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Rory Reid (born 12 October 1979) is an
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television presenter and
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. He specialises in
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and
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and is known for hosting
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,
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, Gadget Geeks and several
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. Since 2019 he has served as Director of
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content at Auto Trader, where he also presents on the channel. And since 2021 he presents Fifth Gear Recharged on
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and Quest. He has been
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for the website Recombu and has worked on BBC Radio 5 Live's ''Saturday Edition'' as a technology journalist.


Early life

Rory Reid was born in 1979 in
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, and grew up in the South London district of
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. As a child he was fascinated by cars, and while his friends had posters of football players or Ninja Turtles on their bedroom walls, Reid "had every supercar poster on the wall". He began writing car reviews at a young age. The first car he owned was a Ford Fiesta.


Career


Journalism

Reid worked for the website CNET.com, where he was senior editor, and at
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magazine. and as
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for the Recombu, a review and comparison website covering cars, mobile phones, broadband and television, who he continues to work for as a
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. Reid is a contributing editor to
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and has contributed to the
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and others.


Television and radio

Reid presented on
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's Gadget Geeks in 2012, reviewing gadgets and technology, and worked on BBC Radio 5's ''Saturday Edition'' as a technology expert. He has also presented the
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show, Speed Freaks, and is a regular contributor to
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.


''Top Gear'' and ''Extra Gear''

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,
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,
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, Chris Harris and
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. During his first series, Reid had a supporting role to the main presenters. Reid was chosen by the show's producers after submitting a 30-second audition tape showcasing his skills as a presenter — and he was the only hopeful of the open audition to be picked, from more than 15,000 people who had applied. Evans said about Reid, “He’s knowledgeable, funny cool and warm. That's not an easy combo. And he’s a brilliant storyteller. His audition stuck out a mile.” In an interview after his first series on the show aired, he described the experience as "pretty simple in terms of the job itself," but "the level of scrutiny that the show is under has just been absolutely immense." He also said joining the series had been "like being a soldier parachuted into a war" and the challenge of taking over from the previous presenters was "like the
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taking over from
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". After that series, Evans resigned from the programme, with Reid and Harris joining LeBlanc as a trio of main hosts for the following three series.
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described Reid as "Top Gear's best 'find' since the Clarkson era", and "has an infectious schoolboy enthusiasm". He has also presented the
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show, Speed Freaks. In April 2016, it was announced that Reid would also present ''Top Gear's'' new sister show ''
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'' along with Harris. The pair presented the show for its first series, with comedian George Lewis joining them as a main presenter for the second series.


''Speed Freaks'' and ''Fifth Gear Recharged''

In 2021 Reid began hosting the newly renamed Fifth Gear Recharged on
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and Quest, along with Vicki Butler-Henderson,
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and
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. The show is a continuation of the original Fifth Gear series (which was created as a continuation of the original 1977 Top Gear series) but focuses purely on
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and
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vehicles.


Web


Auto Trader

In December 2019, Reid joined Auto Trader as Director of
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content. He serves as the main presenter on the channel, fronting car reviews, drag races and guides to help buyers choose a car. Reid said of his new role at the time, “Auto Trader has been a near-permanent fixture in my web browser for as long as I can remember, so having the opportunity to help others find their perfect car is a true career highlight.”


CNET and other channels

Reid launched and presented CNET's ''Car Tech'' channel, and was also the presenter on the YouTube channel ''Fast, Furious & Funny'' which features 'high octane car action', pranks and celebrity guests. He also fronted videos for Recombu, during one of which he damaged his knee by vaulting into a convertible. In a 2015 video for Recombu he performs a
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review of a
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Series II, which was
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by
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and drew widespread positive attention. In October 2020, Reid presented an episode of ''
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'' reviewing the
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electric car. In January 2021 it was announced that Reid was to front an
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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 alongside other UK stars including
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.


Filmography


References


External links

*
Rory Reid
on
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Rory Reid profile
at Recombu.com
Rory Reid
on ''Fast, Furious & Funny''
Rory Reid profile on Auto Trader UK
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