Art Bell
Art Bell Born Arthur William Bell, III (1945-06-17) June 17, 1945 (age 69) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Occupation Broadcaster Spouse(s) Sachiko Toguchi Bell Pontius (dates uncertain; divorced) Sakamoto Kyo Bell (dates uncertain; divorced) Ramona Bell (August 1991 – January 5, 2006 †) Airyn Ruiz Bell (April 11, 2006 – present) Children Vincent Pontius, Lisa Minei, Art, Asia Rayne Bell Parents Arthur William Bell, Jr. ( – 2000) Jane Lee Gumaer Bell ( – Dec 23, 2008) Call-sign W6OBB Arthur William "Art" Bell, III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and author known as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show Dreamland. Semi-retired from Coast to Coast AM since 2003, he hosted the show many weekends for the following four years. He announced his retirement from weekend hosting on July 1, 2007, but occasionally served as a guest host through 2010. He attributed the reason for his retirement to a desire to spend time with his new wife and his daughter, born May 30, 2007. He added that unlike his previous "retirements," this one would stand, while leaving open the option to return. Classic Bell-hosted episodes of Coast to Coast AM can be heard in some markets on Saturday nights under the name Somewhere in Time. He started a new nightly show, Art Bell's Dark Matter, on Sirius XM Radio that began on September 16, 2013 and ended 6 weeks later on November 4, 2013. Bell founded and was the original owner of Pahrump, Nevada-based radio station KNYE 95.1 FM. His broadcast studio and transmitter were located near his home in Pahrump while he hosted Coast to Coast AM except from June to December 2006, when he lived in the Philippines. He and his family returned to the Philippines in March 2009, after having significant difficulties obtaining a U.S. visa for his wife, Airyn.