Malachi, Malachias or Mal'achi (; ) was a Jewish prophet in the Hebrew Bible. He had two brothers, Nathaniel and Josiah. Malachi was the writer of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Neviim (prophets) section in the Jewish Tanakh. In the Christian Old Testament, the Prophetic Books are placed last, making Book of Malachi the last Old Testament book before the New Testament. No allusion is made to him by Ezra, however, and he does not directly mention the restoration of the temple. The editors of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia implied that he prophesied after Haggai and Zechariah (; , ) and speculated that he delivered his prophecies about 420 BC, after the second return of Nehemiah from Persia (Book of Nehemiah), or possibly before his return, comparing with ; with ).

According to the 1897 Easton's Bible Dictionary, it is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, but simply means "messenger of YHWH". The Septuagint superscription is ὲν χειρὶ ἀγγήλου αὐτοῦ, (by the hand of his messenger).

See also

Tomb of the Prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

References

External links

Prophet Malachi Orthodox icon and synaxarion

Category:5th-century BC people Category:Old Testament saints

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name	Tao Ruspoli
birth date	November 07, 1975
birth place	Bangkok, Thailand
residence	Venice, Los Angeles, California
nationality	Italy and United States
occupation	filmmaker, musician, photographer
spouse	Olivia Wilde (2003-present) (filed for divorce)
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Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an Italian American filmmaker and musician.

Background

Ruspoli is the second son of occasional actor and aristocrat Prince Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri and Austrian-American actress Debra Berger. He is the older brother of Bartolomeo dei Principi Ruspoli (born 6 October 1978 in Rome), second husband of oil heiress Aileen Getty. His half-siblings include Francesco, 10th Prince of Cerveteri; Melusina Ruspoli, and Theodoro Ruspoli.

Tao was born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Rome and Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.

He married actress Olivia Wilde on June 7, 2003 in Washington, Virginia. They were announced to have separated on February 8, 2011. Olivia Wilde filed for divorce in March 2011

He currently lives and works in Venice, Los Angeles, as a photographer and filmmaker.

Career

His feature narrative debut, ''Fix'', was one of 10 feature films to screen in competition at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival and soon afterward at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where Ruspoli was awarded the Heineken Red Star Award for "most innovative and progressive filmmaker." ''Fix'' also won the Festival Award for Best Film at the 2008 Brooklyn Film Festival, Vail Film Festival and the 2008 Twin Rivers Media Festival, as well as other prizes at several international festivals.

His most well-known documentary is ''Just Say Know'', a personal discussion of his family's drug addiction. His other films include ''Flamenco: A Personal Journey'', a feature length documentary about the flamenco way of life as it is lived by Gypsies in the south of Spain. He has directed a number of other short documentaries, including ''El Cable'' (also about Flamenco), and ''This Film Needs No Title: A Portrait of Raymond Smullyan'' (a portrait of the renowned logician, mathematician and concert pianist Raymond Smullyan).

Tao founded LAFCO in 2000. The Los Angeles Filmmakers Cooperative, is a bohemian collective of filmmakers and musicians who work out of a converted school bus. Through LAFCO, Tao has produced several films.

His producing credits include the feature film ''Camjackers'', which he also acted in and co-edited. Camjackers won the best editing award at the 44th Ann Arbor Film Festival.

Tao is an accomplished flamenco guitar player.

Filmography

''Jack'' (1996) Production Assistant

''Bulworth'' (1998) Art department Assistant

''Tango, no me dejes nunca'' (1998) Camera Apprentice (as Teo Rispoli)

''Just Say Know'' (2002) Director, Cinematographer and Film editor

''This Film Needs No Title: A Portrait of Raymond Smullyan'' (2004) Director, Cinematographer and Film editor

''El Cable'' (2004) Director, Cinematographer, Editor and Film producer

''Flamenco: A Personal Journey'' (2005) Director, Cinematographer and Film producer

''Camjackers'' (2006) Whack Filmmaker #1 and also Film editor and Executive Producer

''Fix'' (2008) Milo and also Writer, Cinematographer and Film director

''Behind the Wheel'' (2008) Film director

''Being in the World'' (2009) Film director

Recordings

''Flamenco'', Mapleshade Records, 2005

References

External links

Official website

Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:American film directors Category:American people of Austrian descent Category:American people of Italian descent Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni Category:Italian nobility

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name	Malachi Brendan Martin
birth date	July 23, 1921
birth place	Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland
death date	July 27, 1999
death place	Manhattan, New York,USA
other names	Michael Serafian, F.E. Cartus, Pushkin, Forest, Timothy O'Boyle-Fitzharris S.J.
occupation	Priest, Professor at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute, exorcist, theologian, author
nationality	Irish, American }}

Malachi Brendan Martin Ph.D. (July 23, 1921 – July 27, 1999) was a Catholic priest, theologian, writer on the Catholic Church, and professor at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute. He held three doctorates and was the sole author of sixteen books covering religious and geopolitical topics, which were published in eight languages. He wrote additional books under pen names and in collaboration with others. He was a controversial commentator on the Vatican and other matters involving the Church. Martin spoke at least ten languages including Irish, English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew and Modern Arabic, and also knew classical languages like Latin, Classical Greek, Aramaic and Classical Arabic. He lived in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, France, and the United States and travelled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

History

Early life and education

thumb|250px|Trinity College, DublinMartin was born prematurely in the village of Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland - a comfortable, middle-class family in which the children were raised speaking Irish at the dinner table and Catholic belief and practice were central - his three brothers also became priests, two of them academics. He received his secondary education at Belvedere College in Dublin, and became a Jesuit novice on September 6, 1939 at the age of eighteen. Due to the Second World War and the inherent risks involved with travel during this time, Malachi remained in Ireland and studied at the National University of Ireland where he received a bachelor's degree in Semitic languages and oriental studies while carrying out concurrent study in Assyriology at Trinity College.

Upon completion of his degree in Dublin, Malachi was sent to the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium to continue his education. During the four year stay in Leuven he completed masters degrees in philosophy and theology and got doctorates in Semitic languages, archeology and Oriental history. On August 15, 1954, the Feast of the Assumption, Martin was ordained a Jesuit priest at the age of thirty-three.

Father Martin started postgraduate studies at both the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Oxford University, specializing in intertestamentary studies and knowledge of Jesus Christ and of Hebrew and Arabic manuscripts. He undertook additional study in rational psychology, experimental psychology, physics and anthropology.

Work and ordination

Father Martin took part in the research of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and published twenty four articles on Semitic paleography in various journals. He did archeological research and worked extensively on the Byblos syllabary in Byblos, in Tyre, both in Lebanon, and in the Sinai Peninsula. Martin assisted in his first exorcism while staying in Egypt for archeological research. It was upon a Muslim. He published a work in two volumes, ''The Scribal Character of the Dead Sea Scrolls'', in 1958.

Martin travelled publicly and clandestinely to Eastern Europe and Soviet Russia during and after the reign of Pius XII. He carried out sacramental missions and was active in intelligence gathering for the church.

thumb|250px|St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican CityHe was summoned to Rome to work at the Holy See as a private secretary for Cardinal Augustin Bea S.J. from 1958 until 1964. This brought him into contact with Pope John XXIII. His years in Rome coincided with the start of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65), all of which sessions he attended and which was to transform the Catholic Church in a way that the initially-liberal Martin began to find distressing. He became friends with Msgr. George Higgins and Fr. John Courtney Murray S.J.

While in Rome, he became a professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute of the Vatican, where he taught Aramaic, paleography, Hebrew and Sacred Scripture. He during that time also taught theology, part-time, at Loyola University of Chicago's John Felice Rome Center. During that period his living quarters were in the Vatican, outside the papal quarters of John XXIII. He worked for the Orthodox Churches and ancient Oriental Churches division of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity under Cardinal Bea, as a translator. As a result of this, Martin became well acquainted with prominent Jewish leaders, such as Rabbi Abraham Heschel, during 1961 and 1962. Martin also accompanied Paul VI in his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in January 1964. Martin resigned his position at the Pontifical Institute in June 1964.

Disillusioned by the reforms taking place among the Jesuits, the Church's largest religious order, Martin requested special dispensation in February 1965. He received a provisional release in May 1965 and a definite release from his vows of poverty and obedience on June 30, 1965, after 25 years as a Jesuit religious, and left Rome suddenly in July. He was not released from his vow of chastity and remained an ordained but secular priest. Paul VI gave him a general commission for exercising an apostolate in the media and communications.

After a stay of eight months in Paris, where he worked as a translator, Martin went to Ireland where he stayed with family. During his stay in Ireland he was falsely rumored to have a mental breakdown by local Jesuits. He moved permanently to New York City in 1966, where he first had to work as a dishwasher, a waiter and taxi driver before being able to make his living by writing. He co-founded an antiques firm and was active in communications and media for the rest of his life. The campaign of rumors of a problematic history concerning his mental health and moral behaviour was continued by American Jesuits.

After his arrival in New York, Cardinal Terence Cooke gave him written permission to exercise his secular priestly faculties. The Cardinal advised him to find lodging with a family rather than live alone as he initially did. He moved to the Upper East Side Manhattan home of Kakia Livanos and her family. She was his landlady and provided his rooms, his meals, and the oratory where he said daily Mass.

Communications and media

thumb|250px|Central Park, New YorkIn 1964, Martin, under the pseudonym Michael Serafian, wrote ''The Pilgrim: Pope Paul VI, The Council and The Church in a time of decision'', an apologia for the Jews, which, among other things, told the story of ''the Jewish question'' and the Second Vatican Council.

In 1967, Martin received his first Guggenheim fellowship. In 1969 he got his first breakthrough with his book ''The Encounter: Religion in Crisis'' as a result of his expertise in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and with which he won the Choice Book Award of the American Library Association. Afterwards came other liberally oriented books like ''Three Popes and the Cardinal: The Church of Pius, John and Paul in its Encounter with Human History'' (1972) and ''Jesus Now: How Jesus has no Past, Will not come Again and in loving actions is Dissolving the Molds of Our Spent Society'' (1973). Martin became an American citizen in 1970.

