Rory Reid (journalist)

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Rory Reid
Born (1979-10-12) 12 October 1979 (age 42)[1]
South London, England
Alma materUniversity of North London[2]
OccupationAutomotive journalist
Years active1998–present
TelevisionTop Gear
Websitemrroryreid.com

Rory Reid (born 12 October 1979) is an English television presenter specialising in motoring and technology. He presents on the YouTube car channel Auto Trader Group and previously on Sky Television's Gadget Geeks, CNET's Car Tech channel and on the YouTube car channel Fast, Furious & Funny. He was editor-in-chief for the website Recombu and has worked on BBC Radio 5 Live's Saturday Edition as a technology journalist.

In February 2016, Chris Evans announced that Reid would be one of the new Top Gear presenters on the revamped show after winning a BBC open audition. He featured as a co-presenter on the twenty-third series, and as a main presenter alongside Chris Harris and Matt LeBlanc for the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth series. He was also co-presenter on the spin-off Extra Gear with Harris for the show's first series.

Early life[]

Born and raised in South London, Reid grew up fascinated by cars, and soon began writing car reviews at a young age.[3] He completed his GCSEs, gaining two B grades in double science, and went on to complete a computer science degree.[4]

Career[]

Reid was the editor-in-chief for the Recombu website and continues to work for them as a 'brand ambassador'.[5][6] He has also written for the website CNET UK.[7]

Reid was a presenter on Sky TV's Gadget Geeks in 2012, reviewing gadgets and technology. He also launched and presented CNET's Car Tech channel and worked on BBC Radio 5's Saturday Edition as a technology expert.[7][8] Reid is a presenter on the YouTube channel Fast, Furious & Funny which features 'high octane car action', pranks and celebrity guests.[9]

On 11 February 2016, during his Radio 2 breakfast show, Chris Evans announced that Reid will be one of the new presenters on Top Gear, joining Evans, Matt LeBlanc, The Stig, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris and Eddie Jordan. During his first series, Reid had a supporting role to the main presenters on the show but was named as one of three co-hosts for the 24th series along with LeBlanc and Harris.[10] Reid won his place on the show after submitting a thirty-second audition video to a BBC open audition for the role.[7]

In April 2016, it was announced that Reid will also present Top Gear's new sister show Extra Gear along with Harris. The pair presented the show for its first series, with comedian George Lewis join them as a main presenter for the second series.[11]

In December 2019, Reid joined Auto Trader Group as YouTube Director.[12] He serves as the main presenter on Auto Trader Group's YouTube channel, fronting car reviews, drag races and guides.

In October 2020, Reid presented an episode of Fully Charged reviewing the Honda E electric car.[13]

In January 2021 it was announced that Reid was to front an E-Sports series in a campaign with Mclaren and British American Tobacco (BAT) in order to enable them to reach their customers "in new, exciting and engaging ways" to push the addictive nicotine pouch brand VELO. He appears in the series along side other UK stars including Craig David.[14]

Filmography[]

Television
Year Title Role Broadcaster Notes
2012 Gadget Geeks Himself Sky TV Presenter
2016–2019 Top Gear Himself BBC Two Recurring Presenter (series 23); Co-Presenter (series 24-26)
2016–2019 Extra Gear Himself BBC Two Presenter (series 1, 3–4); Co-Presenter (series 2)
2021- Fifth Gear (Recharged) Himself Discovery Presenter
Internet
Title Role Website Notes
Car Tech channel Himself CNET Presenter of the section channel
Fast, Furious & Funny Himself YouTube Presenter of the YouTube channel
Fully Charged Himself YouTube Presenter
Auto Trader UK channel Himself YouTube Presenter

References[]

  1. ^ "About".
  2. ^ "About". Rory Reid. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Who is Rory Reid? Profile of the new Top Gear presenter". Radio Times. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ How Electric Car Batteries Will Charge in 5 Minutes, retrieved 10 June 2021
  5. ^ Baillie, Katie (11 February 2016). "Here's how people reacted to the Top Gear line up news". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Rory Reid | Brand Ambassador | Recombu". recombu.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Sweney, Mark (11 February 2016). "Top Gear: Chris Evans confirms full presenting lineup". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  8. ^ Lewis, Rebecca (11 February 2016). "Who is Rory Reid? Everything you need to know about Top Gear's new co-host". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Fast, Furious & Funny". Fast, Furious & Funny YouTube channel. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  10. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (5 February 2017). "Can Matt LeBlanc save Top Gear? Watch the first trailer for the new season". The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  11. ^ Robbins, Alex (27 April 2016). "Top Gear to get Extra Gear spin-off show". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Ex Top Gear host Rory Reid joins AutoTrader". Auto Trader UK. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  13. ^ "HONDA e – Is this the ultimate Urban Electric Car?". YouTube. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. ^ "McLaren Racing and Velo announce new esports series featuring Craig David, Supercar Blondie, Rory Reid and more". Esports News UK. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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