William J. Birnes

Biography:

William J. Birnes is a New York Times best-selling author, a magazine publisher, and a New York literary publishing agent who has written and edited over twenty-five books and encyclopedias in the fields of human behavior, true crime, current affairs, history, psychology, business, computing, and the paranormal. Recently, Dr. Birnes has completed a textbook for Academic Press on the corporate psychology of police task force personnel involved in long-term multi-jurisdictional investigations of serial and sexual homicides. As a literary agent and book producer, Dr. Birnes� current best-seller on the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal lists is The Black Dahlia Avenger (Arcade, 2003). His previous bestseller as an author was The Day After Roswell in 1997. A&E broadcast the movie, "The Riverman," based on the book, The Riverman, that Bill wrote with detective Bob Keppel about how serial killer Ted Bundy helped police track the Green River Killer Gary Ridgway.

As publisher of the nationally distributed UFO Magazine, editor of The UFO Encyclopedia published by Pocket Books, and co-author, with the nation's top radio talk-show host, George Noory, of A Worker In The Light, Dr. Birnes has added to his list of publications in the UFO/Paranormal field, which include: The Day After Roswell, Unsolved UFO Mysteries, and The Haunting of the Presidents.

William Birnes received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1974 while he was an Instructor of English at Trenton State College in New Jersey where he taught structural linguistics and historical linguistics as well as literature and writing. Professor Birnes was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, a Lily Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, and a grants award judge for the National Endowment for the Arts.

Past Shows:

	Journey to the Light
	Wednesday November 18, 2009

Author William J. Birnes spoke with George Noory about their new work Journey to the Light, which presents evidence that human psychic potential is real, and a number of the contributors to the book joined the show to tell their story. Last hour guest, paranormal investigator Joshua P. Warren presented his controversial report: Who Lives on the Moon? ... More
Host: George Noory

	America's Paranormal History
	Tuesday October 20, 2009

Co-authors of the The Haunting of America, Joel Martin and Bill Birnes detailed how paranormal events have influenced politics, law, psychology, and other areas, from the Salem Witch trials to the present. Last hour guest, author and metaphysician Stuart Wilde shared some of his visions. ... More
Host: George Noory

	UFO Events & Issues
	Sunday May 24, 2009

George Knapp talked with Needles object witness Frank Costigan (KLAS TV report) in the first hour. Following that, retired Air Force Capt. Robert Collins talked about UFO disinformation during the second hour. Then, author William Birnes discussed a number of issues related to the field of Ufology for the remainder of the program. ... More
Host: George Knapp

	UFO Year in Review
	Sunday December 28, 2008

In a 4-hour special, George Knapp welcomed Alejandro Rojas and James Carrion, both of MUFON to review UFO sightings and events of 2008... ... More
Host: George Knapp

	Egypt & The Grand Canyon
	Tuesday April 8, 2008

Author and archeologist David Hatcher Childress discussed his research into artifacts found in the Grand Canyon that suggest Egyptians may have visited North America thousands of years ago. He also talked about his investigation of the Olmecs and amazing technologies possessed by people of ancient times. "The more and more I've looked into it over the years, what I've concluded is that, yes there is something to it," Childress said of the famous story, from 1909, of a Smithsonian-sponsored expedition into the Grand Canyon to find Egyptian artifacts. He shared one possible piece of evidence: a Southwestern roadside attraction, dubbed "The Thing." This odd mummy of a woman and child together was "privately purchased in 1910" according to his sources. Childress theorized that it "may well be one of the artifacts from the caves." Speculating on why this information has been shrouded in secrecy, Childress said "today, history is politically correct, not what happened, but ... More
Host: George Noory

	2012 & Parallel Realities
	Tuesday June 19, 2007

Lecturer and researcher David Wilcock returned, sharing his perceptions about 2012 and parallel realities. ... More
Host: George Noory

	'Worker in the Light' Special
	Thursday June 7, 2007

Best selling author, William J. Birnes spoke with George about their book Worker in the Light. ... More
Host: George Noory