexington Production Tech John Croft, is pictured receiving her $1,500 Kentucky Broadcaster’s Association scholarship award from WTVQ-TV General Manager Chris Aldridge. Tabitha plans to attend Murray State University this fall and major in a pre-veterinary medicine program.

The recipients are:

Lauren Deboor
Daughter of Gormon Collins, Q95 FM, Prestonsburg

Courtney Cockrell
Daughter of Vanessa Cockrell, WTVQ-TV, Lexington

Brookellen Tharp
Daughter of Cale Tharp, 94.3 the Wulf, Elizabethtown

John Combs
Son of Craig Combs, WTVQ-TV, Lexington

Samantha Sears
Daughter of James Sears, WAVE-TV, Louisville

Eleanor Tarter
Daughter of Mike Tarter, WYKY/WLTO, Somerset

Amy Heflin
Daughter of John Heflin, KET, Lexington

Tabitha Croft
Daughter of John Croft, WTVQ-TV, Lexington

Hope LeMaster
Daughter of Terri Lemaster, iHeartMedia, Lexington

Zachary McCrary
Son of Christina Blake, WKYQ, Paducah

Andrew Schank
Son of Kristi Schank, WAVE-TV, Louisville

Hannah Fitzpatrick
Daughter of Jill Fitzpatrick, KET, Lexington

Brock Glaser
Son of Sarah Glaser, WFIE-TV, Evansville, IN

Daisy Green
Daughter of Randall Green, WLEX-TV, Lexington

John Combs, son of Craig Combs, Account Executive at WTVQ-TV Lexington, is pictured receiving his $1,500 scholarship from WTVQ-TV General Manager Chris Aldridge. John will be attending the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music where he will be pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Music Theory.

John Combs, son of Craig Combs, Account Executive at WTVQ-TV Lexington, is pictured receiving his $1,500 scholarship from WTVQ-TV General Manager Chris Aldridge. John will be attending the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music where he will be pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Music Theory.