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.