| Arthur W. Bell, III | |
| Born | June 17, 1945 |
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| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Spouse | Sachiko Toguchi Bell Pontius (dates uncertain; divorced) Sukiyaki Sakamoto Kyo Bell, divorced Ramona Bell (August 1991 – January 5, 2006 †) Airyn Ruiz Bell (April 11, 2006 – present) |
| Children | Vincent Pontius, Lisa Minei, Art "Scooter" Bell IV, Asia Rayne Bell |
| Parents | Arthur Bell Jr. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. , Father Jane Bell, Mother |
Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as the founder and longtime host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Paranormal is an Umbrella term used to describe unusual Phenomena or experiences that lack an obvious Scientific explanation Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently [1] He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland. Semi-retired from Coast to Coast AM since 2003, he hosted the show on many weekends for the next four years. He announced his retirement from weekend hosting on July 1, 2007, effective immediately, but now 'guest hosts' occasionally. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He attributed the reason for this latest retirement to a desire to spend time with his wife and new daughter, born May 30, 2007. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He added that unlike his previous "retirements," this one will stand, while leaving open the option to return.
Bell also owns a Pahrump, Nevada-based radio station, KNYE 95. Pahrump is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nye County, Nevada, United States. KNYE is an American Radio station located in Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada. 1 FM ("The Kingdom of Nye . . . Things That Go Pahrump In The Night"). He broadcasted from his home in Pahrump for his entire time as host of Coast to Coast AM except from June to December 2006, when he lived in the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
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Bell was born to Arthur Bell, Jr. , a United States Marine Corps Captain, and Jane Gumaer Bell, a Marine drill instructor. Arthur Bell, Jr. died in 2000. Art Bell III was always interested in radio and at the age of 13 became a licensed amateur radio operator; previously W2CKS, now W6OBB. Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a Hobby and a service in which participants called "hams" use various types of Radio communications Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam War and, in his free time, operated a pirate radio station at Amarillo Air Force Base. Medic is a general term for a person involved in medicine especially emergency or first-response medicine such as an Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic, or The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions Amarillo Air Force Base, originally Amarillo Army Air Field is a former United States Air Force base located in Potter County, Texas, approximately He would go out of his way to play anti-war music (like "Eve of Destruction" and "Fortunate Son") that was not being played on the American Forces Network. The term anti-war usually refers to the opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. "Eve of Destruction" is a Protest song written by PF Sloan in 1965 " Fortunate Son " is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival on their album Willy and the Poor Boys in 1969 American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS for its entertainment [2]
After leaving military service he stayed in Asia, living on the Japanese island of Okinawa where he worked as a disc jockey for KSBK, the only non-military English-language station in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience While there, he set a Guinness record by staying on the air for 116 hours and 15 minutes. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U The money raised there allowed Bell to charter a DC-8, fly to Vietnam, and rescue 130 Vietnamese orphans stranded in Saigon at the war's end. A charter airline, also sometimes referred to as an Air taxi, operates Aircraft on a charter basis that is flights that take place outside normal schedules by a WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially An orphan (from the Greek ὀρφανός) is a child whose natural parents are absent or dead and who are not there to bring him up They were eventually brought to the United States and adopted by American families. Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born [3]
Bell returned to the United States and studied engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research He dropped out and returned to radio, this time as a board operator and chief engineer, and had a few opportunities to be on the air. For several years he worked behind and in front of the microphone. After a period of working in cable television, in 1989 the 50,000-watt KDWN in Las Vegas, Nevada offered Bell a five-hour time slot in the middle of the night. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. KDWN (720 AM, "KDWN-AM 720" is a Radio station owned by Beasley Broadcast Group based out of Las Vegas Nevada. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Syndication of his program to other radio stations began in 1993. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation.
Bell's original Las Vegas program was a political call-in talk radio show, but he tired of the format, believing there were too many such programs, especially in the wake of Rush Limbaugh's huge success. Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative Political commentator.
