Barbara Simpson

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Barbara Allan Simpson (born July 29, 1937) [1] is an American retired TV reporter, news anchor, and conservative radio talk show host. She is currently[ when? ] an on-line columnist.

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Early life and education

Simpson was born Barbara Allan in New York City and raised in Ocean County, New Jersey. Her parents were Rose (née Colletta), of Italian descent, and John Allan (surname anglicized), a Croatian immigrant. She has a brother, Henry Allan. [2] [3]

She graduated from Georgian Court College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1958 and later earned a Master of Arts degree from Michigan State University. [4]

Career

Academic

Simpson was an assistant professor and chair of the textiles and clothing department at Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles and was on the faculty of a similar department at Michigan State University. [4]

TV, radio, and columnist

Barbara Simpson was a prominent television news anchor at KTVU, Channel 2, in Oakland, KQED, Channel 9, and KOFY-TV Channel 20 (both in San Francisco), and later in Los Angeles, from the late 1970s through the 1990s.

She was the Public Relations Director for The Cousteau Society, where she worked with Captain Jacques Cousteau, coordinating media and the worldwide petition campaign.[ citation needed ]

Simpson was notably the host of Coast to Coast AM on Saturday nights from 2000 to 2003, alternating with George Noory. She occasionally hosted on other nights as well, including substituting for the show's founder, Art Bell.[ citation needed ]

She was a long-time host of her own radio talk show on San Francisco station KSFO (AM). Until May 3, 2014, when her show was abruptly canceled,[ why? ] Simpson was on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with frequent weekday fill-in appearances as host for other shows on the station.[ citation needed ]

Simpson is known for her conservative political views. As of 2006, she writes a commentary column titled The Babe In The Bunker — referring to her status as a conservative in the famously liberal San Francisco Bay Area — for the conservative online news site WorldNetDaily.[ citation needed ]

Personal

Simpson is an experienced markswoman. A Roman Catholic, [5] she lives in Moraga, California. She has two daughters, Elizabeth Zubkoff and Patricia Simpson. [1]

Honors

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References

  1. 1 2 Ioffee, Karina (October 29, 2014). "Daughter arrested on suspicion of beating former Bay Area radio, TV host Barbara Simpson". Mercury Times. Retrieved April 18, 2020. 77-year-old Barbara Simpson, a former KSFO radio talk host and news anchor for KTVU and KQED
  2. ↑ "John Allan". WillcoxRangeNews.com. February 14, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Marnell, Nick (October 8, 2014). "The Babe in the Bunker". La Morinda Weekly. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Barbara Allan Simpson '58". Georgian Court University. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Duggan, Dexter (March 18, 2014). "S.F. Catholic Radio Host ... Confronts Moral Topics And Lauds The Wanderer". The Wanderer. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
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