He received a second Guggenheim fellowship in 1969, which enabled him to write his first of four bestsellers, ''Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Living Americans''. With this book, published in 1975, Martin references his experience as an exorcist. According to the book he assisted in several exorcisms. In 1996, he spoke of having performed thousands of minor exorcisms, and participated in a few hundred major exorcisms during his lifetime.

Psychiatrist Morgan Scott Peck, author of ''The Road Less Traveled'', developed a friendship with Martin and was influenced by the latter in the development of his theories of evil and exorcism.

During that decade, Martin also served as religion editor for National Review from 1972 to 1978, when he was succeeded by Michael Novak. He was interviewed twice by William F. Buckley, Jr. for Firing Line on PBS. He also was an editor for the Encyclopedia Britannica. His literary agent was Lila Karpf.

Martin published several books in quick succession the following years: ''The Final Conclave'' (1978), ''King of Kings: a Novel of the Life of David'' (1980) and ''Vatican: A Novel'' (1986) were factional novels. ''The Decline and Fall of the Roman Church'' (1981), ''The New Castle: Reaching for the Ultimate'' (1982), ''Rich Church, Poor Church: The Catholic Church and its Money'' (1984) and ''There is Still Love: Five Parables of God's Love That Will Change Your Life'' (1984) were non-fiction works.

His bestselling 1987 non-fiction book ''The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church'' was very critical of his previous ecclesiastical order. The book accused them of systematically undermining church teachings and replacing them with communist doctrines.

Later life

His book ''The Keys of This Blood: The Struggle for World Dominion between Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the Capitalist West'' was published in 1990 and was followed in 1996 by ''Windswept House: A Vatican Novel''. Martin worked closely with the paranormal researchers Dave Considine and John Zaffis on several of their independent cases.

Martin continued to daily offer the traditional Latin mass privately and vigorously exercised his priestly ministry all the way up until his death. He was strongly supported by traditional Catholics and severely criticized by liberal Catholics, like the National Catholic Reporter.

Martin served as a guest commentator for CNN during the live coverage of the pastoral visit of John Paul II to the United States October 4 till 8 1995.

He was a periodic guest on Art Bell's radio program, ''Coast to Coast AM'', between 1995 and 1998 and a guest of Michael Corbin's radio program on Paranet Continuum radio.

In the last three years of his life, Martin had forged a close friendship with the traditional Catholic philosopher, Fr. Rama Coomaraswamy.

In the final years before his death, Martin was received in a private audience by pope John Paul II. Afterwards, he started working on a book with the working title ''Primacy: How the Institutional Roman Catholic Church became a Creature of the New World Order''. This book which promised to be his most controversial and detailed work ever was never completed.

Martin suffered a minor stroke in the summer of 1998.

Death

Martin died of brain hemorrhage after a fall in his apartment in Manhattan, New York, in 1999. He was hospitalized, received the traditional sacrament of extreme unction, and a few days later pronounced dead at Lenox Hill Hospital. His funeral wake took place in St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Chapel of West Orange, New Jersey. Requiem Mass for his repose was offered by the late Father Paul A. Wickens (April 14, 1930 – July 8, 2004) before the burial within the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, in Hawthorne, New York.

Family

The Martin family had the following children. Malachi Martin had 3 religious brothers: Rev. Prof. Francis Xavier Martin O.S.A., Rev. William (Liam) Martin and Rev. Prof. Conor Martin. Martin had four sisters, Marie Therese (Maura) Ferntren, Kathleen (Kay) Doyle, Etnia (Netta) Kelly and Joan (Josette) O'Dowd, who survived him. Another brother, James (Jim) Martin, who died very young.

Fr. Liam Martin, his brother, was private secretary to John Charles McQuaid C.S.Sp., Archbishop of Dublin.

Writings

Martin produced numerous best-selling fictional and non-fictional literary works, which became widely read throughout the world. His fictional works gave detailed insider accounts of Church history during the reigns of Popes Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI (The Pilgrim, Three Popes and the Cardinal, Vatican: A Novel ), John Paul I (The Final Conclave ) and John Paul II (The Keys of This Blood, Windswept House).

His non-fictional writings cover a range of Catholic topics, such as demonic exorcisms (Hostage to the Devil), satanism, Liberation Theology, the Second Vatican Council (The Pilgrim), the Tridentine liturgy, Catholic dogma, modernism (Three Popes and the Cardinal; The Jesuits), the financial history of the Church (Rich Church, Poor Church; The Decline and Fall of the Roman Church), the New World Order and the geopolitical importance of the Pope (The Keys of This Blood).

His books, both fictional and non-fictional, frequently present a dark view of the present state of the world, invoking dark spirits, conspiracy, betrayal, heresy, widespread sexual perversion, self-advancement, and demonic possession, each being asserted as rife throughout the Catholic Church, from its lowest levels up to its highest.

Opinions

Supporters of Fr. Nicholas Gruner said Martin was privileged to secret information pertaining to Vatican and other world issues, which included the appartions of Our Lady in Fatima. He spoke and wrote often about the three secrets of Fatima and was an ardent supporter of Gruner in this: "Father Gruner is fulfilling a desperately needed function in the ongoing perception of Mary's role in the salvation of our imperilled world. Father Gruner is absolutely correct that the consecration of Russia as - Our Lady desired, has not been executed".

Martin said concerning the three secrets of the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven in Fatima in 1917, she mandated the pope of 1960 to consecrate Russia to her Immaculate Heart. The Russian orthodox church would then convert back. If the mandate were not followed, devastating war in the world and destruction inside the church (The Great Apostasy) would follow. He said that he stood outside the papal living quarters in 1960 whilst Pope John XXIII and Cardinal Bea and others were reading the document containing the third secret, and that, in order to assure Russian cooperation at the approaching Second Vatican Council, the Pope decided against the mandate. Later Paul VI and John Paul II also decided against it for various reasons.

He was an outspoken opponent of the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Bayside in the United States and Međugorje in former Yugoslavia. Martin regretted writing the foreword of ''The Thunder of Justice: The Warning, the Miracle, the Chastisement, the Era of Peace'', a 1993 book by Ted and Maureen Flynn defending, among others, the apparitions in Međugorje, stating that false pretences were used in obtaining his recommendation. Concerning the Garabandal apparitions, he remained open-minded.

Martin believed the multiple ordinations of sedevacantist bishops by the former Archbishop of Huế, Vietnam, Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục, although not allowed, were sacramentally valid.

In March 1997 Martin said on Radio Liberty's ''Steel on Steel'', hosted by John Loefller, that two popes were murdered during the Twentieth century:

Pope Pius XI was murdered on the orders of Benito Mussolini, because of his 1931 encyclical, Non Abbiamo Bisogno, which was critical of the Italian fascist state.

Pope John Paul I was murdered according to Malachi's book, ''Vatican: A Novel'', by the Cardinal Secretary of State under Pope Paul VI, Jean-Marie Villot, under orders from the U.S.S.R..

Martin also partially gave credence to the Siri Thesis, saying that Cardinal Giuseppe Siri was twice elected pope in papal conclaves, but declined his election after being pressured by worldly forces acting through cardinals present at the conclaves. Martin called this ''the little brutality''. On the one hand, Martin says that Siri was intimidated: on the other hand he says that Siri did indicate that his decision not to accept was made freely.

The first occasion, according to him, was the Papal conclave, 1963. Martin mentions the possibility of a nuclear threat which involved "the very existence of the Vatican state" during this conclave on pages 600 to 610 of his book ''The Keys of this Blood'', which deals primarily with Siri and the 1963 conclave.

The second time was the Papal conclave, October 1978. Martin said on Radio Liberty's programme ''Steel on Steel'', hosted by John Loefller, in March 1997 that Siri received a written note after his initial election threatening him and his family with death should he accept. Martin, who spoke many languages, was present at both conclaves as a translator.

Martin claimed that Popes John XXIII and Paul VI were freemasons during a certain period and that photographs and other detailed documents proving this were in the possession of the Vatican State Secretariat. He also allegorically mentioned these supposed facts in his 1986 novel ''Vatican: A Novel'', where he related the masonic adherence of popes ''Giovanni Angelica'' and ''Giovanni De Brescia''. He also said that Archbishop Annibale Bugnini C.M. was a freemason and that Agostino Casaroli, long time Cardinal Secretary of State, was an atheist.

In his book ''The Jesuits'', published in 1987, Martin claims to prove the existence of a diplomatic agreement between the Vatican and the U.S.S.R. called the Metz Accord. The Vatican allegedly promised a non condemnation of communism in exchange for participation of Russian-Orthodox prelates as observers at the Second Vatican Council.

In his book ''The Final Conclave'', published on 1 August 1978, the month of the 1978 conclave that resulted in the 28 August election of Albino Luciani, Malachi Martin wrote of the unexpected election of a ''Cardinal Angelico'', a figure that has been interpreted as corresponding to Luciani.

Martin stated that, along with diabolic possession, angelic possession also exists and that angels could have use of preternatural powers in certain circumstances.

Martin was convinced that the antichrist described in the Book of Revelation was a literal historical figure, and was alive in 1996.

Controversies

Alleged affairs

There were two allegations made against Martin of having an affair with a woman:

Malachi Martin was criticized most notably in the book ''Clerical Error: A True Story'' by Robert Blair Kaiser, Time Magazine's former Vatican correspondent. Kaiser, a former Jesuit, accused Martin of having carried on an extramarital affair with his wife during 1964 in Rome, and claimed that Martin fled to the United States as a renegade from the priesthood. Throughout the book, Martin is presented as a liar and fantasist. A friend of Martin's, William H. Kennedy, published an article in the journal ''Seattle Catholic'' to dispute Kaiser's allegation and other claims made about Martin after his death. Kennedy points out that Kaiser admits in his book that he was diagnosed as having paranoid schizophrenia, and cites passages from Kaiser's book which he believes show that Kaiser was writing from a distorted and delusional perspective due to his mental illness. With regard to being a renegade from the priesthood, evidence is cited that suggests that Martin received a special dispensation in order to become a writer, while retaining his status as a priest with limited faculties.

