The Academy credits Skolsky with "the first confirmed newspaper reference" to Oscar in his column on March 16, 1934, which was written about that year's 6th Academy Awards.
ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi kɹˈɛdɪts skˈɑːlski wɪð "ðə fˈɜːst kənfˈɜːmd nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ɹˈɛfɹəns" tʊ ˈɑːskɚɹ ɪn hɪz kˈɑːlʌm ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐbˌaʊt ðæt jˈɪɹz sˈɪksθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz.