Art Bell became a licensed amateur radio operator at the age of 13

Arthur William "Art" Bell, III on the air at KSBK in Okinawa

Art and his wife Airyn

Art is a retired 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 retired
from weekend hosting on July 1, 2007.

During the Vietnam War, Art served as a medic in the United States Air
Force. 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

Art with daughter Asia

                     Happy Birthday “Spotty”

Li’l Abner is a comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United
States, Canada and Europe, written and drawn by Al Capp. The strip ran for 
43 years, from August 13, 1934 through November 13, 1977.

“Only the Lonely” was written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It
went to No. 2 on the  Billboard pop music charts in late-July 1960
and to No. 14 on the Billboard R&B charts.

In 1999, "Only the Lonely" was honored with a Grammy Hall of
Fame Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it #232 on their list
of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.