George Noory Sucks! - The Definitive Compendium

[yumyumtree]

George Noory said "portal"!

[zeebo]

George Noory said "portal"!

Yeah he seemed so excited too that the guest prompted him.  And with all this Titanic talk he's sure to mention "port holes" as well.

[yumyumtree]

The Titanic story put me in mind of James Leininger, the little boy was supposedly a reincarnated World War II pilot.

[21st Century Man]

Guest claims to have seen a ghost that might have been on the Titanic and George does not ask the guest to elaborate and he seems only minimally interested in the Bobby Mackeys story. Then he makes his usual inane "could it be evil" comment.  Sigh!  Same shit. different day.  You suck, George!

[21st Century Man]

They should have had Schraeder host tonight and given GN Sunday's show.   I really would prefer having a host who is interested in paranormal topics interviewing a guest who has some paranormal experiences to recount.  Then Noory could have done the medical show on Sunday. Its the only topic that clearly has his interest.

[Mind Flayer Monk]

I think I just heard George say "Why did you waiting?" in his Carnivora ad.

[NoMoreNoory]

Joorch claiming success in his mind-control experiment again. George Noory: Rainmaker. Pathetic little man.

[eeieeyeoh]

Although I may reconsider after another year, I'd like to discuss what the scientific definition of what a wormhole is w/Dr Kaku w/Art as moderator. It's not an electro/mechanical/digital thing though. By then, humans being able to protect Earth and our Sun by humans may already be figured out. Sounds like a good ride though for future possibilities.

[21st Century Man]

LOL.  Where was he a month ago?  All he did was look at the weather forecast.  He must think people are as dumb as he is!

[21st Century Man]

He read a book?  I'm amazed!  Susan must have written if for pre-K.

[Birdie]

George sounded like he has never heard of Bobby Mackey's. I know he has, his response/demeanor was just odd. Maybe he doesn't like famous, paranormal attractions?
Come to think of it, I have never heard him tell a personal story about any of the known haunted spots or other paranormal meccas in the US. Like Seraphim pointed out the other day, he lived in St. Louis for years and never visited the site of the famous exorcism.
When the guest said she was too scared to ever visit the house in Villisca, he said that would be 'bad for their business.' Ah, no, George. Their business is being freaking scary, and having an 'expert' be too afraid to visit makes the house even more attractive. What is bad for busniess is a host of a paranormal show obviously having no real interest in the paranormal.

[21st Century Man]

Good lord, I'm tired of the Grammy recap time-waster. Its been what? 2 weeks?

[21st Century Man]

George sounded like he has never heard of Bobby Mackey's. I know he has, his response/demeanor was just odd. Maybe he doesn't like famous, paranormal attractions?
Come to think of it, I have never heard him tell a personal story about any of the known haunted spots or other paranormal meccas in the US. Like Seraphim pointed out the other day, he lived in St. Louis for years and never visited the site of the famous exorcism.
When the guest said she was too scared to ever visit the house in Villisca, he said that would be 'bad for their business.' Ah, no, George. Their business is being freaking scary, and having an 'expert' be to afraid to visit makes the house even more attractive. What is bad for busniess is a host of a paranormal show obviously having no real interest in the paranormal.

Right!  We Stayed at the 1790 Inn in Savannah because it is haunted.  We couldn't get the room that was supposed to be the most haunted because it was taken.  However, we stayed in the next room and well it wasn't a disappointment.
GN really seems to have very little interest in ghosts or that sort of thing.  He seems to be not the least bit curious.

[yumyumtree]

"If I was re-incarnating, I'm not sure I'd want to jump into the first body I could find."

Psychic vampires is another thing George seems to obsess on. He used to work the old hag syndrome into discussions, now it's psychic vampires

[21st Century Man]

Oh geez.  Here he goes with the psychic vampire stuff again.  GN is TMZ ready.  More interested in the guest's divorce proceedings than he is in the paranormal.

[FightTheFuture]

Right!  We Stayed at the 1790 Inn in Savannah because it is haunted.  We couldn't get the room that was supposed to be the most haunted because it was taken.  However, we stayed in the next room and well it wasn't a disappointment.
GN really seems to have very little interest in ghosts or that sort of thing.  He seems to be not the least bit curious.

That's my biggest beef with Noory; total lack of curiosity.

Hey, I wanted to ask you about the 1790 Inn. I had dinner there, and a few drinks downstairs in the tavern, which I absolutely loved! I typically stay at the Marshall House when I am in Savannah. I really like it there.

