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'''George Noory''' is the weeknight host of popular late-night talk show [[Coast to Coast AM]].[http://coasttocoastam.com/] He replaced [[Art Bell]] as the weeknight host in 2002.
'''George Ralph Noory''' (born June 4, 1950) is an American [[Talk radio|radio talk show]] host.
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As of 2009, he is the weekday host of the late-night radio [[talk show]] ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]''. He is heard across the United States and [[Canada]] on many [[AM broadcasting|AM]], [[FM broadcasting|FM]] and [[XM Satellite Radio]]. His show is one of the most listened to overnight programs. The program is syndicated by [[Premiere Radio]], a division of [[Clear Channel Communications]].
[[Category:Broadcasters]]
Noory was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]], but he grew up in [[Dearborn Heights, Michigan|Dearborn Heights]]. He now resides in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]] and occasionally broadcasts from, and frequently mentions on air, [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. Noory has more than 37 years of broadcasting experience.
==Early life, career, and family==
George Noory served nine years in the [[United States Naval Reserve]] as a full Lieutenant. Noory is a [[Roman Catholic]] of [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] descent. 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]]. Noory came to St. Louis in 1979 to be news director at [[KSDK]] channel 5 television before making the transition back to radio.
At the age of 28 he became the youngest news director in the country while at [[KSTP-TV|KSTP]] channel 5 in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]].
While living in Detroit he worked in the news department of [[WCAR]] 1130 in Detroit, and later at [[Storer Broadcasting]]'s Detroit CBS affiliate [[WJBK]] channel 2.
Noory was a broadcast major at the [[University of Detroit]].
Noory's family is said to be of Lebanese Christian descent and his father was born in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]], in 1922. According to Noory, 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 contradict typical Christian [[doctrine]].
George Noory is currently divorced and has said on-air that he has been married twice. (He once referred to the odd-hours and stress of working as a late-night talk show host as one of the reasons for his failed marriages.) Noory has three children, and four grandchildren.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}
==Coast to Coast AM==
Noory became a guest host for ''Coast to Coast AM'' before replacing [[Ian Punnett]] as the Sunday night host. His first show was on April 28 2001. On January 1, 2003, Noory took over week-night hosting duties from [[Art Bell]], who had again decided to retire. On January 21, 2006, it was announced that Bell would return to ''Coast to Coast AM'' on Saturdays and Sundays, replacing Punnett on Saturdays, and Noory on the first two Sundays of the month. Bell returned to the air waves January 22, 2006 following his wife's death on January 5, 2006. While Punnett went on to host the ''[[Coast to Coast AM#Coast to Coast Live|Coast to Coast Live]]'' spin-off on Saturday nights, Noory remained the week-night host. With Noory as host and Art Bell doing the weekends, ''Coast to Coast AM'' remained one of the most listened to late night talk radio shows.
Noory has repeatedly announced on-air that he is committed to remaining the principal host of ''"Coast"'' until at least 2012, a year frequently called the 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 radio programs for [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Laura Schlessinger|Dr. Laura]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. Noory has stood by his foreboding notion that 2012 will be a year of calamitous change on a global scale.
Since then, Noory recently retracted his admission of staying on until 2012. On the August 17, 2007 broadcast, George Noory made a statement during the third hour that he had a meeting a few weeks ago with [[Premiere Radio Networks]] outlining his tenure. He stated that he wishes to sign another five year contract in 2012, extending his hosting duties until about 2017. Noory went on to mention, {{quotation|And then I'll go 3 days a week when I'm 66 years old. That's 9 years away; that's a long time. And they [Premiere Radio Networks] said okay, we'll do it.|George Noory, ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'', August 17, 2007}} Noory has repeatedly vowed on-air that he will stay on ''C2CAM'' until he is "dragged out."
However, WorldNetDaily reports interest in a President Noory campaign in 2012. This might be response to comments such as: {{quotation|In every city on my book tour through last year, audiences told me they are crying out for major change in Washington D.C.|George Noory,<ref> This article was written by a regular guest questioning George Noory about accepting a potential White House bid, which can not be considered serious. However, Noory has told his audience not to rule out his working with radio and another outfit simultaneously.{{wikicite|id=idWorldNetPresident2007|reference="(November 15, 2007). George Noory considering Presidential Bid?. WorldNetDaily. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58702 accessed 2007-11-16.}}</ref> [[WorldNetDaily]].com on November 15, 2007}}
On March 10, 2007, Noory introduced Art Bell for his Lifetime Achievement Award from "Radio & Records," the radio industry trade journal.<ref>http://www.coasttocoastam.com/gen/page1923.html?theme=light</ref> The next week he replayed his introductory speech and Art Bell's acceptance speech. Noory revealed that although he has worked for ''Coast to Coast AM'' since 2001, that night was the first time he had met Art Bell in person.<ref>http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2007/03/18.html</ref>
==Books==
On 19 September 2006, Noory released his first book with co-author [[William J. Birnes]] entitled ''[[Worker in the Light|Worker in the Light: Unlock Your Five Senses And Liberate Your Limitless Potential]]''. New York: Forge. ISBN 0-7653-1087-2.
==See also==
*[[Art Bell]]
*''Coast to Coast Topics'': [[9/11 Conspiracy theories]], [[New World Order (conspiracy)|New World Order]], [[Chemtrail theory]], [[Classified information in the United States]], [[SETI]], [[Time travel]], [[Central Intelligence Agency]], [[United States Department of Defense]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Ufology]], [[Lucid Dreaming]], [[paranormal]], [[string theory]], [[near-death experience]], [[ghost]]s, [[electronic voice phenomenon|electronic voice phenomena]], [[Dannion Brinkley]], [[Carl Sagan]], [[solar system]], [[Peak Oil]], [[biodiesel]], [[Global Warming]], and the [[undead]].