Rory Reid (journalist)


Rory Reid is an English television presenter specialising in motoring and technology. Currently presenting on YouTube car channel Auto Trader. He has presented 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.

Career

Reid was the editor-in-chief for the Recombu website and continues to work for them as a 'brand ambassador'. He has also written for the website CNET UK.
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. Reid is a presenter on the YouTube channel Fast, Furious & Funny which features 'high octane car action', pranks and celebrity guests.
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. Reid won his place on the show after submitting a thirty-second audition video to a BBC open audition for the role.
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.

Filmography

TitleRoleWebsiteNotes
Car Tech channelHimselfCNETPresenter of the section channel
Fast, Furious & FunnyHimselfYouTubePresenter of the YouTube channel