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Coordinates: 34°ix′12″N 118°27′56″W  /  34.15333°Due north 118.46556°Due west  / 34.15333; -118.46556

Declension to Coast AM

Genre	Talk radio
Running time	175 minutes, 20 seconds
Land of origin	U.s.a. Canada Philippines (2006–2010)
Syndicates	Premiere Networks
Hosted by	George Noory (weeknights and 1st Sunday) George Knapp (Sundays) Ian Punnett
Announcer	Dick Ervasti
Created by	Art Bell
Recording studio	Sherman Oaks, California
Remote studios	Los Angeles, California (Noory) St. Louis, Missouri (Noory) Las Vegas, Nevada (Knapp)
Original release	1988 – present
Opening theme	"Hunt (Theme from Midnight Express)" past Giorgio Moroder
Ending theme	"Inca Dance" or "Ghost Trip the light fantastic" by Cusco (Shows hosted past Noory and Knapp) "Listening to Declension to Coast" by UFO Phil (Fridays) "Midnight in the Desert" by Crystal Gayle
Website	world wide web.coasttocoastam.com
Podcast	Streamlink

Declension to Coast AM is an American tardily-nighttime radio talk bear witness that deals with a variety of topics. Most frequently the topics relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was hosted past creator Fine art Bong from its inception in 1988 until 2000, and is currently hosted by George Noory. The programme is distributed by Premiere Networks, both equally office of its talk network and separately as a syndicated plan. The programme now airs vii nights a week from ane:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time Zone.^[ane] Information technology appears on over 600 affiliates, and has repeatedly been chosen the most popular overnight show in the country.^{[2] [iii]}

History [edit]

In 1978, Art Bell created and hosted West Coast AM, a late-night political talk/call-in show on Las Vegas radio station KDWN.^[iv] In 1988, Bell and Alan Corberth renamed the prove Declension to Coast AM and moved its studios from the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas to Bell's home in Pahrump.^[4] After Bell's retirement, the testify was hosted by various personalities, including Mike Siegel, George Noory, and others.

At its peak, Coast to Coast AM nether Bell was syndicated by Premiere Radio Network, and aired on more than than 500 radio stations and boasted a weekly listening audience in backlog of x one thousand thousand listeners.^{[5] [half-dozen] [7]} Since 2013 the weekly listener numbers take declined to 2.5 one thousand thousand.^[8] Co-ordinate to estimates by Talkers Mag, Declension to Coast AM has a cumulative weekly audience of effectually 2.75 million unique listeners listening for at least five minutes, making information technology the most listened-to program in its time slot.^[ix] By 2010 the program was known as by far the nearly popular overnight bear witness in the country,^[2] echoed by The New York Times in 2017, citing Nielsen ratings.^[3]

The bear witness is estimated to be carried by over 600 Usa affiliates,^[1] forth with a limited number of FM stations, as well as many Canadian affiliates, several of which stream the show on their station'south website. The chapter group is fronted past 12 articulate-channel stations, amongst them WBT in Charlotte, WHO in Des Moines, WWL in New Orleans, WOR in New York City, KFBK in Sacramento, and KFI in Los Angeles. The evidence is too carried by Sirius XM Radio, on its Road Dog Trucking channel 146.^[10]

Criticism [edit]

Scholars have criticized Declension to Coast AM for promoting pseudohistoric and pseudoscientific ideas. Historian Ronald H. Fritze characterized the show as an "specially influential case" of the tendency in modernistic media to disseminate imitation history and faux science.^[11]

According to Land University of New York (SUNY) professor Paul Arras, early on shows hosted by Art Bell featured guests that were frequently pseudoscientists, only "regardless of their reputation, all guests are presented as experts." Co-ordinate to Arras "Bong seems to believe much of what even his wildest guests say".^[12] Boston College professor Michael C. Keith noted a "feature of distrust and fear that is a part of the text of Coast to Declension —fear of the unknown, fright of invasion, fear of being taken over by some kind of evil forcefulness".^[2]

