Barbara Allan Simpson (born July 29, 1937)[1] is an American retired TV reporter, news anchor, and conservative radio talk show host.
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.
[citation needed] She was a long-time host of her own radio talk show on San Francisco station KSFO (AM).
Simpson was on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with frequent weekday fill-in appearances as host for other shows on the station.