George Noory | |
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Noory in 2008
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Born |
George Ralph Noory June 4, 1950 Detroit, Michigan |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit (B.A., 1972) |
Occupation | Talk radio host |
Known for | Coast to Coast AM |
George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a radio talk show host. Since January 2003, Noory has been the weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. He has also appeared in the History channel series Ancient Aliens and in Beyond Belief, a subscription-based online video series presented by gaia.com.
Noory grew up in Detroit with two younger sisters, the son of a Lebanese Egyptian who worked at Ford Motor Company and a Lebanese American mother. He was raised Roman Catholic. He became interested with the paranormal and ufology as a child and joined the UFO organization NICAP as a teenager. He attended the University of Detroit, spending two years in the pre-dental program before switching his major to Communications. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1972. Noory served nine years in the United States Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant.
He began his radio career as a newscaster with Detroit station WCAR-AM. From 1974–1978 he worked as a news producer and executive news producer at WJBK-TV in Detroit. He would later serve as news director for KMSP-TV in Minneapolis and as news director at KSDK-TV in St. Louis. He won three local Emmy Awards for his work in TV news.