Tonight is set to become Ian Punnett's last regularly scheduled hosting job on Coast to Coast AM, as and he Tweeted days ago, perhaps the regular program in his life..
Punnett, who hosted since 1998 in some form, has been accepted into the Doctoral program at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University..
Over the years, Punnett has exceeded the call of duty by quite possibly being one of the most intelligent debaters on radio, even fighting with Alex Jones in a famous interview.. Punnett also stayed true to what Art Bell started, often featuring the strange or weird.. He even interviewed a man who thought he was a horse -- surely this will be discussed on his final broadcast..
This also begins a new day for Coast to Coast AM..
For years, Punnett was a regular Saturday host. That changed when he was stricken with tinnitus. At that point, he gave up his shift on Saturdays and John B. Wells took the slot..
During a recent chat, George Noory responded to a question about the loss of Punnett and said Wells would pick up another Sunday a month.
Some on the fringe in the audience have long been critical of Punnett for his disagreement with 9/11 truthers and his less than conservative viewpoint. The new modern Coast to Coast has been turned into a far more political program that Bell and Punnett's version.. In a sense, Punnett was the last vestige of a time when free discussion, the unexplained, and just plain good radio was a nightly occurrence.
Ian Punnett (Twitter) has been hosting Coast to Coast AM since 2000. He bids us a final farewell on this, his last show. Listen for updates from Peter Levenda (occult history), Galen Cook (DB Cooper Case), and others as we drive down memory lane with Ian one last time
Time Does goes by fast..
1998-2013, a good run for Punnett.
And his voice of moderation and intelligence will be missed after his departure from regular broadcasting..
AND THEN THERE WAS KNAPP...