Asheville native Joshua P. Warren travels the world, investigating paranormal phenomena. He is the author of 10 books. His team made the cover of a science journal in 2004 for its work on the Brown Mountain Lights and other rare plasmas in nature.

From Staff Reports

With a final Halloween hurrah, the local paranormal radio show, “Speaking of Strange,” ended its eight-year run on Oct. 29 on Asheville’s WWNC-AM (570) — or so it had been announced.

However, Shelley Wright, a paranormal investigator and frequent co-host of the show, notified the Daily Planet on Nov. 3 that “‘Speaking of Strange’ is now syndicated and will be carried on WWNC 570-AM and KHWK-FM in Nevada, as well as other stations on Saturday nights.

“The show will be bigger and better and can be broadcast from anywhere. We will return to the airwaves Nov. 19.” As a result, only two shows will be missed during the hiatus.

Meanwhile, the show’s host, internationally acclaimed paranormal expert Joshua P. Warren, stated in a press release later Nov. 3 that “last Saturday was the ‘farewell show’ for that incarnation of my popular ‘Speaking of Strange’ radio progam.

“And it was done earnestly; I did not know what the future held. It was not a publicity stunt. I mentioned that I was looking into some options to continue the show, and I’m delighted to tell you today that those options have worked out great!”

To that end, Warren asserted, “Not only will the show return, but it will now be heard on both the East and West coasts, as well as streaming on-line. Plus, any local station can ow carry the show for free. They simply have to ask for it!”

He confirmed Wright’s statement that the show will return on Nov. 19, broadcast at the following stations at the following times:
• New Radio 570 WWNC-AM, 9 p.m.-midnight, Saturdays.

• AM 1400 The Peak, Waynesville, 9 p.m.-midnight, Saturdays.

• Alien Radio KHWK-FM 92.7, Kingdom of Nye, Nevada, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. (PST) Saturdays.

In addition, Warren said fans can hear the show streaming on-line via www.WWNC.com and www.AlienRadio.us.

In a previous statement about the canceled incarnation of the show, he noted that it “had a great run” at WWNC, adding, “We have consistently retained high ratings and a huge amount of web traffic. What began as a local show now has fans all over the world, thanks to the Internet.

Warren also advised listeners that, “soon, all the podcasts of ‘SOS’ will probably disappear from the WWNC site. Therefore, I hope all of you will help in the process of downloading and backing them up somewhere on your computer. Just download and back up whatever you can.