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American radio talk show

Coordinates: 34°nine′12″Due north 118°27′56″W  /  34.15333°N 118.46556°W  / 34.15333; -118.46556

Coast to Coast AM

Genre	Talk radio
Running time	175 minutes, 20 seconds
Country of origin	United states of america Canada Philippines (2006–2010)
Syndicates	Premiere Networks
Hosted by	George Noory (weeknights and 1st Sun) George Knapp (Sundays) Ian Punnett
Journalist	Dick Ervasti
Created by	Art Bell
Recording studio	Sherman Oaks, California
Remote studios	Los Angeles, California (Noory) St. Louis, Missouri (Noory) Las Vegas, Nevada (Knapp)
Original release	1988 – present
Opening theme	"Hunt (Theme from Midnight Express)" by Giorgio Moroder
Ending theme	"Inca Trip the light fantastic toe" or "Ghost Trip the light fantastic toe" by Cusco (Shows hosted by Noory and Knapp) "Listening to Coast to Coast" by UFO Phil (Fridays) "Midnight in the Desert" by Crystal Gayle
Website	world wide web.coasttocoastam.com
Podcast	Streamlink

Coast to Coast AM is an American belatedly-night radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics. Virtually ofttimes the topics chronicle to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. Information technology was hosted by creator Art Bell from its inception in 1988 until 2000, and is currently hosted by George Noory. The program is distributed past Premiere Networks, both as function of its talk network and separately every bit a syndicated program. The program now airs 7 nights a week from 1:00 a.m. – five:00 a.g. Eastern Fourth dimension Zone.^[1] Information technology appears on over 600 affiliates, and has repeatedly been called the near popular overnight show in the country.^{[2] [3]}

History [edit]

In 1978, Art Bell created and hosted West Coast AM, a late-nighttime political talk/call-in show on Las Vegas radio station KDWN.^[4] In 1988, Bell and Alan Corberth renamed the bear witness Coast to Coast AM and moved its studios from the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas to Bell's home in Pahrump.^[iv] After Bell's retirement, the prove was hosted by diverse personalities, including Mike Siegel, George Noory, and others.

At its summit, Declension to Coast AM under Bell was syndicated by Premiere Radio Network, and aired on more than than 500 radio stations and boasted a weekly listening audition in excess of 10 million listeners.^{[5] [6] [7]} Since 2013 the weekly listener numbers have declined to two.v 1000000.^[8] Co-ordinate to estimates past Talkers Magazine, Declension to Coast AM has a cumulative weekly audience of around two.75 one thousand thousand unique listeners listening for at least five minutes, making it the most listened-to plan in its time slot.^[9] By 2010 the program was known as by far the near popular overnight prove in the country,^[ii] echoed by The New York Times in 2017, citing Nielsen ratings.^[3]

The show is estimated to be carried by over 600 U.s. affiliates,^[one] along with a limited number of FM stations, also as many Canadian affiliates, several of which stream the show on their station'southward website. The chapter grouping is fronted past 12 clear-channel stations, among them WBT in Charlotte, WHO in Des Moines, WWL in New Orleans, WOR in New York City, KFBK in Sacramento, and KFI in Los Angeles. The testify is also carried by Sirius XM Radio, on its Road Dog Trucking aqueduct 146.^[10]

Criticism [edit]

Scholars accept criticized Coast to Declension AM for promoting pseudohistoric and pseudoscientific ideas. Historian Ronald H. Fritze characterized the evidence as an "particularly influential example" of the trend in modern media to disseminate false history and imitation science.^[xi]

Co-ordinate to State University of New York (SUNY) professor Paul Arras, early shows hosted by Art Bong featured guests that were oft pseudoscientists, simply "regardless of their reputation, all guests are presented as experts." According to Arras "Bell seems to believe much of what even his wildest guests say".^[12] Boston College professor Michael C. Keith noted a "characteristic of distrust and fear that is a part of the text of Coast to Declension —fear of the unknown, fearfulness of invasion, fear of existence taken over by some kind of evil force".^[2]

