INVESTIGATING THE UFO/UAP MYSTERY
INVESTIGATING THE UFO/UAP MYSTERY
Coming from opposite sides of the world but sharing a common background in broadcast investigative journalism, Ross Coulthart and Bryce Zabel know that UAP and UFO reality is the story of the century and won't let it go. 'Need to Know with Coulthart and Zabel' is produced by fellow broadcast journalist Rich Johnson.
Ross Coulthart is currently riding a powerful wave of interest in his work, having a best-selling book on the UFO topic — In Plain Sight — written after his intensive three year probe into the subject. His subsequent journalism documentaries on the topic, for Australia’s Channel Seven, has been seen millions of people worldwide..
Ross has won every significant award for investigative reporting that Australia offers — from the coveted Gold Walkley to the Australian equivalent of the Emmy, the Logie. He's reported stories that include terrorist murders, medical scandals, Aboriginal rights, militia killings, organized crime, and even outlaw motorcycle gangs.
His work as an investigative reporter has been featured on the popular news program 60 Minutes on Channel Nine, the Sunday Night news program, and Channel Seven Australia. He has spoken to hundreds of eyewitnesses and military insiders.
Besides In Plain Sight, he is the author of five other non-fiction books.
Bryce Zabel edits Trail of the Saucers, a fast-rising Medium journalism publication on today's UAP and UFO iissue. He is also the co-author of A.D. After Disclosure, a non-fiction book about the coming post-Disclosure world. As a Hollywood writer/producer, Bryce made Syfy’s first original film, Official Denial, and the primetime NBC hour drama series Dark Skies.
As a broadcast journalist, Bryce won several awards for mainstream investigative reporting on PBS including the Golden Mike from the California AP TV-Radio Association, as well as the top award from the Los Angeles area Radio-TV News Directors Association. He began his national broadcast career as an on-air CNN correspondent in Los Angeles.
Bryce has created five primetime television drama series and written three limited series. He won the Writers Guild award for Pandemic. His feature credits include Mortal Kombat and Atlantis.
Bryce is a former CEO of the Television Academy and an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Ross Coulthart and Bryce Zabel bring the skill sets of mass media investigative journalism to their active UFO investigation and share that process with their listeners. Guests from journalism, science and government will be included if they are witnesses or provide special insight and expertise. The hosts will bring the audience into their investigations as transparently as possible.
The idea is to also reach out to an audience that has never even considered listening to a UFO podcast. As more people come to realize that something real is going on, they'll want straight, unfiltered information for a deeper understanding. Ross Coulthart and Bryce Zabel will provide news updates and journalism analysis for a mainstream, discerning audience.
Australian
Investigative Reporter, Broadcaster
Author, In Plain Sight.
American
Writer/Producer, Investigative Reporter
Author, A.D. After Disclosure
Both Ross and Bryce have authored books on the UAP/UFO mystery.
Ross Coulthart's "In Plain Sight" is the result of a three-year investigation that comes to startling conclusions.
Bryce Zabel's "A.D. After Disclosure" (co-authored with Richard Dolan) is a ground-breaking work of speculative non-fiction.
Ross Coulthart and Bryce Zabel finally met in person in July 2022 after doing 17 episodes of Need to Know together. They became friends during the pandemic when getting together was prevented by both the lockdown and the fact that they lived 7,490 miles from each other. In one Zoom after another, they discovered all they had in common. Both are trained broadcasters, award-winning investigative reporters, and authors of critically-acclaimed UFO books. Both have been on-air talent for network news programs.
The idea is to keep the shows focused and to the point — energetic, informed, and conversational.
In addition to keeping it live, impromptu and surprising, the series is an investigation that transparently lets the audience be a part of breaking the greatest news story of all time.