Background
Simpson was born Barbara Allan in New York City and raised in Ocean County, New Jersey. Her father was a Croatian immigrant.
Simpson was born Barbara Allan in New York City and raised in Ocean County, New Jersey. Her father was a Croatian immigrant.
Simpson 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.
Academic Simpson was an assistant professor and chair of the textiles and clothing department at Mount Saint Mary"s College in Los Angeles and was on the faculty of a similar department at Michigan State University. Coast to Coast Department of Administration and Management and KSFO (Department of Administration and Management) Barbara Simpson was a prominent television news anchor in San Francisco (TeleVision for YoU, Channel 2, in Oakland, KQED, Channel 9. And KOFY-television Channel 20) and Los Angeles from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
She was the Public Relations Director for The Cousteau Society where Simpson worked with Captain Jacques Cousteau, coordinating media and the worldwide petition campaign.
Simpson was notably the host of Coast to Coast Department of Administration and Management on Saturday nights from 2000 until 2003, alternating with George Noory. She was also a long-time host of her own show on San Francisco talk radio station KSFO (Department of Administration and Management).
She occasionally hosted Coast to Coast Department of Administration and Management on other nights as well. As of 2006, she writes a commentary column titled The Babe In The Bunker — referring to her status as a conservative in famously liberal San Francisco — for the conservative online news site WorldNetDaily.
Until May 3, 2014, when her show was abruptly canceled, Simpson was on KSFO Saturdays and Sundays with frequent weekday fill-in appearances.
Simpson is an experienced markswoman. She is a Catholic. She lives in Moraga, California. 2007 Golden Microphone-Excellence in Broadcasting Award.
As a substitute for the show"s founder and current weekend host, Art Bell, Simpson was known for her conservative political views.