Bob Swanson (May 20, 1942 – Sept. 11, 2001)

The smooth, personable voice of Bob Swanson came to Portland’s KEX (1190 AM)
radio in 1967. He was an important part of his midday listeners daily lives until he
retired in 1994. Shoppers at Fred Meyer and Thriftway stores also heard his “voice
in the ceiling” announcing in-store messages. He also made many local commercials
and was a member of barbershop quartets. Bob left us way too at the age of 59 from
complications related to leukemia. He is still greatly missed!

Bob Swanson (left) with KEX legend Barney Keep back in the “real” 
radio days!

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”

Yvette Mimieux’s acting career began in coming-of-age films like "Where
the Boys Are" (1960). She also played Weena in the 1960 H.G. Wells film
adaptation "The Time Machine". She retired from acting in 1992 and is
now an anthropologist and a real estate investor.

                          Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.

                  (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

March 6, 1981

Art Bell behind the microphone at radio KSBK in Okinawa (1967) 

Broadcaster and author Arthur W. "Art" Bell was 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. He is now semi-retired and is 
enjoying life with his lovely family in the Philippines. Art occasionally substitutes for
other hosts and host "special" shows. 

Art Bell with wife Airyn and daughter Asia Rayne (born May 30, 2007)

    
        Looking good “Spotty”! Have a very Happy Birthday!