In her 2008 book ''Queen of the Oil Club: The Intrepid Wanda Jablonski and the Power of Information'', Anna Rubino wrote that Martin had a love affair with oil journalist Wanda Jablonski on a visit to Beirut, Lebanon in the 1950s. The book was published long after the deaths of both Jablonski (1992) and Martin (1999).

Laicization dispute

In 2004, Father Vincent O'Keefe S.J., former Vicar General of the Society of Jesus and a past President of Fordham University, stated that Martin had never been laicized. O'Keefe stated that Martin had been released as a religious from all his vows - poverty and obedience - save the vow of chastity. Martin no longer was a Jesuit but remained a (secular) priest during the rest of his life.

The Vatican, on the other hand, has a different view. In a letter the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life states:

"In 1965, Mr. Martin received a dispensation from all privileges and obligations deriving from his vows as a Jesuit and from priestly ordination." [Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, 25 June 1997, Prot. N. 04300/65].

According to the Vatican Martin was not only released from religious vows but also his vows from "priestly ordination" (which means laicisation).

It is claimed that attacks were mounted on Martin in retaliation for his book ''The Jesuits'', which is hostile to the Jesuit order of which he had formerly been a member. In the book, he accuses the Jesuits of deviating from their original character and mission by embracing Liberation Theology.

Ordination dispute

During a videotaped memorial entitled ''Malachi Martin Weeps For His Church'', Rama Coomaraswamy, a sedevacantist clergyman, claimed that Martin had told him that he had been secretly ordained a bishop during the reign of Pius XII in order to travel behind the Iron Curtain ordaining priests and bishops for the underground churches of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Coomaraswamy died in 2006.

Alleged authorship

The book ''The Pilgrim: Pope Paul VI, The Council and The Church in a time of decision'' was written by Martin under the pseudonym Michael Serafian. This was confirmed by Martin himself and corroborated independently by Prof. Dr. Hans Küng. Martin related that his choice of surname, ''Serafian'', is due to meeting a carpet dealer in Jerusalem with that name, during the pilgrimage of Paul VI to the Holy Land in January 1964.

The anonymously written book ''Complaints against God by One of His Creatures'' was not written by Martin but by Fr. Andrew Greeley, a liberal priest.

The pseudonym of Xavier Rynne, used to write more than 20 books on Vatican II, is not that of Martin but of Fr. Francis X. Murphy C.s.s.R..

The 1966 article ''Laures et ermitages du désert d'Egypte'' published in Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph by the hand of ''M. Martin'' was written by Maurice Martin, and not Malachi Martin.

Alleged service of Jewish interests

Journalist Joseph Roddy alleged - in a 1966 Look Magazine article about the debate on the Jewish question during the Second Vatican Council - that one and the same person under three different pseudonyms had written or acted on behalf of Jewish interest groups, such as the American Jewish Committee, to influence the outcome of the debates. Roddy wrote that two timely and remunerated 1965 articles were penned under the pseudonym of F.E. Cartus, one for Harper's Magazine and one for the American Jewish Committee’s influential intellectual periodical Commentary Magazine. Roddy further stated that tidbits of information were leaked to the New York press that detailed Council failings vis a vis the Jews under the pseudonym of Pushkin. Roddy also stated that these two unidentified persons were one and the same person - a ''young cleric-turned-journalist'' and a ''Jesuit of Irish descent working for Cardinal Bea'' and ''who was active in the Biblical Institute'' - he figuratively named as Timothy O'Boyle-Fitzharris S.J. in order not to reveal the true identity of his source. Roddy also mentions ''The Pilgrim'' in a footnote to his article.

In his 2007 book ''Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America'', Edward K. Kaplan confirmed that Martin cooperated with the American Jewish Committee during the Council ''for a mixture of motives, both lofty and ignoble''. He ''primarily advised the committee on theological issues, but he also provided logistical intelligence and copies of restricted documents''. It is confirmed in the book that Martin used the pseudonyms Forest and Pushkin. Kaplan further acknowledges that the ''kiss and tell book about the internal workings of the Council'', ''The Pilgrim'' by Michael Serafian, was requested from Martin by Abraham J. Heschel, who also arranged the book to be published by Roger W. Straus, Jr.'s Farrar, Straus and Giroux printing company. It was published ''in the hope that it would influence the deliberations in the council''. Once that Martin's identity as author was revealed, it led to protests ''and the book had to be removed from circulation at considerable financial loss to the publisher''. This led to the end of friendly relations between Martin and Heschel and Straus. Kaplan lastly states that Malachi Martin was the primary source of information for Joseph Roddy in writing his 1966 article for Look Magazine, and that Fr. Timothy O'Boyle-Fitzharris S.J. was in fact Martin. Kaplan judges the Roddy article as ''dangerously misleading'' because of the ''credence it gives to the claim that without organised Jewish pressure the council declaration on the Jews would not have been accepted''.

Martin explicitly denied he was a spy, along with denying other rumors. Michael Cuneo, in his book ''American Exorcism'' writes that, "Martin told me that he was perplexed, and more than a little annoyed, by the swirl of rumors surrounding his personal life." He quotes Martin as saying:

''Look, I've had three heart operations, recently open-heart surgery, and I'm at the point where I'd like to put some of these stories to rest," he said. "I've been accused of everything; speculation on my life is a veritable cottage industry. I'm a lecher, a wife-stealer, and a spy; I'm secretly married with children; I've sexually abused little girls– it's all ''nothing but fancy''.''

Alleged Jewish heritage

Rumors appearing on various Catholic or sedevacantist websites and magazines alleged that Malachi Martin had Jewish ancestry on account of ancestral descendancy from Iberian Jews migrating to Ireland and Great-Britain in the 15th century, and alleged him being an Israeli spy because of his first name, ''Malachi'', after a Hebrew prophet and his extensive travels in the Levant. These allegations were proven without ground by William H. Kennedy in his article ''In Defense of Father Malachi Martin''. After having made genealogical inquiries with surviving relatives of Martin in Ireland, Kennedy concluded that Martin's father was an Englishman who moved to Ireland and his mother was fully Irish. Fr. Rama Coomasrawamy confirmed this independently. The Irish language name ''Maelsechlainn'' is usually anglicised as Malachy.

Alleged photograph

Claims that Martin features as a curial monsignor in full regalia on a prominent 1979 photograph next to Pope John Paul I and his assistant Diego Lorenzi appeared on the Internet. The photograph, published in David Yallop's ''In God's Name: An Investigation into the Murder of Pope John Paul I'' as number 28 between pages 120 and 121, shows a 'Monsignor Martin', visibly different from Malachi Martin. This is a case of mistaken identity. The cleric in the photograph was Jacques-Paul Martin, Prefect of the Casa Pontificia between 1969-86.

Bibliography

Books

''The Scribal Character of the Dead Sea Scrolls'', Vol. 1, Bibliothèque du Muséon 44, Publications Universitaires, Louvain, 1958

''The Scribal Character of the Dead Sea Scrolls'', Vol. 2, Bibliothèque du Muséon 45, Publications Universitaires, Louvain, 1958

''The Pilgrim: Pope Paul VI, The Council and The Church in a time of decision'', Farrar, Straus, New York, 1964 (written under the pseudonym of Michael Serafian)

''The Encounter: Religion in Crisis'', Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1969 ISBN 0374148163 (in collaboration with Henry Allen Moe)

''Three Popes and the Cardinal: The Church of Pius, John and Paul in its Encounter with Human History'', Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1972 ISBN 0374276757

''Jesus Now: How Jesus has no Past, Will not come Again and in loving actions is Dissolving the Molds of Our Spent Society'', E. P. Dutton, New York, 1973 ISBN 0525136754

''Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Living Americans'', 1st edition, Readers Digest, New York, 1976 ISBN 006065337X; 2nd edition with a new preface by the author, HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, 1992 ISBN 006065337X

''The Final Conclave'', Stein and Day Publishers, New York, 1978 ISBN 0812824342

''King of Kings: a Novel of the Life of David'', Simon and Schuster, New York, 1980 ISBN 0671247077

''The Decline and Fall of the Roman Church'', G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1981 ISBN 0399126651

''The New Castle: Reaching for the Ultimate'', E.P. Dutton, New York, 1984 ISBN 0525165533

''Rich Church, Poor Church: The Catholic Church and its Money'', G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1984 ISBN 0399129065

''There is Still Love: Five Parables of God's Love That Will Change Your Life'', Macmillan, New York, 1984 ISBN 0025804405

''Vatican: A Novel'', Harper & Row, New York, 1986 ISBN 0060154780

''The Marian Year of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II'', Saint Paul, Remnant Press, 1987

''The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church'', Simon & Schuster, New York, 1987 ISBN 0671545051

''God's Chosen People: The Relationship between Christian and Jews'', Remnant Press, Saint Paul, 1988

''Apostasy Within: The Demonic in the (Catholic) American Church'', Christopher Publishing House, Hanover, 1989 ISBN 0815804474 (in collaboration with Paul Trinchard S.T.D.)