Religious Studies lecturer David G. Robertson observed that "sweeping conspiratorial revisionist histories and ancient alien narratives" are a frequent feature of the show.^[13] Nolan Higdon of California State University, East Bay speculated that programs similar Declension to Declension AM that "propagate unsubstantiated claims" were "potentially dangerous".^[3]

Co-ordinate to The Atlantic senior editor Timothy Lavin, host George Noory "lets conspicuously delusional or pseudoscientific assertions slide by without challenge". Lavin wrote that "Coast to Declension AM, has perfected a charged and conspiratorial worldview that now pervades American media".^[2]

In 1998, the Committee for Skeptical Research awarded show host Art Bell their mocking "Snuffed Candle Accolade", citing his work "for encouraging credulity, presenting pseudoscience as 18-carat, and contributing to the public'southward lack of understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry".^[14] CSI fellow Joe Nickell has appeared on the testify occasionally as "a voice of skepticism", proverb his goal was to explicate and demystify the "bizarre topics 'Coast to Coast' deals with" such as Bigfoot and ghosts.^[3]

Hosts [edit]

Art Bell [edit]

Bong was the original host of the show, starting in 1988. He announced his retirement in 2000, merely would render as show host, retire, and return again a number of times.^[15] Bong died in April 2018.

Mike Siegel [edit]

Mike Siegel hosted the prove from April 2000 until February 2001. He became a frequent substitute for Bong in belatedly 1999, and when Bell announced his retirement in early 2000, he recommended Siegel to succeed him.^[sixteen] Siegel maintained the format of the show that Bell had created, but his personal style was very different, and the show became less popular. Siegel hosted the show from Seattle, Washington, where he lived. Early in 2001, Bell decided to return, and Siegel left the show.^[17]

Ian Punnett [edit]

Ian Punnett hosted the show sporadically, as either invitee host or main host, between 1998 and 2012.

John B. Wells [edit]

In January 2012, John B. Wells replaced Punnett as host of the Saturday evening^[18] and the second Sunday evening programs.

George Noory [edit]

George Noory starting time took over testify hosting duties in 2003 as a replacement for Bell, but was temporarily discontinued later on Bong returned citing disagreements with Noory. After Bell's expiry in April 2018, Noory said that the 2 were "not that close" personally and that there were major differences in their approaches. Despite this, Noory said that Bell was "instrumental in me being where I am right now."^[19] Noory currently hosts the prove on weeknights and on the first Sunday of every month.

George Knapp [edit]

George Knapp joined the show in 2007, and is currently hosting every tertiary and fourth Sundays of every month.

Others [edit]

Guest hosts have included Hilly Rose, Barbara Simpson, Rollye James, Dave Schrader, Connie Willis, Lisa Garr, Richard Syrett, and Jimmy Church.

Guests [edit]

The testify featured a number of guests, some recurring.^[twenty]

