George Noory (born June 4, 1950) is an American radio
broadcaster. As of 2006, he is the weekday host of the
late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. Noory was
born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but now resides
in Los Angeles, California and occasionally broadcasts
in St. Louis, Missouri. Noory has more than 37 years of
broadcasting experience and has won three Emmy awards.
Noory became a guest host for Coast-to-Coast before replacing
Ian Punnett as the Sunday night host.
On January 1st, 2003, Noory took over the weeknight hosting
duties from Art Bell, who had decided again to retire.
Bell then returned to host the Saturday and Sunday programs,
with Ian Punnett doing the Coast to Coast Live show on
Saturday night. With Noory as host, Coast to Coast AM
experienced a continuous boost in listenership and became
the top rated late night radio talk show in numerous radio
markets throughout the country. On January 21, 2006, it
was announced that Art would return to Coast to Coast
on Saturdays and Sundays, replacing Ian Punnett on Saturdays,
and George Noory on the first two Sundays of the month.
Art returned to the airwaves on January 22, 2006, following
his wife's death on January 5. Art announced on his first
show back on January 22 that Ian Punnett will not be unemployed.
Ian will work the prefeed live for 4 hours before Art
Bell's slot on Saturday nights from 9pm-1am EST, 6pm-10pm
PST. Noory is known for his mild-mannered interviewing
style and his willingness to air callers with claims of
alien abductions, near-death experiences, and other paranormal
topics. In the past, he has made some unusual claims on
his show. He claims that when he broadcasts his show from
St. Louis, he broadcasts from a dark cave in the middle
of nowhere. Regular listeners to Coast to Coast AM know
well, however, that such claims are nothing more than
George's tongue-in-cheek musings which, it may be assumed,
are meant to further amplify the air of mystery embodied
in the show's very premise.
George Noory has repeatedly announced on-air that he is
committed to remaining the major host of "Coast" until
at least 2012, a year which is a frequently discussed
in regard to so-called "Earth changes". His commitment
is substantiated by a long-term contract with Premiere
Radio Networks.
