Wow.. If I remember correctly, Prodigy was the AOL alternative.. Forgot all about those days. Wish I had known about Art back then.. Discovered C2Cam in 2003.
Art Bell spent a little more time in the political arena in the early days of his show. As it became more popular, he seemed to focus more on the paranormal and similar things. Even though Art wasn't carried in my area for many years, it was fun reading about things he discussed on his show. Before streaming audio on the web became common, a lot of folks wanted to have his show carried on short wave radio so they could hear it.
You can tell I'm getting old as I'm much more nostalgic than I used to be.