[Mind Flayer Monk]

If George has a music guest on, we should change the wikipedia page for that music group before George starts the show. Then we can sit back and listen to George crash and burn.

[Morgus]

Oops a caller during open lines told Noory he was disappointed that John B Wells left c2c.
Noory replied he was disappointed in him too...

[UFQuack]

Will some of you please refrain from posting words in super giant font size? I don't know if there is a rule against it but if I was in charge I would make one! I usually don't suck up to the board OP but imagine how disrespectful it is to see this on your board. It really eats up the space for nothing. We all can read normal font size just as well and still understand your outrage by exclamation point!!! I'd much rather see photoshopped pics of Noory's head in the same space.

[21st Century Man]

That's my biggest beef with Noory; total lack of curiosity.

Hey, I wanted to ask you about the 1790 Inn. I had dinner there, and a few drinks downstairs in the tavern, which I absolutely loved! I typically stay at the Marshall House when I am in Savannah. I really like it there.

I love Savannah.  I live outside Atlanta and have been there many times.  Last time we were there, we stayed at the 17hundred90( that's how they spell it but a lot to write..lol) and we took the ghost tour with Tobias McGriff.  Great guy and he gave away copies of his hardcover book, Savannah Shadows.  Anyway,at the 1790, we stayed in room 203.  The next room is 204 though it is down a hair and across the hall.  We went down to the bar and sat next to some kids who were staying in 204. They had just arrived but so far had no experiences.  I heard them leave the room later that night sounding a bit freaked though I kept to myself because if I opened the door or looked out the curtain they probably would have freaked even more.

  Anyway, by that time, I really was curious and started looking out at the hall.  I went out several times and nothing happened.  The third time was the charm.  I stepped out of the room and suddenly felt a cold draft go past my head.  The rest of my body was fine, no chills at all.  It felt like a breeze. I jumped and saw an apparition float into the door of 204.  I couldn't discern any specific features except the outline of a dress, her figure and the woman's head.  I freaked a bit and went quickly back into my room.  This was probably around 2 am.

  Still jarred, I turned on the laptop, put on some headphones and listened to Coast for a bit while I settled down.  I had some minor problems with the pc but nothing too troubling.  Anyway. around 4 AM I turn it off and get in bed next to my wife.  All of a sudden, the TV comes on with White Noise of course.  It stays on for about a minute, then turns off.  During the time it was on, I quickly looked for the remote.  It was across the room, undisturbed.   At this point I woke up my wife and told her but she was half-asleep and what I said wasn't really getting through so I let her go back to sleep. I then took an extra ambien and went to sleep.  How I could sleep after that, I don't know.  I mentioned the incidents the following morning to the owner and he acted rather nonchalant and said that stuff happens all of the time.  I've never experienced anything like that in my life.

[Yorkshire pud]

Just out of curiosity I wonder how much of Noory's audience is made up by those on here who don't like him? If I were Noory I'd be pissing myself laughing.

[21st Century Man]

I tune in every now and then because I'm a sado-masochistic optimist.  And he never fails to disappoint.

[Morgus]

On the new episode of Ancient Aliens on H2 last night, Noory's head made an appearance babbling about black eyed children.
Noory even tried to imitate a child's voice saying "let me in, let me in" and claimed they were evil...

[21st Century Man]

What did he just say?   Pahstol service? 

[Birdie]

Wonder who has worked on the George Norry Wikipedia page, lol! The Reception area is not very flattering and the article from yesterday is already on there.

[21st Century Man]

Wonder who has worked on the George Norry Wikipedia page, lol! The Reception area is not very flattering and the article from yesterday is already on there.

OMG!   

George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a radio talk show host. Since January 2003, Noory has been weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM.[1] He also appears in the History Channel series Ancient Aliens and Beyond Belief (Gaiam TV).



Biography

Noory was born in Detroit to an Egyptian-born father and his American-born wife. Noory grew up in Dearborn Heights with two younger sisters as Roman Catholics of Lebanese descent.[1] He graduated from the University of Detroit in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Communications, and began his radio career as a newscaster for Detroit station WCAR-AM. He would later move into Detroit television and take a position as an assignment desk editor and news producer at then-CBS affiliate WJBK-TV.[2] Noory would later serve as news director for KMSP-TV in Minneapolis,[3] and later as news director at KSDK-TV in St. Louis. He would win a total of three local Emmy Awards for his work in TV news.[2] He also served 9 years as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve.[1] In 1996 he hosted a late-night program called Nighthawk, over KTRS in St. Louis,[1] which caught the attention of executives at Premiere Radio Networks, syndicators of Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell. Noory would serve as a substitute host for Bell.
In January 2003, following Art Bell's retirement, Noory took over as the permanent weeknight host of Coast to Coast AM.[1]