''The Keys of This Blood: The Struggle for World Dominion between Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the Capitalist West'', Simon and Schuster, New York, 1990 ISBN 0671691740

''The Thunder of Justice: The Warning, the Miracle, the Chastisement, the Era of Peace'', MaxKol Communications, Sterling, 1993 ISBN 096343070X (in collaboration with Ted Flynn and Maureen Flynn)

''Windswept House: A Vatican Novel'', Doubleday, New York, 1996 ISBN 0385484089

''In the Murky Waters of Vatican II'', MAETA, Metairie, 1997 ISBN 1889168068 (in collaboration with Atila Sinke Guimarães)

''Fatima Priest: The Story of Father Nicolas Grüner'', Gods Counsel Publishing, Pound Ridge, 1997 ISBN 0966304624 (in collaboration with Francis Alban and Christopher A. Ferrara)

Articles

''Revision and reclassification of the Proto-Byblian signs'', in Acta Orientalia, No. 31, 1962

''The Balu'a Stele: A New Transcription with Paleographic and Historical Notes'', Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 1964, 8-9 (in collaboration with Ward William)

''The Dialogue is Over'', in Worldview Magazine, Vol. 17 No. 1 ''Jewish Christian Ceasefire'', Council on Religion and International Affairs, New York, January 1974 OCLC 5856776 (in collaboration with James A. Rudin and David R. Hunter)

''The Scientist as Shaman'', in Harper's Magazine, Vol. 244 No. 1462, March 1972

''Death at Sunset'', in National Review, November 22, 1974

''The Scientist as Shaman'', in Clarke, Robin, ''Notes for the future: an alternative history of the past decade'', Universe Books, New York, 1975 ISBN 0876639295

''On Toying with Desecration'', in National Review, October 10, 1975

''On Human Love'', in National Review, September 2, 1977

''Test-Tube Morality'', in National Review, October 13, 1978

''Footsteps of Abraham'', in The New York Times, March 13, 1983

Bibliographic material

Printed

Buckley, William F. Jr., ''The Jesus Movement: Interview with Malachi Martin (1973)'', Firing Line Transcripts, No. 118, Southern Education Communications Association, Columbia, 1973 OCLC 49491981

Cleary, Peter, ''He looked like Walter Mitty'', Sunday Independent, June 3, 1973

Kaufman, Ben L., ''Jesus Now Author Not A Swashbuckler'', Cincinnati Enquirer, October 26, 1974

Kaufman, Ben L., ''Reader Will find New Maturity in latest Malachi Martin Book'', Cincinnati Enquirer, October 26, 1974

Publishers Weekly editors and contributors, ''The Author speaks: selected PW interviews, 1967-1976'', Bowker, New York, 1977 ISBN 0835210502

Kotre, John N., ''The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Andrew Greeley and American Catholicism 1959-1975'', Nelson-Hall Company, Chicago, 1978 ISBN 088229380X

Buckley, William F. Jr., ''The Mission of the Pope: Interview with Malachi Martin (1978)'', Firing Line Transcripts, No. 339, Southern Education Communications Association, Columbia, 1978

Christy, Marian, ''The Freedom of Faith'', Boston Globe, March 16, 1986

Carcaterra, Lorenzo, ''Malachi Martin: Going His Way'', Daily News, March 16, 1986

Kelly, Tom, ''Jesuits's Stirs Papal Dispute'', Washington Times, March 5, 1987

Winfrey, Oprah, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', April 30, 1987

Jensen, Jed E., ''Malachi Martin: Lessons from the writings of a Jesuit Priest'', Brigham Young University Library, Provo, 1991 OCLC 83518000

Janzen, Bernard, ''Catholicism Overturned: Interview with Malachi Martin (1990)'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 2003 ISBN 0973214805

Janzen, Bernard, ''The External War: Interview with Malachi Martin (1991)'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 2004 ISBN 0973214813

Hutchings, Noah W., ''The Gorbachev-Pope Connection: An Interview with Dr. Malachi Martin (1992)'', Oklahoma City, Southwest Radio Church, 1992 OCLC 44806533

Hebblethwaite, Peter, ''Paul VI: The First Modern Pope'', Paulist Press, Mahwah, 1993 ISBN 9780809104611

Janzen, Bernard, ''The Kingdom of Darkness: Interview with Malachi Martin (1997)'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 2005 OCLC 40802979

McManus, John F., ''Interview with Malachi Martin (1997)'', The New American, June 9, 1997

Dowbenko, Uri, ''Spiritual Wickedness in High Placs: Malachi Martin on The End of Religion (As We Know it)'' in Dowbenko, Uri, ''Bushwhacked: Inside Stories of True Conspiracy'', National Liberty Press, Pray 1999 ISBN 0971004218

Michael, Robert, ''A Concise History of American Antisemitism'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, 2005 ISBN 0742543137

de Villemarest, Daniele & de Villemarest, Pierre, ''Le KGB au coeur du Vatican'', Editions de Paris, Paris, 2006 ISBN 2851620525

Dutch 12px translations exist.

Audio

Janzen, Bernard, ''Catholicism Overturned: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1990

Janzen, Bernard, ''The External War: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1991

Janzen, Bernard, ''The Kingdom of Darkness: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1992

Janzen, Bernard, ''Peter in Chains: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1993

Janzen, Bernard, ''The Shoes of the Fishermen: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1994

Janzen, Bernard, ''The Deserted Vineyard: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1995

Janzen, Bernard, ''Crossing The Desert: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1996

Janzen, Bernard, ''The Tempter's Hour: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Toronto, Triumph Communications, 1997

Monteith, Stanley, ''The Wisdom of Malachi Martin'', Radio Liberty, Soquel, February 26, 1996

Monteith, Stanley, ''The Wisdom of Malachi Martin'', Radio Liberty, Soquel, June 27, 1996

S.N., ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Paranet Continuum Radio, July 7, 1996

S.N., ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Paranet Continuum Radio, July 17, 1996

Bell, Art, ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Coast to Coast AM, October 18, 1996

Bell, Art, ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Coast to Coast AM, November 15, 1996

Loeffler, John, ''The Wisdom of Malachi Martin'', Radio Liberty, Soquel, March 1997

Bell, Art, ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Coast to Coast AM, March 3, 1997

Bell, Art, ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Coast to Coast AM, April 4, 1997

Monteith, Stanley, ''The Wisdom of Malachi Martin'', Radio Liberty, Soquel, April 10, 1997

Bell, Art, ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Coast to Coast AM, July 11, 1997

Bell, Art, ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Coast to Coast AM, May 4, 1998

Bell, Art, ''Interview with Malachi Martin'', Coast to Coast AM, July 13, 1998

Fiore, Charles F. F.S.S.P. and Kelly, Peter B., ''In Memory of Malachi Martin'', on ''Our Apostolic Church'', Friends of Our Catholic Family, Monroe, 2000

Doran, Brian, ''Malachi Martin: God's Messenger - In the Words of Those Who Knew Him Best'', Catholic Treasures, Monrovia, 2001 ISBN 1-885692-08-0

Punnett Ian & Doran, Brian, ''Malachi Martin: God's Messenger'', Coast to Caust AM, ...

Corbin, Michael, ''William H. Kennedy Discusses the Life and Career of Malachi Martin'', A Closer Look, ..., February 2, 2003

Doran, Kevin, ''WHK discusses MM'', The News Maker Hour, WLEA´–AM, Hornell, October 25, 2004

Merklinger, Alex, ''About Malachi Martin '', Mysteries of the Mind, ..., May 8, 2005

Merklinger, Alex, ''On Malachi Martin'', Mysteries of the Mind, ..., October 5, 2005

Holliday, Michael, ''About Malachi Martin'', The Michael Holliday Show, ..., October 9, 2005

Corbin, Michael, ''William H. Kennedy In defence of Malachi Martin'', A Closer Look, ..., April 16, 2007

Video

Buckley, William F. Jr., ''The Jesus Movement: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Firing Line, PBS, December 23, 1973

Buckley, William F. Jr., ''The Mission of the Pope: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Firing Line, PBS, ... 1978

Martin, Malachi, ''How to reconcile your daily life with higher spiritual aspirations'', Video One, Helsinki, 1984 OCLC 225664259

Van Impe, Jack L. & Van Impe Rexalla, ''Pope John Paul II: Startling Revelations'', Jack Van Impe Ministries, Troy, 1990 OCLC 49632160

Human Life International, ''Conference lecture by Malachi Martin'', 1991 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

Matatics, Gary, ''Evolution: Interview with Malachi Martin'', Catholic Counterpoint, Broomall, ...

Coomaraswamy, Rama, ''Malachi Martin Weeps For His Church'', Catholic Counterpoint, Broomall, 1999 OCLC 54977738

Grüner, Nicholas, ''Father Malachi Martin and the Third Secret of Fatima'', November 12, 2005 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 [Part 8] [Part 9] Part 10 Part 11

Related books and articles

Nicholas Hagger's ''The Secret History of the West'' and ''The Syndicate''

Luigi Marinelli's ''Shroud of Secrecy: The Story of Corruption Within the Vatican''

I Millenari's ''Fumo di Satana in Vaticano''

Charles Upton's ''The System of Antichrist''

Ralph M. Wiltgen's ''The Rhine Flows into the Tiber''

See also

List of Jesuits

Franz König

Alfred Kunz

Marcel Lefebvre F.S.S.P.X.

Emmanuel Milingo

Leo Joseph Suenens

References

External links

Website dedicated to Father Malachi Martin

Coast to Coast AM's Guest Page on Father Malachi Martin

Father Malachi Martin on Triumph Communications

Who was Father Malachi Martin?

About Father Malachi Martin

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Name	Malachi
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Malachi Cush
Birth date	September 23, 1980
Origin	Donaghmore, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Instruments	Voice, guitar
Genre	Pop Irish folk
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	Universal UMTV Emerald Music
Past members	}}

Malachi Cush, also recording as Malachi, (born 23 September 1980), is a singer/songwriter from Donaghmore, a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Coming from a large musical family, he started singing and playing Irish traditional music at an early age. He appeared on the first series of Fame Academy and has had chart success in the UK and Thailand. His musical influences also included The Pogues, U2 and Van Morrison. Malachi is now married.

Fame Academy

Malachi was working as a gas fitter when he auditioned and was selected to appear on the first series of ''Fame Academy'' in 2002. This was the first time he had ever left Ireland. During the show he recorded several tracks which later appeared on the album ''Fame Academy Finalists'', released in December 2002.

