Anne Simmons

Born and raised in Tucson, Anne got an early start in television as part of AZPM's student production team while studying journalism and political science the University of Arizona.

Her career and life pursuits then took her to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she operated camera at Giants baseball games for a season, directed televised government meetings and completed a graduate degree in broadcast and electronic communications at San Francisco State University. She eventually landed the dream job of managing SF Public Access TV at the nonprofit Bay Area Video Coalition, where her production background collided with her interests in locally-made media, educational programming and civic participation.

Anne returned home in 2022 to build a life in the Sonoran Desert, working as digital executive producer at KGUN 9 News before moving into the role of special projects producer at AZPM in 2025. As a side quest during graduate school, she also studied geography and GIS, and still enjoys tinkering as an amateur cartographer in her spare time.