June 2023 – Leila Gardener
Leila Gardner has served at a non-profit in Columbus called International Friendships for over 20 years. International Friendships serve international […]
Hometown Heroes
Qfm96 presents the Hometown Hero Award to an individual in our community who makes central Ohio someplace special. As part of their recognition, Hometown Heroes receive prizes from Qfm96 and our sponsors! Learn about our previous Hometown Heroes below who are doing wonderful things for our community.
Hilliard – Bill Hawthorne
Bill Hawthorne is a Bus Driver for Hilliard City Schools who transports children with special needs. He treats each child […]
Columbus – John A. Johnson
John A. Johnson, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with over three decades of experience in mental healthcare. However, what makes […]
West Jefferson – Santino Carnevale
Santino Carnevale has been fundraising since he was in third grade. In 2015, he raised $5000 by selling lemonade and […]
Columbus – Beb Lentz
Bob Lentz is a head operations site leader for Habitat for Humanity Mid-Ohio. He is retired, but still volunteers his […]
Powell – Tim Hamburger
Tim Hamburger has made raising money for cancer research and helping cancer patients a central focus of his life. He […]
Columbus – William Herbert
William Herbert currently works as the Infectious Disease Coordinator on 2 units with the Columbus Division of Fire and goes […]
Hilliard – Jean Griffith
Jean Griffith is an advocate for children in our community. Jean is the program director at Festa, serving over 1000 […]
Westerville – Jim McCann
From the school’s inception in 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Jim McCann was a staple of Westerville North High […]
Delaware – Jamie Goldmeyer
In 2016 Jamie Goldmeyer’s brother passed away. In his memory, Jamie started a nonprofit called “Choose Kindness.” Jamie prints t-shirts and sweatshirts […]