Religious Studies lecturer David G. Robertson observed that "sweeping conspiratorial revisionist histories and ancient alien narratives" are a frequent characteristic of the bear witness.^[13] Nolan Higdon of California Country Academy, East Bay speculated that programs like Declension to Coast AM that "propagate unsubstantiated claims" were "potentially dangerous".^[3]

According to The Atlantic senior editor Timothy Lavin, host George Noory "lets clearly delusional or pseudoscientific assertions slide by without challenge". Lavin wrote that "Coast to Coast AM, has perfected a charged and conspiratorial worldview that now pervades American media".^[2]

In 1998, the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry awarded show host Fine art Bell their mocking "Snuffed Candle Award", citing his work "for encouraging credulity, presenting pseudoscience every bit genuine, and contributing to the public'due south lack of agreement of the methods of scientific research".^[14] CSI fellow Joe Nickell has appeared on the show occasionally equally "a voice of skepticism", saying his goal was to explicate and demystify the "baroque topics 'Declension to Coast' deals with" such as Bigfoot and ghosts.^[3]

Hosts [edit]

Art Bell [edit]

Bell was the original host of the prove, starting in 1988. He announced his retirement in 2000, merely would render as show host, retire, and return again a number of times.^[15] Bell died in April 2018.

Mike Siegel [edit]

Mike Siegel hosted the show from April 2000 until February 2001. He became a frequent substitute for Bell in belatedly 1999, and when Bong announced his retirement in early 2000, he recommended Siegel to succeed him.^[sixteen] Siegel maintained the format of the show that Bell had created, but his personal style was very different, and the testify became less popular. Siegel hosted the show from Seattle, Washington, where he lived. Early in 2001, Bell decided to return, and Siegel left the show.^[17]

Ian Punnett [edit]

Ian Punnett hosted the show sporadically, as either guest host or principal host, betwixt 1998 and 2012.

John B. Wells [edit]

In January 2012, John B. Wells replaced Punnett as host of the Saturday evening^[18] and the second Lord's day evening programs.

George Noory [edit]

George Noory get-go took over evidence hosting duties in 2003 equally a replacement for Bong, but was temporarily discontinued after Bell returned citing disagreements with Noory. After Bell'south expiry in April 2018, Noory said that the two were "non that close" personally and that there were major differences in their approaches. Despite this, Noory said that Bell was "instrumental in me being where I am right now."^[19] Noory currently hosts the testify on weeknights and on the first Sun of every month.

George Knapp [edit]

George Knapp joined the show in 2007, and is currently hosting every 3rd and fourth Sundays of every month.

Others [edit]

Guest hosts have included Hilly Rose, Barbara Simpson, Rollye James, Dave Schrader, Connie Willis, Lisa Garr, Richard Syrett, and Jimmy Church building.

Guests [edit]

The show featured a number of guests, some recurring.^[20]

