Vada & Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellowship Recurring Donation

Established by the RTDNA Foundation Board of Trustees in honor of Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield. Barney and Vada served in WWII and both had illustrious military careers. Barney's long and impressive career included a stint as a Hollywood studio publicist, WWII Army and post-war Air Force public relations officer, author, and lecturer. Col. Oldfield was also a businessman and philanthropist who founded over 40 private foundations, including the RTDNA Foundation. This fellowship is awarded to a reporter or producer in radio, television or digital news engaged in covering national defense and security.