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In reply to the discussion: Art Bell is coming back. [View all]earthside
(6,960 posts)Except --- when he interviewed people like Michio Kaku.
Art respected science.
But when it came to Big Foot and angels and even UFOs, you always had a feeling from his voice that there was a skeptic in there somewhere.
And that was the charm of his program -- it was at its heart radio entertainment and that is how Bell treated it most of the time. I repeat: Art Bell is one of the most skillful radio broadcasters of our time ... I 'm talking about his voice abilities, his timing, his interviewing capabilities, etc.
If you understood the 'deal' of the Art Bell show then it was a constant source of delight ... I still remember original broadcasts of the Mel's Hole schtick and the 'Screams from Hell' audio.
Noory on the other hand is a right-wing supernaturalist Roman Catholic ... he is as thin as an onion skin.
And a terrible interviewer at that. But Noory is a relentless self-promoter and with Clear Channel's backing he has done well for himself at the same time basically wrecking the entrancing qualities that Coast-to-Coast once had.