From what Graham his guest said, it sounds like the problem was London based rather than on this end, yet Art took the blame and smoothly moved forward. Seamless, old school, yes, absolutely and he's just that good.
This is outstanding radio done exceptionally well and I am having fun again listening to Art Bell.
I hope word of mouth spreads quickly via social media, Facebook, twitter about Art Bell's return and how his loyal fan base is still here.
Art just asked people to hold their calls during his interview with Graham Hancock and briefly mentioned that all the lines were full. He also said that he was getting a lot of email traffic.
I think he's back with a bang. He also seems to have a decent roster of advertisers right out of the gate, which is a very good sign. They're betting that millions have missed Art, and that they'll tune in. I think they bet wisely.
Someone tweeted last night during the test run show that there were 35,000 people listening in on the internet stream. They weren't sure how many were listening to the shortwave affiliate. But 35K is pretty substantial for a "soft launch" which was nothing more than Art Bell trying out the Skype calls. There were glitches toward the end of the show and he cut the show short 30 minutes. He mentioned that at the top of the show tonight, but all and all, I thought it was great to hear him back behind the mic again.
Same here. And I love he has Graham on as his first guest. Been a fan for many years, since the first time I heard him on Art's show in the mid-'90s. I feel like I just took a trip in a time machine. LOL
“He admitted to being a bit stymied by all the new gear in his studio”
Probably a throw away line from Art. He designed and built the studio himself at his house. He’s posted pictures of it at BellGab and it looks remarkably simple.
The only problems he’s run into in his shakedown tests have been weather related when the monsoon went through Pahrump this weekend.