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Art Bell | |
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| Born | Arthur William Bell III June 17, 1945 |
| Died | April 13, 2018 (aged 72) Pahrump, Nevada, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, author |
| Spouses | Sachiko Toguchi Pontius
(m. 1965; div. 1968)Vickie L. Baker
(m. 1981; div. 1991)Ramona Lee Hayes
(m. 1991; died 2006)Airyn Ruiz (m. 2006) |
| Children | 6 |
| Call sign | W6OBB (U.S.) 4F1AB (Philippines) |
| Website | artbell |
Arthur William Bell III (June 17, 1945 – April 13, 2018) was an American broadcaster and author. He was the founder and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM, which is syndicated on hundreds of radio stations in the United States and Canada.[2] He also created and hosted its companion show Dreamland. Coast to Coast still airs nightly, now hosted weeknights by George Noory. Bell's past shows from 1996 to 2000 are repeated on Premiere Networks on Saturday evenings. They are retitled Somewhere in Time with Art Bell.
In 2003, Bell semi-retired from Coast to Coast AM. During the following four years, he hosted the show for many weekends on Premiere Networks. He announced his retirement from weekend hosting in 2007, but occasionally served as a guest host through 2010. He started a new nightly show, Art Bell's Dark Matter, on Sirius XM Radio, that aired for six weeks in 2013.[3][4]
In 2015, he returned to radio with a new show Midnight in the Desert, which was available online via TuneIn as well as some terrestrial radio stations. He retired on December 11, 2015, citing security concerns at his home in Pahrump, Nevada, west of Las Vegas.
Bell was the founder and original owner of Pahrump-based radio station KNYE 95.1 FM. His broadcast studio and transmitter were located near his home, where he also hosted Coast to Coast AM.
- ^ "Art Bell's Wife Denied U.S. Visa". Coast to Coast AM. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ Martin, Robert Scott (August 26, 1999). "Legal Web Heats Up Around Art Bell". Space.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
- ^ David Bauder, Art Bell returning to radio with Sirius show about the paranormal, San Jose Mercury News Entertainment. July 29, 2013.
- ^ Speigel, Lee (November 4, 2013). "Paranormal Radio Host Art Bell Mysteriously Disappears From SiriusXM". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 5, 2013.