Art Bell - Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell - Art's statement on sudden resignation
Aired: 1998-10-23
Duration: 01:38


=== Remain Private (01:37) ===

[00:00:00]  Greetings to you again from the Kingdom of Nye.
[00:00:03]  While all the difficulties that caused me to so unexpectedly and quickly leave the air have not been resolved yet, they remain as grave as any family would ever face.
[00:00:14]  The situation has improved to some degree, and I pray it will continue to do that.
[00:00:20]  I will not further exacerbate the crisis by making public what should remain private.
[00:00:27]  In my position, I trust you do no less.
[00:00:30]  Should the matter, however, become public despite my best efforts, I will have, believe me, a very great deal to say about it.
[00:00:39]  To again state as categorically as I'm able, this was not any kind of hoax or stunt.
[00:00:47]  It was not a contract ploy nor a negotiation tactic for more money.
[00:00:53]  Money has never been a goal for me in doing this program, never.
[00:00:57]  Not so much as one dot on an I or cross on a T has changed in my contract.
[00:01:03]  This was and is a family crisis period.
[00:01:08]  My network has been nothing but helpful and supportive, and there are too many people to thank individually, including all of you.
[00:01:17]  Thank you.
[00:01:18]  My sincere thanks to Hilly Rose for keeping the live forum going during all this, and I might add very short notice.
[00:01:27]  So, I'm very happy to report I will return to Coast to Coast AM and Dreamland beginning Wednesday night, October 28th.