Musical career

After coming fifth on ''Fame Academy'' he took part in a tour of the UK together with other finalists and was given a solo recording contract with Mercury. In March 2003, '"Keep Me A Secret" sung by Ainslie Henderson, a song that he co-wrote on the show with Henderson and Sinéad Quinn, charted at no 5 in the UK. His debut album ''Malachi'', (released on the UMTV label) consisting mainly of covers and songs he had sung on the show, came out in March 2003, and was the first solo album to be released from any of the ''Fame Academy'' contestants. It reached 17 in the UK charts and sales topped 100,000, for which he received a silver disc. The first single from this album, the self-penned "Just Say You Love Me", failed to chart significantly in the UK but reached number 1 in Thailand. In November 2003 he visited Bangkok where he performed at several concerts, met fans and took part in radio and TV interviews.

On his return he was asked to support the BBC Children in Need Project along with Girls Aloud and Westlife at the live nationwide broadcast from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. He was also appointed a Patron of the autism charity "Impact Trust" and took part in many of their fund raising activities.

Early in 2004 he made a solo tour of Northern Ireland, which included a concert at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. He was awarded Best Irish Newcomer at the Irish World Awards in London in February 2005. In December 2005 he took part in the Young Voices concert at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, performing with the African Children's Choir and other young singers to a capacity audience of 8,000. He also played the lead role of Charles Charming in pantomime for the Bardic Theatre company in Northern Ireland.

After parting with Mercury, he signed with the specialist Irish music label "Emerald". In October 2005, under the name "Malachi", he released his second album, ''Celtic Heartbeat (Where the Heart Is)'', consisting of traditional Irish songs. He has also recorded two songs which appear on ''George Best - The Tribute Album''.

On 18 February 2007, "Until We Meet Again", a song co-written by Cush and fellow Irish songwriter Don Maskill, was voted runner-up in the Eurosong 2007, the show to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. He released his third album ''New Day'' in November 2007 and was joined on the album tour by Joanne Cash, sister of Johnny Cash. Subsequently Cash recorded a song co-written by Cush and Garth McConaghie at Amberville Studios and invited Cush out to Nasvhille to promote the song at the GMA week in April that year.

Cush now works mainly in Northern Ireland, performing live and supporting many charitable projects.

Presenting career

After acting as guest presenter on BBC Radio Ulster, he received an award for most popular radio presenter 2005.

Cush presents a daily radio show, ''Six Cafe'' for Six FM and the ''Sunday Juke Box Show''. Malachi currently works for UTV Belfast presenting The Seven Thirty Show and continues to enjoy a huge following for his music.

Discography

Albums

''Malachi'' released March 2003 (UMTV) Number 17 UK

Track listing # I Don't Know Why # Fields Of Gold # Just Say You Love Me # All I Want is A Cup of Tea # Baby I'm A Want You # Amazed # Have I Told You Lately # Eyes of Blue # The Dance # Vincent # Something # How Can I Tell You # You're The One (Featuring Sinéad Quinn) # Shenandoah

''Celtic Heartbeat (Where The Heart Is)'' released October 2005 (Emerald) Track listing # I Know My Love # Spancil Hill # Carrickfergus # Who Are You # John O'Dreams # Lakes Of Ponchartrain # She Moved Thru The Fair # Galway Bay # Cliffs Of Dooneen # Curragh Of Kildare # Raggle Taggle Gypsy # The Ferryman # The Parting Glass

References

External links

Official website

Emerald Music

Malachi Cush MySpace

Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:People from County Tyrone Category:Singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland Category:Fame Academy participants

Name	Arthur W. Bell, III
Birth date	June 17, 1945
Birth place	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Origin	Detroit, Michigan
Occupation	Broadcaster
Spouse	Sachiko Toguchi Bell Pontius (''dates uncertain''; divorced)Sukiyaki Sakamoto Kyo Bell (''dates uncertain''; divorced)Ramona Bell (''August 1991'' – ''January 5, 2006'' †)Airyn Ruiz Bell (''April 11, 2006 – present'')
Parents	Arthur Bell Jr., FatherJane Bell, Mother
Children	Vincent Pontius, Lisa Minei, Art "Scooter" Bell IV, Asia Rayne Bell }}

Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily 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 serves as a guest host. He attributed the reason for this latest retirement to a desire to spend time with his new wife and daughter, born May 30, 2007. He added that unlike his previous "retirements", this one will 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''.

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 returned to the Philippines March 10, 2009 with his family after having significant difficulties obtaining a U.S. visa for his wife Airyn.

Early life

Bell was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina to Arthur Bell, Jr., a United States Marine Corps Captain, and Jane Gumaer Bell, a Marine drill instructor. Arthur Bell, Jr. died in 2000 and Jane Bell died December 23, 2008.

Art Bell III was always interested in radio and at the age of 13 became a licensed Amateur radio operator. Bell now holds an Extra Class license, which is in the top U.S. Federal Communications Commission license class. His call sign is W6OBB.

Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam War and in his free time operated a pirate radio station at Amarillo Air Force Base. He would go out of his way to play anti-war music (like "Eve of Destruction" and "Fortunate Son") that was not aired on the American Forces Network.

After leaving military service he stayed in Asia, living on the Japanese island of Okinawa where he worked as a disc jockey for KSBK, the only non-military English-language station in Japan. While there, he set a Guinness record by staying on the air for 116 hours and 15 minutes. The money raised there allowed Bell to charter a DC-8, fly to Vietnam, and rescue 130 Vietnamese orphans stranded in Saigon at the war's end. They were eventually brought to the United States and adopted by American families.

Bell returned to the United States and studied engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He dropped out and returned to radio as a board operator and chief engineer, and had opportunity to be on the air a few times. For several years he worked behind and in front of the microphone. After a period of working in cable television, in 1989 the 50,000-watt KDWN in Las Vegas, Nevada offered Bell a five-hour time slot in the middle of the night. Syndication of his program to other radio stations began in 1993.

Broadcasting career

Art Bell was living in Watsonville California and worked for KIDD 630 AM in Monterey California during the early 70s. He also owned a dating service and worked for KMST channel 46.

First a rock music jockey before moving into talk radio, Bell's original 1978 late-night Las Vegas program on KDWN was a political call-in show under the name West Coast AM. In 1988, Bell and Alan Corberth renamed the show Coast to Coast AM and moved its broadcast from the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas to Bell's home in Pahrump.

Bell abandoned conventional political talk in favor of topics such as gun control and conspiracy theories, leading to a significant bump in his overnight ratings. The show's focus again shifted significantly after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Many in the media did not want to be blamed for inciting anti-government or militia actions like the bombing. Subsequently, Bell discussed off-beat topics like the paranormal, the occult, UFOs, protoscience and pseudo-science. During his tenure at KDWN Bell met and married his second wife, Ramona, who later handled production and management duties for the program.

According to ''The Washington Post'' in its February 23, 1997 edition: Art Bell was at the time America's highest-rated late-night radio talk show host, broadcast on 328 stations. According to ''The Oregonian'' in its June 22, 1997 edition, Coast To Coast AM with Art Bell was on 460 stations. At its initial peak in popularity, ''Coast To Coast AM'' was syndicated on more than 500 radio stations and claimed 15 million listeners nightly. Bell's studios were located in his home in the town of Pahrump, located in Nye County, Nevada; hence the voiceover catchphrase, "from the Kingdom of Nye".

Critical reputation

Fans regard Bell as a master showman, noting that he calls his show "absolute entertainment" and expressly says he does not necessarily accept every guest or caller's claims but only offers a forum where they will not be openly ridiculed. Bell was one of only a few talk show hosts who did not screen incoming calls, but this changed in 2006. On the October 31, 2006 edition of ''Coast to Coast AM'', (renamed for the night to ''Ghost to Ghost AM''), Bell was asked why he was now using call screeners. The explanation given was that for him to use unscreened open phone lines while in the Philippines would require listeners to call there directly at enormous cost to them. Art admitted that he should have chosen New Zealand instead of the Philippines as an alternative to the USA. He said, "It was a bad choice, and I'll regret it, one day, in the near future." He subsequently stopped screening calls upon his return to the United States.

His calm attitude, patient questions, and ability to tease substance from nebulous statements of callers and guests gave his show a relaxed yet serious atmosphere. This earned him praise from those who declare the paranormal deserves a mature outlet of discussion in the media as well as the approval of those simply amused by the nightly parade of bizarre, typically fringe topics. Ed Dames, Richard C. Hoagland, Terence McKenna, Dannion Brinkley, David John Oates, and Robert Bigelow have all been regular guests. Some of Bell’s regular guests, particularly Hoagland, continue to be regular guests on Coast to Coast AM now hosted by George Noory.

Bell's own interests, however, extend beyond the paranormal. He has interviewed singers Crystal Gayle, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Eric Burdon and Gordon Lightfoot, comedian George Carlin, writer Dean Koontz, hard science fiction writer Greg Bear, X-Files Writer/Creator Chris Carter, TV talk host Regis Philbin, ''Star Trek'' actor Leonard Nimoy, actor Dan Aykroyd, former Luftwaffe pilot Bruno Stolle, actress Jane Seymour, actress Ellen Muth, actor and TV host Robert Stack, human rights lawyer John Loftus, legendary disc jockey Casey Kasem and frequent guests physicist Michio Kaku and SETI astronomers Seth Shostak and H. Paul Shuch.

Beginning in late 1996, Bell was criticized for reporting rumors that Hale-Bopp comet was being trailed by a UFO. It was speculated that members of the Heaven's Gate group committed mass suicide based on rumors Bell aired, but others dismissed the idea, noting that the Heaven's Gate website stated: "Whether Hale-Bopp has a "companion" or not is irrelevant from our perspective." Susan Wright notes, however, that Bell was also "one of the first to publicize expert opinions refuting the 'alien companion'" said to have been shadowing Hale-Bopp.

