Saying that "it's not fair to listeners for me to be gone so much," talk show host Art Bell announced this morning that he will step down as host of his nationally syndicated show Coast to Coast at the end of the year. The reason for his departure is a chronic back condition that prevents him from sitting or standing for the four hour length of his daily show.George Noory, who is a regular substitute for Bell, will take over as host on Jan. 1, 2003.
Coast to Coast airs in Syracuse on 570 WSYR, in Utica on WIBX 950, and 790 WTNY in Watertown.