Bell abandoned conventional political talk in favor of topics such as gun control and conspiracy theories, leading to a significant bump in his overnight ratings. Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership use and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment However the show's focus shifted significantly after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U Many in the media did not want to be blamed for inciting militia/anti-government actions like the bombing. Subsequently, Bell discussed off-beat topics like the paranormal, occult knowledge, UFOs, protoscience and pseudo-science. Paranormal is an Umbrella term used to describe unusual Phenomena or experiences that lack an obvious Scientific explanation The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Protoscience refers to historical philosophical disciplines which existed prior to the development of Scientific method, which allowed them to develop into Science Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge methodology belief or practice that is claimed to be Scientific or made to appear scientific but does not adhere to the During his tenure at KDWN, Bell met and married his second wife, Ramona, who later handled production and management duties for the program.
According to "The Washington Post" in its February 23, 1997 paper: Art Bell is currently America's highest-rated late-night radio talk show, heard on 328 stations. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar According to "The Oregonian" in its June 22, 1997 paper: Coast To Coast AM with Art Bell is on 460 stations. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar At its initial peak in popularity, Coast To Coast AM was syndicated on over 500 radio stations, and it claimed 15 million listeners nightly. Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently Bell broadcasts from his home in the town of Pahrump, located in Nye County, Nevada, hence, the catchphrase "from the Kingdom of Nye. Nye County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 32485 Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. "
Observers regard Bell as a master showman, noting that he calls his show "absolute entertainment"[4] and that he expressly says that he does not necessarily accept every guest or caller's claims but only offers a forum where they will not be openly ridiculed. Bell was one of only a few talk show hosts who do not screen calls. He began screening calls in 2006, but subsequently returned to unscreened calls in response to a caller's query on the matter.
His calm attitude, patient questions, and ability to tease substance from nebulous statements of callers and guests gave his show a relaxed yet serious atmosphere earning him praise from those who declare the paranormal deserves a mature outlet of discussion in the media, as well as the approval of those simply amused by the nightly parade of bizarre, typically fringe topics. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Ed Dames, Richard C. Hoagland, Terence McKenna, Dannion Brinkley, David John Oates and Robert Bigelow have all been regular guests. Richard C Hoagland (born April 25, 1945) is an author who claims that advanced civilizations exist or once existed on the Moon, Mars and on Terence Kemp McKenna ( November 16 1946 – April 3 2000) was a Writer, Philosopher, and Ethnobotanist. Dannion Brinkley is a Near-death experiencer from South Carolina. Reverse speech is a Hypothesis first put forward by David John Oates Robert T Bigelow is a Hotel and Aerospace Entrepreneur. He made his fortune through the Hotel chain Budget Suites of America and Some of Bell’s regular guests, particularly Hoagland, continue to be regular guests on Coast to Coast AM, now hosted by George Noory. George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a US-based radio broadcaster
Bell's interests, however, extend beyond the paranormal. Paranormal is an Umbrella term used to describe unusual Phenomena or experiences that lack an obvious Scientific explanation He has interviewed singers Crystal Gayle, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, comedian George Carlin, writer Dean Koontz, hard science fiction writer Greg Bear, TV talk host Regis Philbin, Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy, actress Jane Seymour, actress Ellen Muth, actor and tv host Robert Stack, human rights lawyer John Loftus, legendary disc jockey Casey Kasem and frequent guests physicist Michio Kaku and SETI astronomers Seth Shostak and H. Paul Shuch. Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country singer best known for a series of country-pop crossover hits in the late 1970s Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9 1945 is an American Author. Best known for his Novels that could broadly be described as Suspense thrillers Koontz Hard science fiction is a category of Science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail or on scientific accuracy or on both Gregory Dale Bear (born August 20, 1951) is an American Science fiction and mainstream author Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15 1951) is an English actress best known Ellen Anna Muth (born March 6, 1981) is an American actress, known for her role as Georgia "George" Lass in Showtime Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated For the Hall of Fame jockey see Johnny Loftus. John Joseph Loftus (b Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem, (born on April 27 1932, in Detroit Michigan) is an American Radio personality and Voice Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Dr Michio Kaku (b January 24, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in String field theory, and a Futurist Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence ( SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to detect intelligent Extraterrestrial life. Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena Seth Shostak is an American Astronomer. He earned his Physics degree from Princeton University and a Ph Dr H Paul Shuch ( May 23, 1946) is an American Scientist and Engineer who has coordinated Radio amateurs to help in the
Beginning in late 1996, Bell was criticized for reporting rumors that comet Hale-Bopp was being trailed by a UFO. A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail — Comet Hale-Bopp ( formally designated C/1995 O1) was probably the most widely observed Comet of the twentieth century and one of the brightest It was speculated that members of the Heaven's Gate group committed mass suicide based on rumors Bell aired, but others dismissed the idea, noting that the Heaven's Gate website stated that: "Whether Hale-Bopp has a "companion" or not is irrelevant from our perspective. Heaven's Gate was an American UFO religion based in San Diego California and led by Marshall Applewhite (1932-1997 and Bonnie Nettles (1927-1985 A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages "[5] Susan Wright notes, however, that Bell was also "one of the first to publicize expert opinions debunking the 'alien companion'" said to have been shadowing Hale-Bopp. [6]
There have been three annual features on Bell's program: On April Fool's Day, Art has always concluded the show with at least one gag story presented in a way that listeners are left wondering if they are being deceived, such as when Bell supposedly took a cellphone call from a pilot claiming to be flying his home made airplane over Area 51 and wound up getting shot down while still on the line. This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool. Area 51 is a nickname for a military base located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States Another time, a truck driver supposedly called in on a cell phone while following a van with no driver. On Halloween, his show is renamed "Ghost to Ghost A. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. M. ", and has been devoted to callers relating their allegedly real-life encounters with ghosts. A ghost is said to be the apparition of a Deceased person frequently similar in appearance to that person and usually encountered in places she or he frequented Every New Year's Eve and usually the night before New Year’s Eve, Bell has invited callers to make a prediction for the coming year based on actual precognitive experiences or inside clues, as opposed to guesses or wishful thinking. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. The predictions are then reviewed at the end of that year and given an audible "Ding Ding Ding" if deemed correct, or a "Bonk" if the prediction did not materialize. Art Bell is also known for his part in the video game Prey.
Bell is well known in the world of amateur radio, and holds an Amateur Extra Class License issued by the Federal Communications Commission. Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a Hobby and a service in which participants called "hams" use various types of Radio communications He is also well known by his call sign, W6OBB. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise He and many of his ham friends could be heard nightly on the 80 meter amateur radio band at a frequency of 3840 kHz (before he moved to the Philippines). Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. While there he could occasionally be heard on 3678 kHz via EchoLink. EchoLink is a computer program that runs under Microsoft Windows to allow Radio amateurs to communicate with one another using Voice over IP (VoIP technology Art Bell has returned to the USA and can be heard on 3830 kHz. Art also runs an online amateur radio stream at Smeter.Net nightly starting from 7:00 PM Pacific time and runs until 3:00 AM in the morning. You can usually catch him on there around midnight.
In 1998, Bell was named as recipient of the less-than-prestigious Snuffed Candle Award. The Council for Media Integrity cited Bell "for encouraging credulity, presenting pseudoscience as genuine, and contributing to the public's lack of understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry. "
In 2005, the City of Las Vegas renamed a portion of 11th Street in the downtown area "Art Bell Drive. "
On March 10, 2007, Bell received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the trade publication Radio & Records in Los Angeles. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Radio & Records ( R&R) was a weekly trade magazine that tracked radio airplay from the various genres including pop country R&B and many others
Bell has retired and returned to Coast to Coast AM several times.