Political views

Bell chooses not to discuss his political views on ''Coast to Coast AM'' though occasionally he has brought them up. He has expressed support for the right to bear arms and same-sex marriage. He also used to be, in his own words, a "staunch" supporter of the death penalty, though has changed his mind at least to some extent, due to innocent people being put to death.

Bell has completely dismissed the 9/11 conspiracy theories, having uploaded an image stating "God Bless George W. Bush and the U.S.A." to his website following the September 11 attacks.

Bell is a member of the U.S. Libertarian Party. Originally, ''Coast to Coast AM'' was a conservative political talk show, but in recent years Bell has expressed both conservative and liberal views on the air. On air, Bell has shown support for immigration reform and decriminalizing marijuana. He has also criticized humankind's role in facilitating the onset of global warming. Bell has also stated that he opposes abortion, believes the U.S. should finish the job in the war in Iraq and supports a free market economy.

Callers and guests

One of Art Bell's ''Coast to Coast'' interviews occurred in 1997 with Mel Waters who discussed what is known as "Mel's Hole" in rural Washington State. The mysterious opening is said to be a fantastically deep vertical shaft which possesses extremely bizarre properties. No such hole has ever been physically located by anyone attempting to verify this story.

On May 23, 1997, Bell interviewed a man who called himself "Victor", who claimed to have been at S-4 (near Area 51) and was responsible for the release to the public of a nearly three-minute video commonly called the "alien interview". For almost two hours, Victor described the ebe (extraterrestrial biological entities) program at S-4, verifying most of Bob Lazar's claims.

On September 11, 1997, Bell took a call from a frantic man claiming to be an ex-Area 51 employee who grew progressively more upset as the call wore on, culminating in the show's going temporarily off the air because of "satellite failure".

* This incident formed the basis of the song "Faaip de Oiad" by the rock band Tool, which features said interview (with Art Bell's part cut out), over frantic drumming and buzzing static.

* The interview was also sampled in Konkhra's track "Religion is a Whore" and The Faceless's "Planetary Duality". It was also featured as a hidden track on the Agent 51 album "Red Alert" released in 1998.

**Yet another song featuring the call was "It's Out There and It's Gonna Get You" by experimental Texas quartet The Paper Chase on their 2006 album ''Now You Are One Of Us''.

J.C. Webster the Third, or "J.C." – J.C. began calling in 1996, and has since been on the air over 50 times. He purports to be a Baptist Revival preacher, and believes Art to be "the Devil's Mouthpiece". He has continued to call George Noory and guest hosts. Although some have expressed a disbelief that someone like J.C. could exist, Art Bell and George Noory have repeated their beliefs that J.C. is real, and is neither a "put-on" nor a "plant".

On the night of October 23, 1997, Art interviewed Harlot the Witch (Patsy).

In the mid to late 1990s, a regular caller named "Fritz" would call in and give his view on various matters.

In the mid to late 1990s, another regular caller known only as "Charlie Liberal" used to call with his perspectives on current events.

In April 1996, Bell received a package of what would be known as "Art's Parts". These parts were allegedly pieces of debris from the 1947 Roswell UFO crash. Extensive analysis of the metals indicated they were made of an odd bismuth material.

In 1998, Bell spoke with John Titor, a self-proclaimed time traveler from 2036 who made all kinds of fantastic predictions and discussed time travel.

In February 2005, Bell received a call from a person calling himself "Oscar", proclaiming to be "the Son of Satan". Oscar had since also called George Noory, but disappeared after a June 2007 on-air confrontation with J.C.

In 1997 Cusco's Michael Holm, the group's leader, revealed that a song on APURIMAC III - Nature Spirit Pride - "Pahrump-Big Water" was titled in recognition of Art Bell and ''Coast to coast''.

A caller in 2000 named "Daniel Murray" claimed he was a Majestic Agent from Downey, California.

This call served as the inspiration for the alternate reality game ''Majestic''.

In March 2005 a man also called about disturbing events on Kwajalein and Johnston Atoll about a weapon that only targeted certain people and could leave others unhurt. He indicated he had been on both islands (that are US military only) and that these weapons had been tested in 1993. Art lost the call after another voice came on the line with a click saying "Shelton, terminate the call from A-6." Art tried to call the man back but was unsuccessful.

"Bugs" – An aging farmer who has repeatedly told of his account of shooting and burying two Bigfoot creatures back in the 1970s in the Texas Panhandle, initially thinking they were bears. Bugs has mailed a map of the location of this "burial" to Art Bell, to be released to the public upon Bugs' death. During his first appearance in 1996, Bugs said he had taken a dozen Polaroid photos of the creatures he would be willing to send to Bell. None of the alleged photos have yet been made available.

In 2003, Chris Clements, a freelance writer with the ''Washington Post'', called Art Bell to tell him he had evidence of a financial connection between the Bush family and the Bin Ladens. Clements went on further to tell of how his research showed that 9/11 may have been orchestrated by the Bush family and hinted at proof of a coming police state with secret prisons and the chipping of citizens. Clements promised to forward all of his information to Bell but it was reported that Clements died in a suspicious car crash in the weeks after his call.

In October 2003, Bell interviewed Temple of the Vampire founder George "Nemo" Smith. Smith spoke about the Temple of the Vampire's beliefs and practices.

In 2009, David Van Dyke, a photojournalist with Metro News Canada, called into ''Coast-to-Coast'' (guest hosted by Art Bell that night) and warned listeners that Toronto would become a testing ground for police tactics and subverting citizens at a soon to be announced global summit. Weeks after the call Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Toronto would play host to the G20 summit. Van Dyke, also a Toronto citizen, returned to the show after the announcement and declared that Toronto's downtown would be "stripped of everything not bolted down. Even trees and sticks will be removed, so that the oligarchy could not be touched". Van Dyke went missing shortly after the second call. Van Dyke resurfaced in mid-2010 following the G20 Summit in Toronto and was interviewed on local news channel CP24 while protesting outside a court hearing for G20 detainees. Van Dyke claimed he was held against his will in a stone-block room for "what felt like years" while being subjected to various psychological stress tactics. "German industrial metal music blasted frequently. A bright strobe light came on intermittently, and when it wasn't on a TV constantly played a loop of interracial porn", Van Dyke told CP24. He also claimed he was only fed raw steak and agents "dressed in pink bunny costumes" shouted anti-Marxist slogans at him. At this point the interview was abruptly ended by the reporter.

Amateur radio

Bell became a licensed amateur radio operator at the age of 13. His first call sign was KN3JOX, first listed in the Winter 1959 edition of the Radio Amateur Callbook. He soon upgraded to K3JOX, and he later held W2CKS, first listed in the Spring 1967 Callbook. Bell holds an Amateur Extra Class license, which is in the top U.S. Federal Communications Commission license class. His call sign is W6OBB.

Bell is well known in the world of amateur radio. He and many of his ham friends could be heard nightly on the 80 meter amateur radio band at a frequency of 3840 kHz (before he moved to the Philippines). While there he could occasionally be heard on 3678 kHz via EchoLink. When Bell resides in the USA, he can be heard on 3830 kHz. Bell has also run a nightly online amateur radio stream at Smeter.Net from 7:00 PM Pacific time until 3:00 am.

According to QRZ.Com, Bell took and passed the Philippines amateur radio exams and became a Philippine Class A amateur radio operator with the call sign of 4F1AB. While in the Philippines, Bell is active on 40-10 Meters, as well as 144.600 MHz simplex in Manila.

Honors

In 1998, Bell was named as recipient of the less-than-prestigious Snuffed Candle Award. The CSICOP Council for Media Integrity cited Bell "for encouraging credulity, presenting pseudoscience as genuine, and contributing to the public's lack of understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry."

In 2005, the City of Las Vegas renamed a portion of 11th Street in the downtown area "Art Bell Drive."

On March 10, 2007, Bell received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the trade publication ''Radio & Records'' in Los Angeles.

In July 2008, it was announced that Art Bell would be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on November 8, 2008, in Chicago.

Marriages

Airyn Ruiz, April 11, 2006 – present. Children: Asia Rayne Bell

Ramona Lee Hayes, August 4, 1991  – January 5, 2006 † (see below)

Vickie L. Baker, married March 1, 1981, divorced, July 3, 1991. Children: Arthur William Bell

Sukiyaki Sakamoto Kyo, divorced. Children: Art "Scooter" Bell IV.

Sachiko Toguchi Bell Pontius, married 1965, divorced 1968. Children: Vincent Pontius, Lisa Pontius Minei.

Retirements and comebacks

Bell has retired and returned to ''Coast to Coast AM'' several times.

Retirement: His first retirement, highly unexpected, was announced on October 13, 1998. Bell: ''I told you that there was an event, a threatening terrible event occurred to my family, which I could not tell you about. Because of that event, and a succession of other events, what you're listening to right now is my final broadcast on the air.'' Coast To Coast AM is broadcast on more than 400 stations and is the country's most listened to overnight radio show, heard by some 15 million listeners. (That from "The Seattle Times" 10-13-98.) Hilly Rose filled in after Bell's departure.

:Return: He returned on October 28, 1998. Bell asserted that the brief departure was brought on by threats made against his family. On May 29, 1999, Art Bell explained that this retirement was due to an allegation made by hosts of WWCR shortwave radio that Bell had paid to cover up a criminal indictment. (Announcement date from "The Washington Post" 5-29-99, where Bell's show was said to be on 460 stations.)

:The facts of the matter became public knowledge with Art Bell's second retirement in 2000, when it was revealed that an actual criminal indictment was filed against a person who had assaulted a member of Bell's family. Because of the nature of the crime, Bell had wanted to keep the matter private. The hosts at WWCR shortwave radio had accused Bell of the crime. (Bell took legal action against the hosts and stations, which was settled in 2000.)

