In 1988, American broadcaster and author Art Bell launched Coast to Coast AM, a late-night radio talk show examining conspiracy theories and the paranormal.
“He’d broadcast from Nevada at about 2 a.m. and anyone could call up and tell him about their experiences with UFOs,” explains British photographer Roo Lewis, who listened to the show some years later via MP3s. “There was a nice pace to it. He wouldn’t judge, just listen.”
Bell presented the show from its inception up until his semi-retirement in 2003. Today it continues with a string of other hosts. However, it’s the iteration under Bell’s direction that most shaped Lewis’ interest, and subsequently his new book, “Port Talbot: UFO Investigation Club.”
“I really wanted the book to reflect the pace (of the show),” he told CNN. “It was like a poem; it had a rhythm to it.