Retirement: His first retirement, highly unexpected, was announced on October 13, 1998. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Bell: I told you that there was an event, a threatening terrible event occurred to my family, which I could not tell you about. Because of that event, and a succession of other events, what you're listening to right now is my final broadcast on the air. Coast To Coast AM is broadcast on more than 400 stations and is the country's most listened to overnight radio show, heard by some 15 million listeners. (That from "The Seattle Times" 10-13-98. ) Hilly Rose filled in after Bell's departure. Hilly Rose is a longtime Radio personality and a pioneer of the talk radio format
Retirement: On April 1, 2000, Bell once again announced to his audience his retirement, which would occur on April 26, 2000 (that from "The Washington Post" 4-1-00), but he offered no details other than expressing intentions to "resolve a family crisis. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. " On April 11, 2000, Mike Siegel was introduced as the new host of Coast To Coast AM. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Mike Siegel (born 1945 is an American radio talk show host He was the host of the late night talk show Coast to Coast AM from April 2000 until January 2001 On April 27, 2000, Siegel took over the program which at the this time had an estimated 22 million listeners. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. (That from "The Seattle Times" 4-12-00. ) It was later explained he had left to deal with the aftermath of a sexual assault against his son. Brian Lepley, a substitute teacher, was convicted of sexual assault and attempted transmission of HIV and was sentenced to 10 to 25 years. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [12]
Retirement: On October 23, 2002, Bell announced he would be retiring because recurring back pain (the result of a fall from a telephone pole during his youth) forced yet another departure, and Bell was permanently replaced by George Noory as weekday host of Coast to Coast AM on January 1, 2003. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a US-based radio broadcaster New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was also said that Barbara Simpson would host weekends and that Bell planned to be an occasional guest host for Noory. Barbara Simpson is an American radio talk show host Career Coast to Coast AM and KSFO (AM She is most notable as the host of (Most information from "The Seattle Times" 10-26-02. )
Retirement: on July 1, 2007, Bell announced his retirement again, stating that he wished to spend more time with his wife and daughter. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He made it explicitly clear that, unlike the circumstances surrounding previous retirements, this one was an entirely positive and joyful decision and that he would not disappear completely--he would occasionally substitute for other hosts and host "special" shows. According to George Noory, Bell is on board to do 15 shows per year. Art Bell confirmed this fact in a post on the Fantastic Forum fan site.
Bell's life took some dramatic twists in the beginning of 2006:
Ramona Bell, his wife of 15 years, died unexpectedly,[13] at the age of 47, of what appeared to be an acute asthma attack on January 5, 2006 in Laughlin, Nevada, where the couple was taking a short vacation. Asthma is a chronic Condition involving the Respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflamed, and are Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Laughlin is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
The events surrounding Ramona's death were described in great detail by Art Bell during the January 22 broadcast of Coast to Coast AM. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. For weeks thereafter, callers would express their sadness and sympathy for Art Bell to George Noory, who had taken Art Bell's place weekdays in 2002. George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a US-based radio broadcaster [14]
On January 21, 2006, just days after the unexpected death of his wife Ramona, Bell announced he would host Coast to Coast AM every Saturday and Sunday evening, and that former weekend host Ian Punnett would work a new live prefeed program for the four hours preceding Bell's slot on Saturday nights (9:00pm - 1:00am ET). Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Punnett's show was titled Coast to Coast Live with Ian Punnett. Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently When returning to the show the following day, Bell spent the first hour recounting the death of his wife.