Reception

The common Sense Show has wrote: George Noory entered the scene in 2003 where he has since remained. However, Noory’s listening numbers are nothing to write home about. Once upon a time, some estimated that Art Bell had somewhere around 6-12 million listeners on any given night. In contrast, Noory’s numbers are a paltry 275,000 to 300,000 listeners per night. However, George Noory is the perfect front man and his numbers take on a secondary level of importance because he is very good at protecting the corporate turf and is very careful to only take risks on subjects which the corporate sponsors do not care about (e.g. crystal skulls, near death experiences, psychic mediums, etc.). Coast to Coast became a “vanilla broadcast”.George Noory is a great protector of the corporate interest and that is first and foremost in importance to management. This speaks to the clear message of what Coast to Coast has become. Noory’s show is the quintessential guardian of the corporate gate instead of being what it purports to be, a news dissemination source.However, there can be no question that Noory was instrumental in the decision to fire Wells. There can also be no doubt that George Noory’s ego was certainly a factor in dismissal of Wells. Noory’s penchant for complete control and intolerance towards dissenting opinion is well-known to many and it was only a matter of time until either Noory or Wells had to go and the corporate golden-haired boy won (noory).[4]

In an article about Noory published in the magazine The Atlantic, Timothy Lavin wrote:


Noory can be an uneven broadcaster, sometimes seems to not pay full attention to his guests, offers strangely obvious commentary, and often lets clearly delusional or pseudoscientific assertions slide by without challenge.[5]

According to Media Life Magazine:


Noory says it doesn’t matter whether he believes what his callers and guests say. Ultimately, it's about entertainment, creating a show that people will be drawn to.[6]

Author and frequent Coast to Coast AM guest Whitley Strieber has commented on Noory's style, asserting:


It's not that he's credulous or easily led. He's willing to take these intellectual journeys. He'll have guests on that you think are completely off the wall -- nothing they're saying is real -- but by the end of the program you will have made a discovery that there is a kernel of a question worth exploring."[7]

Feud with Art Bell
Former Coast To Coast AM host Art Bell returned briefly to radio in 2013 with a show on Sirius Satellite Radio, saying that Noory had "ruined" the franchise of Coast to Coast AM by adding political topics in contrast to Bell's focus on exploring the supernatural.[8] Art Bell started a short lived show Dark Matter on Sirius, which was ended due to Sirius' inability to provide a reliable internet streaming service. Art Bell stated that the decision to come out of retirement was entirely his, a response to the direction that Noory has taken the showâ€"closer to talk radio's overcaffeinated political chat (Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist best known for claiming that the government perpetrated the Boston bombings, is a regular guest) than the open-minded exploration of the supernatural that defined Bell's tenure. Noory, Bell says, has "ruined" the franchise of Coast to Coast AM.[46] Noory has previously stated that Art Bell was, "winding down"[47] On Thursday September 5, 2013 Noory had on David John Oates [48] a guest who was banned by Art Bell. Bell sued David John Oates and Robert Stephens, of Montana, for "seeking to malign, harass, cyberstalk, defame, injure and annoy" Bell by calling him "crazy"â€"and worse. It accuses Stephens of spreading rumor, on Oates' own radio show, that Bell was arrested on pornography-related charges. Additionally, Bell's suit stated several witnesses have reported hearing Oates accuse Bell of pedophilia. The accusations by Oates and Stephens were proven 100% false.[49] After Bell and Sirius mutually agreed to end the Dark Matter Show on Sirius, George Noory's Coast to Coast swooped in and helped fill part of the time slot vacated by Art Bell on the Sirius Indie Channel.

Bibliography[edit]
Noory, George; Birnes, William (2006). Worker in the Light. New York, NY: Tor Books. p. 319. ISBN 0765310872. OCLC 71322269.
Noory, George; Birnes, William (2009). Journey to the Light. New York, NY: Tor Books. p. 317. ISBN 9780765321039. OCLC 317928896.
Noory, George; Guiley, Rosemary (2011). Talking to the Dead. New York, NY: Tor Books. p. 304. ISBN 9780765325389. OCLC 707969668.
Noory, George; Birnes, William J. (2013). George Noory's Late-Night Snacks. New York, NY: Tor Books. ISBN 9780765314086.

