KMOX 1996-1997; KTRS 1997-2002; Inducted 2017 George Noory turned his hosting job on an overnight talk show on KTRS into a springboard to national prominence when he became host of Premier Network's "Coast To Coast AM." Known here as "The Nighthawk," Noory succeeded Art Bell on the national broadcast in 2003, reaching the overnight audience over some 600 radio stations. Much of the program's focus centered on discussions of paranormal, alien abduction, time travel and unexplained phenomena. Noory authored three books and often conducted his broadcasts from his home in St. Louis.