Art Bell
Radio personality, Military Person
1945 – 2018
Who was Art Bell?
Arthur William "Art" Bell, III was an American broadcaster and author known as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show Dreamland. Semi-retired from Coast to Coast AM since 2003, he hosted the show many weekends for the following four years. He announced his retirement from weekend hosting on July 1, 2007, but occasionally served as a guest host through 2010. He attributed the reason for his retirement to a desire to spend time with his new wife and his daughter, born May 30, 2007. He added that unlike his previous "retirements," this one would stand, while leaving open the option to return. Classic Bell-hosted episodes of Coast to Coast AM can be heard in some markets on Saturday nights under the name Somewhere in Time. He started a new nightly show, Art Bell's Dark Matter, on Sirius XM Radio that began on September 16, 2013 and ended 6 weeks later on November 4, 2013.
Bell founded and was the original owner of Pahrump, Nevada-based radio station KNYE 95.1 FM. His broadcast studio and transmitter were located near his home in Pahrump while he hosted Coast to Coast AM except from June to December 2006, when he lived in the Philippines. He returned to the Philippines March 10, 2009 with his family after having significant difficulties obtaining a U.S. visa for his wife Airyn.
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- Born
- Jun 17, 1945
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune - Also known as
- Arthur W. Bell, III
- Arthur William "Art" Bell, III
- The King of Late-Night Radio
- Parents
- Spouses
- Airyn Ruiz Bell
(2006/04/11 - ) - Sachiko Toguchi Bell Pontius
(1965 - 1968) - Sukiyaki Sakamoto Kyo Bell
- Ramona Bell
(1991/08/04 - 2006/01/05) - Vickie L. Baker
(1981/03/01 - 1991/07/03)
- Airyn Ruiz Bell
- Children
- Education
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Nevada
- Died
- Apr 13, 2018
Pahrump, NV
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Modified by JokerGem
on July 29, 2023
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