George Noory

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George R. Noory

George Ralph 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 in Detroit, Michigan; but he grew up in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Now he resides in Los Angeles, California and occasionally broadcasts from St. Louis, Missouri. Noory has more than 37 years of broadcasting experience and has won three Emmy awards.

1 Early life, career, and family
2 Coast-to-Coast AM
3 Quotes
4 Books
5 See also
6 Bibliography
7 External links

[edit] Early life, career, and family

Noory served nine years in the United States Navy. He has said that he became fascinated with ufology and the paranormal as a child after having an out-of-body experience. As a teenager, Noory joined NICAP, the UFO organization that was a precursor to today's MUFON.

Prior to hosting Coast to Coast AM, Noory hosted his own late-night radio program on KTRS in St. Louis where he was known as "the Nighthawk." The show, like Coast-to-Coast, also dealt with the paranormal, and was carried by stations in five states.

George's family is said to be of Lebanese Christian descent and his father was born in Cairo in 1922. According to George, he was brought up as a Roman Catholic and his mother was a devout Catholic. He says he believes in "a God," but some of his views, for instance, on reincarnation and the creation of the human race by aliens are quite out of line with the official dogma.

George Noory is currently divorced. He once referred to the stress of working as a late-night talk show host as one of the reasons for his failed marriage. He has two adult children, a son and a daughter, and a granddaughter.

[edit] Coast-to-Coast AM

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 R. 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. Noory claims that he was once an alien named Bob in his past life. Regular listeners to Coast to Coast AM know well, however, that such claims are usually nothing more than Noory'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's patriotic pro-American stand, his down-to-earth style and his ability to instantly react to any types of callers in a friendly, often humorous manner has greatly contributed to his popularity with millions of US and Canadian listeners of all walks of life, from truckers driving across America at night to policemen on duty and night-shift security personnel to the blind and the elderly, and simply lonely people in need of a friend.

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 "Doomsday". His commitment is substantiated by a long-term contract with Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications which also produces such radio programs as Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, and Glenn Beck.

[edit] Quotes

"Sometimes I wish the aliens would abduct me and crown me as their leader"

"In my past life, I was an alien named Bob"

[edit] Books

On 19 September 2006, Noory released his first book along with co-author William J. Birnes titled, Worker in the Light: Unlock Your Five Senses And Liberate Your Limitless Potential. Written as a step-by-step guide, citing examples from his own life, Worker in the Light is Noory's contribution to the arena of self-help books teaching readers how to overcome personal limitations, frustration, doubts, fears, and life's dire straits.