In 2003 Noory became the host of
Coast to Coast AM, a nightly
national radio call-in
show focused on UFOs,
ghosts, and other paranormal topics. Noory took over
the show from its original host, late-night legend
Art Bell. (Earlier, Noory had filled in as host on some of
Bell's off-nights.) Noory previously hosted his own late-night
radio show in St.
Louis, following an
early career in TV
news production.
It became official on January 1, 2003.
George Noory took over the reins from retiring
Art Bell to become the host of
America's most fascinating overnight
radio program. Looking back on
George's life and his
passion for all things unexplained, it
seems almost fated that he would fulfill this
unique role.
While still a teenager,
George joined NICAP, the
UFO organization that was a precursor to today's MUFON. George immersed himself in
the field, "so much so that I decided I wanted to
go into broadcasting in order to do unusual
stories in the paranormal and stories that the
mainstream media didn't want to
touch," he told
After Dark. Indeed,
George's very first broadcast interview, while a
young radio reporter for Detroit's WCAR-AM, was with
Roswell expert/physicist
Stanton Friedman, with whom he has maintained a lifelong
friendship.
Now with a 30-year history in the broadcasting field under his
belt in such positions as executive television
news producer and news director,
George brings a wide swath of experience to the
table. In fact, at age 28 he was the youngest major news
market news director in the
country when he was at KMSP-TV in
Minneapolis. But it was
just a couple of years
ago that he came to the attention of
Premiere Radio Networks, who heard him on his late-night
radio program on KTRS in St.
Louis. Known as "the Nighthawk,"
George's penchant for covering paranormal topics with enthusiasm and skill impressed
Premiere. He was then brought on board to host the Sunday night
Coast to Coast show. And as
Art's back problems became more severe,
George was honored to fill in for him on a regular basis.
"
Coast to Coast AM may just be the most unusual
show I have
ever witnessed or been a part of. You really almost have to be
born into that
arena, I think, in order to handle it. I was very
lucky in that's
the way I was guiding my own career. It was this thirst to really get to
the bottom of some of these
stories that kept pushing me,"
George said.
Other highlights of
George's life include serving nine years in the U.S.
Naval Reserve and winning three Emmy Awards as a
news executive. But certainly
manning the helms of
Coast to Coast AM is a pinnacle for
George, allowing him to pursue the unexplained on a
grand scale. It's become his
destiny to guide the huge audience from more than 500
radio stations through the night in this dynamic
format created by
Art Bell. Across
America, and
around the world on
the Internet,
George Noory's
voice rings out.
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