Retirement: On April 1, 2000, Bell once again announced to his audience his retirement, which would occur on April 26, 2000 (that from "The Washington Post" 4-1-00), but he offered no details other than expressing intentions to "resolve a family crisis." On April 11, 2000, Mike Siegel was introduced as the new host of ''Coast To Coast AM''. On April 27, 2000, Siegel took over the program which at this time had an estimated 22 million listeners. (That from "The Seattle Times" 4-12-00.) It was later explained he had left to deal with the aftermath of a sexual assault against his son. Brian Lepley, a substitute teacher, was convicted of sexual assault and attempted transmission of HIV and was sentenced to 10 to 25 years.

:Return: On January 24, 2001, it was announced (in Vancouver, Washington's "The Columbian" newspaper), Art Bell would return to ''Coast To Coast AM'' on February 5, 2001. Bell noted that since his departure the show had lost a number of affiliates, commercial content had risen to an unbearable level, and Siegel had taken the program in a "different direction" of which Bell disapproved. He retained some authority over the program as its creator and thus felt his return was necessary.

Retirement: On October 23, 2002, Bell announced he would be retiring because recurring back pain (the result of a fall from a telephone pole during his youth) forced yet another departure, and Bell was permanently replaced by George Noory as weekday host of ''Coast to Coast AM'' on January 1, 2003. It was also said that Barbara Simpson would host weekends and that Bell planned to be an occasional guest host for Noory. (Most information from "The Seattle Times" 10-26-02.)

:Return: Bell ''again'' on September 23, 2003, announced (in Vancouver, Washington's "The Columbian" newspaper) would return as a weekend host on September 27, 2003, having missed the microphone, this time replacing Barbara Simpson and Ian Punnett as host of the Saturday and Sunday evening broadcasts. In June 2005, he scaled this schedule back a bit (a "semiretirement"), deciding to host only the last two Sundays of every month. Bell went back to hosting every weekend show as his schedule permitted after his wife Ramona’s death a few months later.

Retirement: on July 1, 2007, Bell announced his retirement again, stating that he wished to spend more time with his new wife and daughter. He made it explicitly clear that, unlike the circumstances surrounding previous retirements, this one was an entirely positive and joyful decision and that he would not disappear completely—he would occasionally substitute for other hosts and host "special" shows. According to George Noory, Bell is on board to do 15 shows per year. Art Bell confirmed this fact in a post on the Fantastic Forum fan site.

Events of 2006

Bell's life took some dramatic twists in the beginning of 2006:

Death of Ramona Bell

Ramona Bell, his wife of 15 years, died unexpectedly, at the age of 47, of what appeared to be an acute asthma attack on January 5, 2006 in Laughlin, Nevada, where the couple was taking a short vacation.

The events surrounding Ramona's death were described in great detail by Art Bell during the January 22 broadcast of ''Coast to Coast AM''. For weeks thereafter, callers would express their sadness and sympathy for Art Bell to George Noory, who had taken Art Bell's place weekdays in 2002.

Change in schedule

On January 21, 2006, just days after the unexpected death of his wife Ramona, Bell announced he would host ''Coast to Coast AM'' every Saturday and Sunday evening, and that former weekend host Ian Punnett would work a new live prefeed program for the four hours preceding Bell's slot on Saturday nights (9:00pm – 1:00am ET). Punnett's show was titled ''Coast to Coast Live with Ian Punnett''. When returning to the show the following day, Bell spent the first hour recounting the death of his wife.

Remarriage

By the end of January, Bell began hinting that he was making a significant life decision, but that he would keep it a secret for at least one year, asking listeners to remind him in 2007 to let them in on it. By March, he was saying that he would soon take a ''"huge risk"'' and ''"do something rash."'' On April 15, 2006, he ended the mystery and, to the mild surprise of listeners, revealed that, after several weeks of mourning, he had recently gone to the Philippines and married Airyn Ruiz, whose name is pronounced like the name "Irene," but Art likes to pronounce her name as "Arin." This is because during their Internet dating Art imprinted the spelling of her name with that pronunciation. Airyn Ruiz Bell is a recent college graduate. Ruiz — given Bell's private e-mail address by an amateur radio friend—had contacted Bell to offer condolences shortly after Ramona's death. After "dating" via Internet videoconferencing for "hundreds of hours," the two married one week after Bell arrived in the Philippines to actually meet her in person . Bell also paid for his friend—who was courting Airyn's sister—to accompany him to the Philippines and marry her. The two couples wed in a double marriage ceremony on April 11, 2006.

On October 7, 2006, Bell announced on ''Coast to Coast'' that Ruiz was pregnant with the couple's first child. Art told listeners that the couple's child was indeed a girl as many listeners suspected. He noted that they had been hoping for a girl and had announced only a girl's name for their unborn child in hopes of receiving a girl.

Art and Airyn's baby girl, Asia Rayne Bell, was born by caesarean section on May 30, 2007.

Relocation to the Philippines

At the same time, Bell announced he would be leaving his longtime homestead in Nevada and relocating to the Philippines, near Makati, Metro Manila, intending to continue hosting ''Coast to Coast AM'' weekend editions via an ISDN connection. He departed the United States on April 29, 2006, stating an intention to remain abroad for at least a year, while maintaining ownership of his property in Nevada and of the radio station KNYE. Bell resumed hosting on June 18, 2006 but then encountered technical problems that kept him off air until July 23, 2006, when the ISDN line was finally installed.

In July 2001, the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' printed an email letter purportedly from Bell that made derogatory statements about Filipinos. This letter was subsequently demonstrated to be a hoax perpetrated upon Bell, who in fact had a publicly loving relationship with his Filipina wife and his previous wife Ramona, who was also Filipina, and who often spoke openly about his admiration for the Filipino people on his radio show. Subsequently, the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' printed a retraction and apologized for printing the statement upon their verification of the hoax. This still periodically results in serious threats to Bell when this material surfaces. On February 19, 2009 The Manila Times apologized and retracted when a columnist mistakenly reprinted the hoax two days before; one email the paper received attributed the original slander to a Filipino-American student at San Jose State University during the 1990s. In October 2006, Bell threatened Rogers Cadenhead with a lawsuit for some allegedly libelous comments posted on Cadenhead's blog, which Cadenhead has said he will defend himself against under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Return to "the High Desert and the Great American Southwest"

Truly bringing his personal events of 2006 full circle, Bell opened his December 28 program by disclosing to his stunned listeners that he had just relocated back to Pahrump, Nevada, with Ruiz, who had obtained the necessary paperwork for immigrating to the United States. Bell had not disclosed on any previous show his plans to return to the High Desert. Despite feeling jet-lagged after a 15-hour flight from the Philippines via Vancouver, British Columbia, he did the full show. Bell was aloft returning to the States when an earthquake cut off undersea cables that would have prevented his broadcasts from the Philippines. Bell indicated on his December 30, 2006 show that among the reasons for his return were a recent recirculation of the infamous fake anti-Filipino email, and his homesickness for his elaborate stateside Amateur Radio station.

Events of 2007

On May 30, 2007, at 12:51 p.m. PDT, daughter Asia Rayne Bell was born by planned caesarean section.

On July 1, 2007 at 10:10 p.m. PDT, Art Bell announced his retirement from regular hosting effective that day, expressing a desire to spend more time with his family. Bell stated that he will only host occasionally on ''Coast to Coast''.

Events of 2008

On May 23, 2008, Bell, while hosting Coast to Coast AM, stated that there would be a change in the artbell.com Web site in July 2008. Within a few weeks the Web site was no longer responding to requests and has even dropped from DNS.

On May 29, 2008 Bell sold KNYE to Station Manager Karen Jackson.

On September 8, 2008, Noory stated that he would be hosting the annual ''Ghost to Ghost AM'' Halloween call-in show rather than Bell, who normally returns to the ''Coast to Coast'' to host it (along with the New Year's prediction shows). On September 19, Noory explained that Bell would be unavailable because he was on a cruise during that time this year.

On November 30, 2008, Bell hosted Coast to Coast AM. Michio Kaku was the guest. This was the first time Bell had hosted the show since May 23, 2008. On December 23, Bell's mother, Jane, died. George Noory informed Coast to Coast listeners of her passing during that night's show, with a number of callers offering Bell their condolences regarding the passing of Bell's mother.

On December 30 and 31, 2008, Bell once again hosted his annual New Year's predictions special of Coast to Coast. Bell remarked on his mother's passing and stated that he was very happy that she got to spend time with his daughter, Asia, before she passed on.

Events of 2009

Art Bell Returned to Coast to Coast AM on February 20, 2009, for a discussion on the global financial crisis with Wall St. insider Michael J. Panzner. Bell and Panzer agreed the United States was headed for an economic depression.

Art Bell was scheduled to return to Coast to Coast AM on April 24, 2009, to host an evening of open lines, but because of engineering problems in Manila, Art was rescheduled to a later date.

On May 17, 2009, Bell returned to host Coast to Coast AM live from Manila. His guest was Professor Peter Ward. Topics of discussion were mass extinctions, earth's "self-destructive" phenomena, and life beyond planet earth. While on the air, Art answered an email question from a listener who asked why he was in the Philippines again and how long he'd be there. Art replied that he'd address it on "Friday" and hinted that his move might be permanent.

As of May 20, 2009, the Coast to Coast website listed that Art Bell would be filling in for George Noory on Friday, May 22, 2009 to interview Dr. Bob Koontz. However, Art Bell did not do that show. The Coast to Coast website, again, cited technical difficulties in Manila and that his interview would be postponed. Bell interviewed Koontz on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Friday June 26, 2009 Art Bell hosted Coast to Coast AM from Manila with guest Dr. Dean Radin. He also commented on the death of Michael Jackson and how he had lived in Pahrump, Nevada not too far away from where Art lived.

Friday November 20, 2009 Art Bell hosted Coast to Coast AM from Manila with guest Starfire Tor, psi researcher and experiencer who discussed time shifts and time slips, and other strange occurrences of time. During the first 90 minutes, they were joined by Whitley Strieber, who shared his take on Tor's research.