• Katherine Albrecht,^[21] consumer rights advocate.
• Howard Bloom,^[22] writer of The God Trouble, The Friction match Principle, Global Brain, Reinventing Capitalism and old publicist for Prince and Michael Jackson.
• Sylvia Browne, psychic.
• Gerald Celente, economic and political forecaster.
• Loren Coleman, cryptozoologist and writer on issues relating to new animal discoveries and the sightings of Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, and other cryptids.
• Jerome Corsi, Harvard PhD, author of sensationalist books on Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and Barack Obama. Joined InfoWars, as correspondent.
• Lionel Fanthorpe, author, managing director of Media Studies at Cardiff Academy, president of the Association for the Scientific Report of Anomalous Phenomena, and president of the British UFO Research Association.
• James H. Fetzer,^[23] conspiracy theorist on Sandy Hook Elementary Schoolhouse shooting. According to Fetzer, the bump-off of President John F. Kennedy, according to Fetzer, a "government striking job" and claims "the Zapruder film is a fake".
• Catherine Austin Fitts,^[24] Politically Conservative economist; was Assistant Secretary of Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner at HUD in the showtime Bush-league Assistants
• The late Stanton Friedman, old nuclear physicist; author and ufologist who focuses on the Roswell UFO incident.
• Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author who discusses paranormal, visionary, and spiritual topics.
• Richard C. Hoagland, former museum curator who was a major figure in the prove's history, discussing bug relating to NASA's activities, space anomalies and alleged extraterrestrial compages (the Confront on Mars and vast glass domes on the Moon). Hoagland was replaced as "science adviser" by Robert Zimmerman in June 2015 and developed digital radio chat-shows of his own.^[25]
• Linda Moulton Howe, reporter and ufologist. Famous as pioneer in the study of cattle mutilations and ingather circles.
• David Icke, New Globe Gild conspiracy theorist.
• Alex Jones, radio talk show host, New Earth Order conspiracy theorist, filmmaker and political activist.
• Michio Kaku, mainstream theoretical physicist who typically discusses topics involving string theory, quantum physics, astrophysics, and other difficult sciences.
• Steve Kates is a weekly contributor on Declension to Coast AM, sharing relevant astronomy and infinite science insights.
• The Amazing Kreskin, magician.
• Peter Lance, investigative journalist, specializing mainly in terrorism and the Mafia.
• Bob Lazar, physicist and president of United Nuclear, a scientific supply visitor; renowned for disclosing his supposed employment at a hush-hush government facility called Due south-four, and his alleged piece of work reverse engineering science extraterrestrial crafts.
• Nancy Lieder, Niburu cataclysm advocate.
• Mr. Lobo, horror host of nationally syndicated cult film goggle box serial Cinema Indisposition.
• George Lutz, known for the Amityville Horror.
• The belatedly Eugene Mallove, cold fusion advocate.
• The late Jim Marrs, author generally known for "Crossfire", a discussion of the Warren Commission conclusions and commentator also on "hidden history " and the paranormal.
• The late Malachi Martin, Catholic priest, theologian and professor, known for sometimes controversial views concerning the Catholic Church building.
• Dick Morris, former advisor to President Clinton. Switched parties to Republican and hosts his own podcast. He is a big supporter and defender of President Trump.
• Stan Romanek, UFO abductee. George Noory bundled to have Stan take a lie detector exam over some of his claims of conflicting visitations, which Romanek failed.
• Whitley Strieber, Writer of Communion and many other books. A frequent guest on the prove since the 1990s.
• The Late Zecharia Sitchin,^[26] author of books promoting an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts.
• Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, one of the hosts on History Channel's Ancient Aliens, and the publisher of Legendary Times magazine, a periodical that is centered on the aboriginal astronaut theory.
• UFO Phil (aka Phil Hill), a comedic singer, songwriter, and claimed alien abductee. He created the program'south Friday cease theme, "Listening to Declension to Coast". He has appeared in diverse media venues, including UFO Phil: The Movie (2008) and The Gong Testify.^[27]
• Peter Ward, paleontologist who specializes in mass extinctions who is famous for his Rare World hypothesis.
• Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics who discusses his inquiry with implants, artificial intelligence and robotics – especially cyborgs.
• Gail Lynn, inventor of the Harmonic Egg and author of Unlocking the Aboriginal Secrets to Healing

Associated shows [edit]

Several shows associated with Coast to Coast AM take aired in the slot immediately preceding the tardily Saturday nighttime edition of the program, from 6–10 p.m. Pacific Time.

Dreamland [edit]

Dreamland was another Art Bell cosmos, nearly identical to Coast to Coast AM merely less caller driven. Bong recorded Dreamland on Friday afternoons where the show streamed alive over the Internet and listeners could call in towards the end of the show. The show then aired at various times on unlike stations during the weekend, just doing viii shows a week got to be too much and he handed over control of the show to Whitley Strieber. Many affiliates aired the show before Coast to Declension AM on Lord's day nights, merely Premiere Radio pre-empted that time spot subsequently it began to syndicate Matt Drudge, and then dropped the program entirely.