By the end of January, Bell began hinting that he was making a significant life decision, but that he would keep it a secret for at least one year, asking listeners to remind him in 2007 to let them in on it. By March, he was saying that he would soon take a "huge risk" and "do something rash. " On April 15, 2006, he ended the mystery and, to the mild surprise of listeners, revealed that, after several weeks of mourning, he had recently gone to the Philippines and married Airyn Ruiz,[15] whose name is pronounced like the name "Irene," but Art likes to pronounce her name as "Arin. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP " This is because during their Internet dating Art imprinted the spelling of her name with that pronunciation. Online dating or Internet dating is a Dating system which allows individuals couples and groups to meet over the Internet usually with the objective of developing Airyn Ruiz Bell is a recent college graduate. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Ruiz — given Bell's private e-mail address by an amateur radio friend—had contacted Bell to offer condolences shortly after Ramona's death. Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving After "dating" via Internet video conferencing for "hundreds of hours," the two married one week after Bell arrived in the Philippines to actually meet her in person . A videoconference (also known as a videoteleconference) is a set of interactive Telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact Bell also paid for his friend—who was courting Airyn's sister—to accompany him to the Philippines and marry her. The two couples wed in a double marriage ceremony on April 11, 2006. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
On October 7, 2006, Bell announced on Coast to Coast that Ruiz was pregnant with the couple's first child. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Art told listeners that the couple's child was indeed a girl as many listeners suspected. He noted that they had been hoping for a girl and had announced only a girl's name for their unborn child in hopes of receiving a girl.
Art and Airyn's baby girl, Asia Rayne Bell, was born on May 30, 2007. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
At the same time, Bell announced he would be leaving his longtime homestead in Nevada and relocating to the Philippines, near Makati, Metro Manila, intending to continue hosting Coast to Coast AM weekend editions via an ISDN connection. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The City of Makati, or simply Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang He departed the United States on April 29, 2006, stating an intention to remain abroad for at least a year, while maintaining ownership of his property in Nevada and of the radio station KNYE. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. KNYE is an American Radio station located in Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada. Bell resumed hosting on June 18, 2006 but then encountered technical problems that kept him off air until July 23, 2006, when the ISDN line was finally installed. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
In July 2001, the Philippine Daily Inquirer printed an email letter purportedly from Bell that made derogatory statements about Filipinos. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read Broadsheet Newspaper in the Philippines This letter was subsequently demonstrated to be a hoax perpetrated upon Bell, who in fact had a publicly loving relationship with his Filipina wife and his previous wife Ramona, who was also Filipina, and who often spoke openly about his admiration for the Filipino people on his radio show. Subsequently, the Philippine Daily Inquirer printed a retraction and apologized for printing the statement upon their verification of the hoax. This fraudulent act upon Bell still periodically results in serious threats to Bell when this material surfaces from time to time. [16]
In October 2006, Bell threatened Rogers Cadenhead with a lawsuit for some allegedly libelous comments posted on Cadenhead's blog, which Cadenhead has said he will defend against the lawsuit under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Rogers Cadenhead (b April 13, 1967 in Dallas, Texas, USA) is a computer book author and web publisher who is currently chairman of A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (a common name for Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996) is a landmark piece of Internet The Communications Decency Act of 1996 ( CDA) was arguably the first attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the [17]
Truly bringing his personal events of 2006 full circle, Bell opened his December 28 program by disclosing to his stunned listeners that he had just relocated back to Pahrump, Nevada, with Ruiz, who had obtained the necessary paperwork for immigrating to the United States. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Pahrump is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bell had not disclosed on any previous show his plans to return to the High Desert. Despite feeling jet-lagged after a 15-hour flight from the Philippines via Vancouver, British Columbia, he did the full show. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Bell was aloft returning to the States when an earthquake cut off undersea cables that would have prevented his broadcasts from the Philippines. Bell indicated on his December 30, 2006 show that among the reasons for his return were a recent recirculation of the infamous fake anti-Filipino email,[18] and his homesickness for his elaborate stateside Amateur Radio station. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
On May 30, 2007, at 12:51 pm PDT, daughter Asia Rayne Bell was delivered by Caesarian section. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Her birth weight was 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Her height was 19 inches.
