George Noory marks a decade of strange radio on coast to coast am As of January 1, 2013, George Noory celebrates
ten years of investigating alien abductions, ghost stories, mystery cryptids and government conspir- acies, thanks to his hosting gig on popular radio show Coast to Coast AM. Created by Art Bell in 1988, the four-hour program, which airs from 1 to 5 a.m. E.S.T., can be heard on more than 560 sta- tions in the United States, Canada and Guam. Over the years, the Sherman Oaks, California-based show has become an outpost for callers and guests to discuss conspiracy theories, the paranormal and the unexplained. “All my life, I’ve had a fascination with the para-
normal and the unusual,” explains Noory. “I like to look for answers first and foremost. What I don’t want to do is spend my nights hurting the dreams of my callers or destroying my guests because I don’t believe what they’re saying. The show is about
the audience and the conversation. I want to ap- proach everything with an open mind; maybe I’ll be a little sceptical, but I’m not there to destroy any- one.” Noory’s interest in paranormal phenomena goes
back to when he was thirteen-years-old and his mother gave him a book called We Are Not Alone: The Continuing Search for Extraterrestrial Intelli- gence, by Walter Sullivan. He eventually got a job at WCAR-AM in Detroit, where he conducted inter- views centred around the paranormal, before land- ing a gig as a television news executive in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where his interest in un- explained phenomena brought him in contact with Bell. Noory served as a frequent guest host and eventually became the regular host following Bell’s retirement in 2003. Since then, Noory has discussed the appearance
of the Virgin Mary at Fatima with Father Nicholas Gruner, explored crop circles with Dr. Simeon Hein and examined modern-day vampires with “energy vampire” Michelle Belanger. No subject is too ar- cane or too esoteric for him, and over the past decade, he’s delved into such topics as ancient
George Noory has investigated everything from aliens to zombies as host of Coast to Coast AM.
relics and mysteries (Noory has also appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens series), haunt- ings, demonic possessions, UFO sightings, crypto- zoology, zombies and government conspiracies, among other topics. He expanded the show into other areas as well, including healthcare, weight loss and holistic medicine. But the cornerstone of Coast to Coast AMremains
the mysterious and the bizarre – the things that go bump in the night. “People like a good story, a good mystery,” af-
firms Noory, “and the one thing that everyone has in common is that one day, we’re all going to die. There’s the universal question: what happens after death? The older you get, the more you think about it. Many people like to believe that there are spirits out there, that there are hauntings. It gives people hope.” In addition to his broadcasting career, Noory has
published three books: two self-help books, Worker in the Light: Unlock Your Five Senses and Liberate Your Limitless Potential (2006, with co-author
William J. Birnes) and Journey to the Light (2009, also with Birnes), and a look at spirit communica- tions, Talking to the Dead (2011, with co-author Rosemary Ellen Guiley). One of his favourite topics to explore, though, is
cryptozoology. “I enjoy the mystery, the contemplation of things
like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, chupacabras, all of those things,” says Noory. “Part of me would love to see proof that the Loch Ness Monster is a plesiosaur. The mystery of the unknown is what’s exciting. How disappointing would it be for it to be revealed as just an ordinary eel?” Every night, Noory speaks to callers and guests
with outrageous stories, some more believable than others, and he admits that there have been times when on-air conversations have left him spooked after the show has ended. “After some programs, you find yourself looking in
the rearview mirror of the car, and you’re hoping you don’t see another set of eyes looking back at you.” DAN MURPHY
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