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Paranormal-Themed Radio Show Host Art Bell Dies
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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:
Now from the sublime to the surreal - radio host Art Bell could talk for hours about conspiracy theories, ghost stories, alien abductions or things a sasquatch might say.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
ART BELL: So we actually have Bigfoot sounds.
(SOUNDBITE OF GROWLING)
BELL: Good Lord.
(SOUNDBITE OF GROWLING)
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BELL: Are Bigfoot capable of big, blood-curdling screams?
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Oh, I'm quite certain. Their lungs are just massive.
(SOUNDBITE OF GROWLING)
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Art Bell died Friday. He was 72.
(SOUNDBITE OF GIORGIO MORODER'S "CHASE") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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