Rita Price Simpson was the first women’s basketball on-air announcer in the state of Indiana. She began her long career with WRSW-FM in 1959 in Warsaw, Indiana, selling ads for radio sports programs. She progressed to on-air interviews and soon began doing play-by-play. Starting with a girls’ tournament game in 1976, she has broadcast every girls’ and boys’ state tournament since then.
Price Simpson was inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Rita Price Simpson's Hall of Fame Video Bio Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection |
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Video bio of Rita Price Simpson, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2006. Writer: Roger Grossman, WRSW, Warsaw; |
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