But those subjects would have seemed almost passé to the radio host George Noory<br />and the curious nocturnal listeners who tune in to his radio show, “Coast to Coast AM.”<br />Mr. Noory, 66, has been hosting the nationally syndicated program for 14 years from his studios in Los Angeles and St. Louis.<br />With three million weekly listeners, “Coast to Coast,” which is broadcast every night from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Eastern time, is carried by more than 600 radio stations in North America<br />and is by far the most popular overnight radio program in the country, according to information from Nielsen.<br />“I think everybody needs to be skeptical about just about everything, until they have either done their own homework, done their own research or accepted information from sources<br />that they trust, like , or like The Wall Street Journal, or like Matt Drudge, if they trust him, as well.”<br />Mr. Noory worked in television news for 34 years, as a reporter, a producer and an executive at stations in Detroit, Minneapolis and St. Louis.<br />To uphold the appearance of impartiality, Mr. Noory said, he has abstained from voting since joining “Coast to Coast.” “I want to be able to go on the air<br />and say, ‘Folks, I don’t have a favorite here,’” he said.<br />They dictate things to you and the way you see the world, whether you’re aware of it or not.”<br />Each episode of “Coast to Coast” begins with a news segment, but when asked if he saw himself as a journalist, Mr. Noory responded<br />that he was “a facilitator of the truth, wherever that takes us.”<br />His audience seems to see him as an authoritative, unifying force at a time when the country appears more fragmented than ever.
