Hal Simms
Hal Simms (June 10, 1919 – July 2, 2002) was an American
Life and career
Simms was born on June 10, 1919,
Simms started his career at a radio station in
Beginning in the early 1950s, he became a frequent television and radio announcer on CBS programs,
For his last ten years at CBS, Simms was announcer-in-chief.[3] After a fifty-year career, Simms retired in 1992.[1][2][3]
Simms lived in White Plains, New York, for many years.[1] He served as president of the Brotherhood at Temple Israel Center in White Plains and as president of the New York chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).[1]
Simms died on July 2, 2002, at the age of 83, in Brookline, Massachusetts. Simms was married to Renée Simms, with whom he had three children.[1][2] Simms is interred at Ferncliff Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Obituary: Hal Simms, The Journal News (July 12, 2002).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Obituary: Hal Simms; Announcer, 83, New York Times (July 18, 2002).
- ^ a b c d e f Obituary: Hal Simms, Associated Press (July 13, 2002).
- ^ Hal Erickson, Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008 (McFarland, 2009), p. 94.
- ^ Terrace, Television Introductions, p. 272.
- ^ Terrace, Television Introductions, p. 274.
- ^ Terrace, Television Introductions, p. 298.
- ^ Terrace, Radio Programs, p. 281.
- ^ Terrace, Radio Programs, p. 315.
Works cited
- Vincent Terrace, Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows (McFarland: 1999.
- Vincent Terrace, Television Introductions: Narrated TV Program Openings since 1949 (Scarecrow: 2013).