On July 1, 2007 at 10:10 pm PDT, Art Bell announced his retirement from regular hosting effective that day, expressing a desire to spend more time with his family. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bell stated that he will only host occasionally on Coast to Coast.
Bell has written, or co-written, several books. They include The Quickening: Today's Trends, Tomorrow's World; The Art of Talk (an autobiography); The Source; The Edge: Man's Mysterious Past & Incredible Future; and The Coming Global Superstorm, which became the basis for the popular movie, The Day After Tomorrow. The Coming Global Superstorm (ISBN 0-671-04190-8 is a 1999 book by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber which predicts that Global warming might produce The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 apocalyptic science-fiction film that depicts the catastrophic effects of both Global warming and Global cooling
In 1996 Bell appeared in an episode of the NBC science fiction series Dark Skies, as William S. Paley, head of CBS. Dark Skies is an American Sci-fi / Drama Television series which aired during the 1996-1997 season for 18 Episodes plus William Samuel Paley ( September 28, 1901 &ndash October 26, 1990) was the chief executive who built Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS
On September 30, 1998, NBC's Today Show aired a taped segment of reporter Fred Francis interviewing Bell. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Francis questioned Bell about Hale-Bopp, Area-51, eccentric callers claiming to be "six-fingered alien hybrids" as well as the UFO sighting experienced by Bell and his wife Ramona. The segment also featured members of Bell's audience reacting to topics being discussed.
In 1999, Bell appeared as himself on the Chris Carter-created series Millennium. Millennium is an American supernatural thriller and crime drama television series produced by Chris Carter (creator of The X-Files The episode, called "Collateral Damage," aired in the third season and dealt with a former U. S. soldier who claimed the government he fought for was indeed responsible for horrendous tests on soldiers and Iraqi civilians. (This episode was broadcast on January 22, 1999. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Washington Post, 1-22-99. )
In 1999, Bell was interviewed on Larry King Live. Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. (This was broadcast on March 5, 1999. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Washington Post, 3-5-99. )
In 2005, Bell and then-wife Ramona were featured on the ABC news special: Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing, which reported on the entire scope of the UFO experience, from the first famous sighting by Kenneth Arnold in 1947 to the present day. Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29 1938 &ndash August 7 2005 was a Canadian-American Journalist and News anchor. Kenneth A Arnold (born March 29, 1915 in Sebeka, Minnesota; died January 16 1984 in Bellevue, Washington (This was broadcast on February 24, 2005. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Washington Post, 2-20-05. )
In 2005, snippets of Bell and callers to his show were featured on the song "Conspiracy Radio" on Sean Hogan's album "Catalina Sunrise": Bell is credited for "voice overs" on this track. This article is about the Canadian singer-songwriter For the American businessman see Shawn Hogan and for the Irish republican see Seán Hogan.
Bell is also a member of the U.S. Libertarian Party. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Originally, Coast to Coast AM was a conservative political talk show, but in recent years Bell has expressed both conservative and liberal views on the air. On air, Bell has shown support for same-sex marriage, immigration reform, decriminalizing marijuana, and has advocated to stop global warming. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same Bell has also stated that he opposes abortion, believes the U. S. should finish the job in the war in Iraq, and supports a free market economy. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign
In 2006, Bell was featured in the video game "Prey" and played himself. For other uses of the word Prey see Prey (disambiguation Prey is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Human He hosts, as in real life, Coast to Coast AM, and the player is able to listen to the broadcast at several terminals throughout the game. Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently The broadcasts describe what is happening on Earth as the game unfolds.
In 2007, Bell appeared as himself in the movie I Know Who Killed Me. I Know Who Killed Me is a thriller-mystery film released in 2007
| Preceded by Founder | Regular Coast to Coast AM host (M-F) mid-1980s–April 27, 2000 | Succeeded by Mike Siegel |
| Preceded by Mike Siegel | Regular Coast to Coast AM host (M-F) February 5, 2001–January 1, 2003 | Succeeded by George Noory |