Coast to Coast Live [edit]

Upon Art Bell's Jan 2006 render, Ian Punnett hosted Coast to Coast Live on Saturdays from 9 p.yard. to 1 a.m. Eastern Fourth dimension. A spin-off of the original Coast to Coast AM, the show covered like topics as its flagship program. With Bell'southward July 2007 retirement, Coast to Coast Live was discontinued, with Punnett returning to host the regular Saturday edition.

Art Bell, Somewhere in Time [edit]

Replacing Coast to Coast Live in the late Saturday time slot is a series of reruns of classic Art Bell episodes of Coast to Coast AM, ambulation under the championship Somewhere in Fourth dimension.

Midnight in the Desert [edit]

Midnight in the Desert is a live radio and podcast which Fine art Bell founded. The program was later hosted by Heather Wade so by Dave Schrader.

See likewise [edit]

• Paranormal radio shows
• Art Bong's Night Matter
• Space Ghost Declension to Coast

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} Randy Dotinga (February 15, 2006). "Declension to Coast AM Is No Wack Job". Wired.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Lavin, Timothy (January 2010). "The Listener". The Atlantic . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Bromwich, Jonah Engel; Wertheim, Bonnie (Feb xx, 2017). "Does Bigfoot Have a Soul? A Radio Host's Audience Ponders". The New York Times . Retrieved June thirteen, 2019.
4. ^ ^{a b} Knight, Peter (2003). Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia . ABC-CLIO. p. 120. ISBN1-57607-812-4.
5. ^ "Radio Host Fine art Bell Dead At 72". Inside Radio. Apr 16, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
6. ^ Fisher, Marc (March 29, 1998). "The outer limits: A alone voice in the desert lures 10 meg listeners". The Washington Mail . Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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10. ^ "Road Dog Trucking Shows". Sirius XM Radio. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
11. ^ Ronald H. Fritze (May xv, 2009). Invented Knowledge: False History, Simulated Scientific discipline and Pseudo-religions. Reaktion Books. ISBN978-one-86189-674-ii.
12. ^ Paul Arras (June 22, 2018). The Lone Nineties: Visions of Community in Contemporary Usa Television set. Springer. pp. 137–. ISBN978-iii-319-93094-7.
13. ^ David G. Robertson (Feb 25, 2016). UFOs, Conspiracy Theories and the New Age: Millennial Conspiracism. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 101–. ISBN978-ane-4742-5321-v.
14. ^ Roberts, Sam (April 17, 2018). "Art Bong, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72". The New York Times . Retrieved June xiii, 2019.
15. ^ Dickey, Jack (September 23, 2013). "Insomniac Radio King Art Bell Reclaims His Crown". Time . Retrieved December 11, 2013.
16. ^ Judith Michaelson (Apr 11, 2000). "Veteran Talk-Show Host Mike Siegel to Succeed Bong". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009.
17. ^ Edward Mazza (January half-dozen, 2006). "Weird Radio Host Art Bell Returns". ABC News.
18. ^ "Ian Punnett To Stride Downward From Saturday 'Declension To Declension AM,' John B. Wells Named Host". All Access. December v, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
19. ^ "Declension to Coast AM". Talkers . Retrieved April 17, 2018.
20. ^ "Guests". Declension to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
21. ^ "Katherine Albrecht - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
22. ^ "Howard Bloom - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
23. ^ "9-eleven Theories & Prove – Shows". Coast to Coast AM. Feb 23, 2006. Retrieved December xi, 2013.
24. ^ "Catherine Austin Fitts - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
25. ^ "Richard C. Hoagland: out at Coast, in at Nighttime Matter Network". Dark City. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
26. ^ "Zecharia Sitchin - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
27. ^ Spotlight on UFO Phil. Coast to Coast AM. October 12, 2010.

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External links [edit]

• Official website

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM

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