Radio talk host Art Bell, whose popular overnight show is an outlet for conspiracy theories and claims of the supernatural, announced Wednesday he was quitting, claiming his family was under a mysterious threat.
"What you are listening to, is my final broadcast," Bell told the vast listening audience of his show "Coast to Coast," before signing off at about 4 a.m. MDT.He said "a threatening, terrible event occurred to my family, which I could not tell you about. Because of that event, and a succession of other events, what you're listening to right now, is my final broadcast."
Bell, 51, did his broadcasts from his Pahrump, Nev., home. His telephone was disconnected Wednesday and he couldn't be reached.
Bell's program was said to attract some 15 million listeners on more than 400 stations nationwide, making it the country's most listened-to overnight radio show.