• Katherine Albrecht,^[21] consumer rights advocate.
• Howard Bloom,^[22] writer of The God Problem, The Lucifer Principle, Global Brain, Reinventing Commercialism and onetime publicist for Prince and Michael Jackson.
• Sylvia Browne, psychic.
• Gerald Celente, economic and political forecaster.
• Loren Coleman, cryptozoologist and author on issues relating to new animal discoveries and the sightings of Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, and other cryptids.
• Jerome Corsi, Harvard PhD, author of sensationalist books on Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and Barack Obama. Joined InfoWars, as contributor.
• Lionel Fanthorpe, writer, director of Media Studies at Cardiff University, president of the Clan for the Scientific Study of Dissonant Phenomena, and president of the British UFO Research Clan.
• James H. Fetzer,^[23] conspiracy theorist on Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Co-ordinate to Fetzer, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, according to Fetzer, a "authorities hit job" and claims "the Zapruder film is a imitation".
• Catherine Austin Fitts,^[24] Politically Conservative economist; was Assistant Secretary of Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner at HUD in the first Bush Assistants
• The late Stanton Friedman, former nuclear physicist; writer and ufologist who focuses on the Roswell UFO incident.
• Rosemary Ellen Guiley, writer who discusses paranormal, visionary, and spiritual topics.
• Richard C. Hoagland, quondam museum curator who was a major figure in the show'southward history, discussing issues relating to NASA's activities, infinite anomalies and alleged extraterrestrial architecture (the Face up on Mars and vast glass domes on the Moon). Hoagland was replaced as "science adviser" past Robert Zimmerman in June 2015 and developed digital radio chat-shows of his ain.^[25]
• Linda Moulton Howe, reporter and ufologist. Famous every bit pioneer in the study of cattle mutilations and crop circles.
• David Icke, New World Order conspiracy theorist.
• Alex Jones, radio talk prove host, New World Guild conspiracy theorist, filmmaker and political activist.
• Michio Kaku, mainstream theoretical physicist who typically discusses topics involving string theory, quantum physics, astrophysics, and other hard sciences.
• Steve Kates is a weekly correspondent on Coast to Coast AM, sharing relevant astronomy and space science insights.
• The Amazing Kreskin, magician.
• Peter Lance, investigative announcer, specializing mainly in terrorism and the Mafia.
• Bob Lazar, physicist and president of United Nuclear, a scientific supply visitor; renowned for disclosing his supposed employment at a secret regime facility called S-4, and his alleged work opposite engineering extraterrestrial crafts.
• Nancy Lieder, Niburu cataclysm advocate.
• Mr. Lobo, horror host of nationally syndicated cult film television serial Cinema Insomnia.
• George Lutz, known for the Amityville Horror.
• The late Eugene Mallove, common cold fusion advocate.
• The late Jim Marrs, author mostly known for "Crossfire", a discussion of the Warren Commission conclusions and commentator also on "hidden history " and the paranormal.
• The late Malachi Martin, Catholic priest, theologian and professor, known for sometimes controversial views concerning the Cosmic Church building.
• Dick Morris, erstwhile counselor to President Clinton. Switched parties to Republican and hosts his own podcast. He is a large supporter and defender of President Trump.
• Stan Romanek, UFO abductee. George Noory arranged to accept Stan accept a lie detector examination over some of his claims of alien visitations, which Romanek failed.
• Whitley Strieber, Author of Communion and many other books. A frequent guest on the testify since the 1990s.
• The Tardily Zecharia Sitchin,^[26] author of books promoting an explanation for homo origins involving ancient astronauts.
• Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, 1 of the hosts on History Channel's Ancient Aliens, and the publisher of Legendary Times mag, a periodical that is centered on the aboriginal astronaut theory.
• UFO Phil (aka Phil Hill), a comedic singer, songwriter, and claimed alien abductee. He created the programme's Fri end theme, "Listening to Coast to Declension". He has appeared in various media venues, including UFO Phil: The Movie (2008) and The Gong Evidence.^[27]
• Peter Ward, paleontologist who specializes in mass extinctions who is famous for his Rare World hypothesis.
• Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics who discusses his research with implants, artificial intelligence and robotics – particularly cyborgs.
• Gail Lynn, inventor of the Harmonic Egg and author of Unlocking the Ancient Secrets to Healing

Associated shows [edit]

Several shows associated with Coast to Coast AM have aired in the slot immediately preceding the late Sabbatum night edition of the program, from vi–10 p.m. Pacific Fourth dimension.

Dreamland [edit]

Dreamland was another Fine art Bell creation, near identical to Declension to Coast AM just less caller driven. Bell recorded Dreamland on Friday afternoons where the show streamed live over the Internet and listeners could call in towards the end of the testify. The show and then aired at various times on different stations during the weekend, but doing eight shows a week got to exist too much and he handed over control of the show to Whitley Strieber. Many affiliates aired the show before Coast to Coast AM on Sunday nights, but Premiere Radio pre-empted that time spot later on it began to syndicate Matt Drudge, and and so dropped the program entirely.

