A 22 year old Art Bell on the air at KSBK

Arthur W. "Art" Bell is a 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, Art hosted the
show many weekends for the following four years. He announced his retirement
from weekend hosting on July 1, 2007 but occasionally serves as a guest host. Art
was always interested in radio and at the age of 13 became a licensed amateur
radio operator (call sign W6OBB).

Art Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam War. After leaving military service he stayed in Asia, living on the on what is now the Japanese island
of Okinawa where he worked as a disc jockey for KSBK in the capital city of Naha. It
was the only non-military English language station in Japan. In 2009, Art moved to
the Philippines. Bell was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame on November 8, 2008.

Ham operator Art Bell, 13 years old

Art Bell in his Pahrump, Nevada home studio

Art signing his picture at the Radio Hall of Fame ceremony in Chicago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ‘’SPOTTY’’!

Singer, actress, and dancer Helen O’Connell Joined the Jimmy Dorsey 
band and in 1939 had her best selling records in the early 1940s with 
“Green Eyes”, “Amapola”, “Tangerine” and “Yours”. She retired from 
show business upon her first marriage in 1943. When the marriage  
ended in 1951, she resumed her career, making some successful 
records and regular appearances on television. Helen was one of the  
first "girls" on NBC’s The Today show, and at one point she had her 
own NBC program called Here’s Hollywood, conducting interviews with 
celebrities, often in their own homes. O’Connell co-hosted the Miss  
USA and Miss Universe pageants with Bob Barker (below) from 1972 
to 1980.

 

Bob Barker and Helen O’Connell

1943

Don Rickles is a well known stand-up comedian and actor who has been
a frequent quest of late night TV shows. He has acted in comedic and
dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic. Rickles has enjoyed
a sustained career, due to his distinct sense of humor. It has been said
that being insulted by Rickles is like "wearing a badge of honor”.