Hal Simms

Hal Simms (June 10, 1919 – July 2, 2002) was an American television announcer, known for his long career on the CBS television network.

Life and career Simms was born on June 10, 1919, in Boston.

Simms started his career at a radio station in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and a CBS affiliate station in Philadelphia before moving to New York City. He was persuaded to move to New York by Robert Q. Lewis and Mike Wallace, whom Simms knew from college. Go Lucky, I'll Buy That, What's My Line?, Rate Your Mate, and The Steve Allen Show. Simms appeared with Jack Paar on The Morning Show.

For his last ten years at CBS, Simms was announcer-in-chief. After a fifty-year career, Simms retired in 1992.

Simms lived in White Plains, New York, for many years. 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).

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. Simms is interred at Ferncliff Cemetery.