Coast to Coast Live [edit]

Upon Art Bell'southward January 2006 render, Ian Punnett hosted Declension to Coast Live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern Time. A spin-off of the original Coast to Coast AM, the show covered similar topics every bit its flagship program. With Bell's July 2007 retirement, Declension to Declension Live was discontinued, with Punnett returning to host the regular Sabbatum edition.

Art Bong, Somewhere in Time [edit]

Replacing Declension to Declension Live in the late Saturday time slot is a serial of reruns of classic Art Bell episodes of Declension to Declension AM, airing under the title Somewhere in Time.

Midnight in the Desert [edit]

Midnight in the Desert is a alive radio and podcast which Fine art Bell founded. The program was later hosted by Heather Wade and then by Dave Schrader.

Come across also [edit]

• Paranormal radio shows
• Art Bell'south Dark Matter
• Space Ghost Coast to Declension

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} Randy Dotinga (February 15, 2006). "Coast to Declension AM Is No Wack Job". Wired.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Lavin, Timothy (January 2010). "The Listener". The Atlantic . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Bromwich, Jonah Engel; Wertheim, Bonnie (February 20, 2017). "Does Bigfoot Have a Soul? A Radio Host's Audience Ponders". The New York Times . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
4. ^ ^{a b} Knight, Peter (2003). Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia . ABC-CLIO. p. 120. ISBNane-57607-812-4.
5. ^ "Radio Host Fine art Bell Dead At 72". Inside Radio. Apr xvi, 2018. Retrieved April xviii, 2018.
6. ^ Fisher, Marc (March 29, 1998). "The outer limits: A lone voice in the desert lures x one thousand thousand listeners". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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9. ^ "The Top Talk Radio Audiences (Updated two/15)". Talkers Magazine. Archived from the original on February ix, 2014.
10. ^ "Road Dog Trucking Shows". Sirius XM Radio. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
11. ^ Ronald H. Fritze (May 15, 2009). Invented Noesis: False History, Imitation Science and Pseudo-religions. Reaktion Books. ISBN978-1-86189-674-ii.
12. ^ Paul Arras (June 22, 2018). The Lonely Nineties: Visions of Community in Contemporary U.s. Television. Springer. pp. 137–. ISBN978-3-319-93094-7.
13. ^ David 1000. Robertson (February 25, 2016). UFOs, Conspiracy Theories and the New Age: Millennial Conspiracism. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 101–. ISBN978-1-4742-5321-5.
14. ^ Roberts, Sam (April 17, 2018). "Art Bong, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Night Side, Dies at 72". The New York Times . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
15. ^ Dickey, Jack (September 23, 2013). "Insomniac Radio King Art Bong Reclaims His Crown". Fourth dimension . Retrieved December xi, 2013.
16. ^ Judith Michaelson (April 11, 2000). "Veteran Talk-Show Host Mike Siegel to Succeed Bell". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009.
17. ^ Edward Mazza (January half dozen, 2006). "Weird Radio Host Art Bong Returns". ABC News.
18. ^ "Ian Punnett To Footstep Downwardly From Saturday 'Coast To Coast AM,' John B. Wells Named Host". All Access. December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
19. ^ "Declension to Declension AM". Talkers . Retrieved April 17, 2018.
20. ^ "Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
21. ^ "Katherine Albrecht - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
22. ^ "Howard Bloom - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
23. ^ "ix-11 Theories & Evidence – Shows". Coast to Coast AM. Feb 23, 2006. Retrieved December eleven, 2013.
24. ^ "Catherine Austin Fitts - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
25. ^ "Richard C. Hoagland: out at Declension, in at Nighttime Matter Network". Dark City. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
26. ^ "Zecharia Sitchin - Guests". Coast to Coast AM . Retrieved March 29, 2015.
27. ^ Spotlight on UFO Phil. Coast to Coast AM. Oct 12, 2010.

• Hartmann, Thom (May iv, 2011). "Political Commentator and Talk Show host". Thom Hartmann Program . Retrieved August 8, 2013.
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External links [edit]

• Official website

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM

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