Madison area broadcast engineer dies

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Madison area broadcast engineer, Roy Simmons, died Jan. 30. He was 62.

According to his obituary, Simmons graduated from the Wisconsin School of Electronics and worked most recently as chief broadcast engineer for iHeartMedia. Prior to that he worked as a broadcast engineer and radio talent for Mid-West Family Broadcasting, and as a co-owner with Auto Marketing Services (AMS).

A visitation will be held Monday, Feb, 10, from 2-5 p.m. at Gunderson East Funeral and Cremation Care, 5203 Monona Drive in Madison.

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