References[edit]

1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Alumnus Profile: George Noory '72". University of Detroit Mercy. Retrieved Jan 7, 2012.
2.^ Jump up to: a b About George Noory
3.Jump up ^ Your NewsNine Station: The Saga of KMSP-TV Minneapolis-St. Paul in the 1970s
4.Jump up ^ http://thecommonsenseshow.com/2014/02/06/john-b-wells-fired-for-being-too-popular-and-truthful-an-exclusive-interview/
5.Jump up ^ "The Listener" The Atlantic Magazine
6.Jump up ^ Deep in the night and way strange. Media Life Magazine. Sep 12, 2005.
7.Jump up ^ Ferrell, David (February 21, 2010). "Host George Noory Brings Talk of the Supernatural Back to Earth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
8.Jump up ^ http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2151794,00.html#ixzz2ehU9iB4g

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[FightTheFuture]

I love Savannah.  I live outside Atlanta and have been there many times.  Last time we were there, we stayed at the 17hundred90( that's how they spell it but a lot to write..lol) and we took the ghost tour with Tobias McGriff.  Great guy and he gave away copies of his hardcover book, Savannah Shadows.  Anyway,at the 1790, we stayed in room 203.  The next room is 204 though it is down a hair and across the hall.  We went down to the bar and sat next to some kids who were staying in 204. They had just arrived but so far had no experiences.  I heard them leave the room later that night sounding a bit freaked though I kept to myself because if I opened the door or looked out the curtain they probably would have freaked even more.

  Anyway, by that time, I really was curious and started looking out at the hall.  I went out several times and nothing happened.  The third time was the charm.  I stepped out of the room and suddenly felt a cold draft go past my head.  The rest of my body was fine, no chills at all.  It felt like a breeze. I jumped and saw an apparition float into the door of 204.  I couldn't discern any specific features except the outline of a dress, her figure and the woman's head.  I freaked a bit and went quickly back into my room.  This was probably around 2 am.

  Still jarred, I turned on the laptop, put on some headphones and listened to Coast for a bit while I settled down.  I had some minor problems with the pc but nothing too troubling.  Anyway. around 4 AM I turn it off and get in bed next to my wife.  All of a sudden, the TV comes on with White Noise of course.  It stays on for about a minute, then turns off.  During the time it was on, I quickly looked for the remote.  It was across the room, undisturbed.   At this point I woke up my wife and told her but she was half-asleep and what I said wasn't really getting through so I let her go back to sleep. I then took an extra ambien and went to sleep.  How I could sleep after that, I don't know.  I mentioned the incidents the following morning to the owner and he acted rather nonchalant and said that stuff happens all of the time.  I've never experienced anything like that in my life.

Awesome story, thanx!

I was last in Savannah about a year ago.  My girlfriend and I took a very interesting and entertaining tour, which by the way, allowed ( encouraged) us to bring drinks with us. So, I could walk around with my scotch and just have a jolly good time.

The tour took us to the 1790 Inn & Restaurant. I loved the ambience of the place and the food was very good. I believe the tour guide mentioned a ghost that went by the name of ''Anna'', still resided there. As much as I really enjoy staying at the Marshall House, next time, I may have to take a look at staying at the 1790.

[21st Century Man]

Awesome story, thanx!

I was last in Savannah about a year ago.  My girlfriend and I took a very interesting and entertaining tour, which by the way, allowed ( encouraged) us to bring drinks with us. So, I could walk around with my scotch and just have a jolly good time.

The tour took us to the 1790 Inn & Restaurant. I loved the ambience of the place and the food was very good. I believe the tour guide mentioned a ghost that went by the name of ''Anna'', still resided there. As much as I really enjoy staying at the Marshall House, next time, I may have to take a look at staying at the 1790.

Thanks!     Anna.   Yes, that's the ghost that I think I saw.  She jumped out of the window onto the street below after being betrayed by a girlfriend who stole her lover or so the story goes.  Though to be honest, its not that far of a drop and I could see where a person could survive the fall even though badly injured.  Things really could have been bad for her if she survived with the injuries especially back in 1820.

[21st Century Man]

If you are ever back in Savannah, take the Blue Orb tours though I don't think Tobias handles the tour-guide duties much anymore though he still owns and runs it.

[Izintit?]

Just out of curiosity I wonder how much of Noory's audience is made up by those on here who don't like him? If I were Noory I'd be pissing myself laughing.

You might not be pissing so much if you knew the number of people here who go out of their way to ignore the sponsors.