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    Update from Art Bell


    Art Bell
    January 31 near Pahrump, NV · Edited

    "Seems like time for a UPDATE. As many of you know I left Sirius/XM after
    a short stint because we were having serious problems with the streaming
    service. They refused a offer to allow free streaming until it could be
    fixed. They promptly replaced Dark Matter with Coast to Coast AM on the
    same channel (104). I could speculate here about why that was done but
    I will not. I felt it was not reasonable to ask people to pay about $180.00
    a Year to try and listen to a stream that so many complained was not
    working right.

    At this point they have come and collected their studio gear and have left.
    I have asked to be released from my Non-Compete many times and they
    refuse, I have my own feelings about what has gone on behind the scenes
    and why at this point it matters to them, however it is what it is. So I will
    wait it out, then start a show that will air for free on the Internet. I have
    a time segment in mind which I will announce as we get closer to that time.

    I am willing to give my all every time I crack the mike, but not for a show
    that has a built in limit on how large it can grow based on how good it is.
    So, that is where things stand today.

    Otherwise the Bell Family is happy and well. My thanks to all of you that
    have followed this tortured path with me."
    We control matter because we control the mind. Reality is inside the skull.
    ~ George Orwell ‘1984’

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    Oh my.... that didn't last long!
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    Quote Originally Posted by calikid View Post
    Oh my.... that didn't last long!
    Ya, he said he was only making 75K and wasn't in it for the money.

    You never know what's going on behind the scenes in the entertainment biz.
    We control matter because we control the mind. Reality is inside the skull.
    ~ George Orwell ‘1984’

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    It sounds as though he got screwed over. He may indeed do better with just an internet radio show. Art Bell is a big enough talent that if he wants to be on the air someone will find a way to make money doing it--more than one somebody will be finding ways. Show business in general and radio in particular are full strange people and strange deals. People will work for free, even pay, to be on the radio, which skews the whole financial picture. As long as Art Bell can "fill seats", someone will want to give him a mic.

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    Art's back!

    I guess he has been back since July.

    Missed his homecoming.

    http://artbell.com/art-bells-new-show-faq/

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