On Wednesday, December 30 and Thursday, December 31, 2009, Bell once again hosted his annual New Year's predictions special of Coast to Coast, noting that a number of the predictions this year were of an unusual and interesting nature and not mere repeats of many that had come before, though he also took several callers to task for seemingly veiling their obvious political agendas or wishes in the form of predictions, rather than offering up something from their "psychic center", which is what he repeatedly asks for during the prediction show. He also suggested that maybe Coast To Coast AM should institute some sort of prize or acknowledgment for listeners whose predictions are particularly accurate or astute.

Immigration Controversy

In late 2008, Bell filed an I-751 with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service in order to get his wife a green card. In early 2009 the USCIS responded that they would need additional evidence to prove that Bell's marriage to a Filipina national and subsequent green card application therefore was in good faith. Bell responded with evidence including their marriage license, their daughter's birth certificate, Bell's last will and testament, bank records, family photos, and Social Security forms. Bell sent the package to the USCIS by return receipt mail, and he subsequently received the return receipt stamped "USCIS RECEIVED JAN-15-09."

On March 10, 2009, Bell and his wife and daughter left Nevada for Manila to deal with some family business including the disposition of a condo they owned. Shortly thereafter, the USCIS denied the application on the grounds that the documentary evidence was never received, and further stipulated that Airyn Bell is not permitted to re-enter the United States, which is why Bell remains in the Philippines. Moreover, since the Bells were out of the country when the application was denied, they must start the process all over again.

On his June 6 broadcast, Bell explained the situation and asked his listeners to send emails on his behalf to the White House.

Recently, George Noory announced that he has heard from Art, that the immigration controversy is over, and that Airyn has been granted permanent residency.

Events of 2010-11

Art Bell hosted 10 episodes in 2010, 5 short of his publicly-announced, contractually-specified quota of 15 shows per year. His last hosting gig was his annual Ghost To Ghost show on Halloween night (this was the first show ever wherein Art used call screeners). At the end of that broadcast, Bell said "When they next call my name we'll come back and we'll do this one more time."

As of December 2010 Art Bell was no longer listed as a host on the Coast to Coast website; his shows were no longer searchable under his name; and the only references to Bell on the site were of an historical/archival nature. However, the weekly "Somewhere In Time with Art Bell" broadcasts of classic Bell-hosted episodes (which have aired before the live show on Saturday nights since 2006) were not discontinued.

On 12/21/10 the "HamCam" on Art's ham radio website featured an image with the following cryptic wording: "The Wind No Longer Blows, in the End it was Without Direction. Long Live the Hot Air. 30" Fans on Art-centric comment boards have identified "30" as "a sign-off when a Ham has their final transmission from a particular location." Other interpretations are similar: "The End", "Good Night", "No More".

It was announced in late December 2010 that Ian Punnett would host Art's annual two-part New Year's Eve prediction shows. Initially, Noory had said that Art was unable to host them because he would be traveling, but on 12/24/10 Noory said: "We had asked Art to do his predictions show; he's going to spend time with his family. He's winding down, folks, he's winding down....I don't anticipate he'll do any more shows." On the first of the two nights (12/30/10), Punnett made a brief, oblique reference to his having the honor of "picking up (Art's) fallen mantle". On the 01/01/11 show, Punnett stated he was "looking forward to doing the follow-up a year from now".

In email interactions with fans who have written in to inquire about Bell's absence, Coast personnel have confirmed that Art Bell has retired. According to Coast webmaster Lex Lonehood: "Art Bell decided he no longer wished to do live C2C shows, and asked that his name be removed from the host listings accordingly. Classics and Somewhere in Time shows will continue as is." Coast producer Lisa Lyon told another fan that Bell "has chosen to retire", but that "Art Bell will always be associated with our show, and he is welcome back to the mic whenever he feels the need."

Despite the above remarks from Punnett, Noory, Lyon, Lonehood and Bell, as of 01/06/11, an official public statement formally confirming Bell's departure from Coast to Coast AM has yet to be made via press release, website announcement or on-air, by any party with the authority to do so--the show's producers, Premier Radio Networks, Clear Channel Communications, or Art Bell himself. This lack of information has led to rampant speculation among Bell's fanbase as to the motivations and circumstances behind Bell's sudden absence; whether he has given his last live broadcast; and what--if anything--he may decide to do next.

During a chat on February 8, 2011, events became even more confusing for Bell's fans as George Noory, during a public chat responding to a question on Art Bell, stated that Art Bell isn't responding to his emails. The questioner, "Coalspeaker," asked "Have you spoken to Art Bell lately? And if so is he and his family doing well?" Noory responded by saying, "No I haven't. Art has decided to retire for good this time. I assume all is well for him and his family. He has gone through many ups and downs. I sent him a very lengthy email a few months ago, and he never responded. Though he normally would." There was no further explanation beyond that point on why Art Bell did not respond to Mr. Noory's email, although it only led Bell's fanbase to speculate further.

In March 2011 a Facebook profile appeared claiming to be the legitimate page of "Arthur W. Bell III", who posted hints that there would be a "big announcement" at the end of April 2011. After much speculation and debate among fans and friends on that page and various Bell forums, and finally after direct intervention from a verified Art Bell account, the "Arthur W. Bell III" page was proven to be a hoax, with no "big announcement" imminent.

On July 20, 2011, Art Bell announced via his Facebook page that he had relocated with his family to Pahrump, Nevada. Subsequent posts indicate Art and his family initially focusing on resettling his house and making it "fit for human habitation" again, giving no indication about his radio plans, if any (beyond maintaining his HAM activity). However, on July 30, Bell posted the following: "There is so much to do and only so many hours in the day. There are things going on in the background that I will talk about at the proper time. The move was a big one and we need time to adjust." As of 08/12/11, there has been no further clarification of what may be "going on in the background".

On August 19, 2011, around 11:30 P.M. Central Standard Time Art Bell announced via Facebook "Phrase for the day......Stay tuned!". Indicating Possibly his return for a possible guest appearance.

Books

Bell has written, or co-written, several books. They include ''The Quickening: Today's Trends, Tomorrow's World''; ''The Art of Talk'' (an autobiography); ''The Source: Journey Through the Unexplained''; ''The Edge: Man's Mysterious Past & Incredible Future''; and ''The Coming Global Superstorm'', which became the basis for the popular movie, ''The Day After Tomorrow''.

Other work

In 1996 Bell appeared in an episode of the NBC science fiction series ''Dark Skies'' as William S. Paley, head of CBS.

On September 30, 1998 NBC's Today Show aired a taped segment of reporter Fred Francis interviewing Bell. Francis questioned Bell about Hale-Bopp, Area-51, eccentric callers claiming to be "six-fingered alien hybrids" as well as the UFO sighting experienced by Bell and his wife Ramona. The segment also featured members of Bell's audience reacting to topics being discussed.

In 1999 Bell appeared as himself on the Chris Carter-created series ''Millennium''. The episode, called "Collateral Damage," aired in the third season and dealt with a former U.S. soldier who claimed the government he fought for was indeed responsible for horrendous tests on soldiers and Iraqi civilians. (This episode was broadcast on January 22, 1999. The Washington Post, 1-22-99.)

In 1999 Bell was interviewed on Larry King Live. (This was broadcast on March 5, 1999. The Washington Post, 3-5-99.)

Progressive rock band Tool's 2001 album, Lateralus, featured a track entitled "Faaip de Oiad" (Enochian for "The Voice of God"), which includes a clip of the "distraught and terrified" Area 51 employee call from September 11, 1997.

In 2005 Bell and then-wife Ramona were featured on the ABC news special: ''Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing,'' which reported on the entire scope of the UFO experience, from the first famous sighting by Kenneth Arnold in 1947 to the present day. (This was broadcast on February 24, 2005. The Washington Post, 2-20-05.)

In 2005 snippets of Bell and callers to his show were featured on the song "Conspiracy Radio" on Sean Hogan's album "Catalina Sunrise": Bell is credited for "voice overs" on this track.

In 2006 Bell was featured in the video game "Prey" and played himself. He hosts, as in real life, ''Coast to Coast AM'', and the player is able to listen to the broadcast at several terminals throughout the game. The broadcasts describe what is happening on Earth as the game unfolds. The game plot centers around a massive space ship and alien abductions. Bell receives a number of calls about people who have seen smaller craft as they abduct people. The protagonist is one of these people and listens to the radio while on the space ship.

In 2007 Bell appeared as himself in the movie ''I Know Who Killed Me''.

See also

George Noory.

''Coast to Coast Topics'': 9/11 Conspiracy theories, Albert Einstein, Biodiesel, Carl Sagan, Central Intelligence Agency, Chemtrail theory, Classified information in the United States, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Ghosts, Global Warming, Amateur Radio, Lucid Dreaming, Near-death experience, New World Order, Nikola Tesla, Out-of-place artifacts, Peak Oil, the Paranormal, SETI, the Solar system, String theory, Time travel, Ufology, the Undead, and the United States Department of Defense.

''Coast to Coast personalities'': Dannion Brinkley, Ed Dames, Richard C. Hoagland, Linda Moulton Howe, Michio Kaku, Seth Shostak, Mel Waters.

''Radio'': Coast to Coast AM, List of radio programs.

''Other'': Pahrump, Nevada, United States Libertarian Party.

Notes

References

Further reading

Ronson, Jon. ''The Men Who Stare at Goats'', Picador, 2004 ISBN 0-330-37547-4; Simon & Schuster, 2006 ISBN 0-7432-7060-1. Chapter 6, "Privatization", pp. 93–114.

External links

Coast to Coast AM

Classic Streaming Art Bell Broadcasts

KNYE 95.1 FM, Pahrump's only locally based radio station

Archived edition of his page explaining the Filipino e-mail hoax

Free Coast to Coast Listen Links

partial transcript of Art Bell and Sean David Morton's 1997 interview with 'Victor' (end of page)

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