George Noory
George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a radio talk show host. In January 2003, following Art Bell's retirement, Noory took over as weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM, having previously been the show's guest host.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Noory grew up in Detroit with two younger sisters.[1] He graduated from the University of Detroit in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Communications.[1] In 1996 he hosted a late-night program called Nighthawk.[1]
Noory was president of Norcom Entertainment, Inc., a St. Louis-based company that developed and marketed video training films by television to law enforcement and security agencies nationwide.[2]
Noory and his partners in Norcom Restaurants opened a restaurant, Cafe Marrakesh and Oasis Bar, in Brentwood, Mo. in 1987. The restaurant's theme revolved around a fictional Englishman named Col. William Berry, who opened a restaurant following an exciting secret mission to Marrakesh.[3]
[edit] On-air style
In an article about Noory published in the respected news magazine The Atlantic, Timothy Lavin wrote that "Noory can be an uneven broadcaster, sometimes seems to not pay full attention to his guests, offers strangely obvious commentary, and often lets clearly delusional or pseudoscientific assertions slide by without challenge."[4] According to Media Life Magazine, "Noory says it doesn’t matter whether he believes what his callers and guests say. Ultimately, it's about entertainment, creating a show that people will be drawn to."[5] Author and frequent Coast to Coast AM guest Whitley Strieber has commented on Noory's style, asserting "It's not that he's credulous or easily led. He's willing to take these intellectual journeys. He'll have guests on that you think are completely off the wall -- nothing they're saying is real -- but by the end of the program you will have made a discovery that there is a kernel of a question worth exploring."[6]
[edit] Bibliography
- Worker in the Light. Tor Books, 2006. ISBN 0765310872. With William J. Birnes.
- Journey to the Light. Tor Books, 2009. ISBN 0765321033. With William J. Birnes.
- Talking to the Dead. Tor Books, 2011. ISBN 0765325381. With Rosemary Ellen Guiley.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Alumnus Profile: George Noory '72". University of Detroit Mercy. http://www.udmercy.edu/stay-connected/news-events/newsletters/clae/2009/02/noory/index.htm. Retrieved Jan 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NISCO+AND+NORCOM+ENTERTAINMENT+SIGN+LETTER+OF+INTENT-a014939760
- ^ St. Louis grazing in exotic 'outpost'; eclectic Cafe Marrakesh is ad exec's new venture.
- ^ "The Listener" The Atlantic Magazine
- ^ Deep in the night and way strange. Media Life Magazine. Sep 12, 2005.
- ^ Ferrell, David (February 21, 2010). "Host George Noory brings talk of the supernatural back to earth". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/21/entertainment/la-ca-george-noory21-2010feb21. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
[edit] External links
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- Coast to Coast AM
- Lavin, Timothy (January/February, 2010). "The Listener". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/01/the-listener/7840/. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
