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Biography
Rory Reid (born 12 October 1979) is a British journalist and television presenter specialising in motoring and technology. He has presented on Sky Television's Gadget Geeks, CNET's Car Tech channel and on the YouTube car channel Fast, Furious & Funny. He is also 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 is also co-presenter on the Top Gear spin-off Extra Gear with Chris Harris.
Journalism
Reid is the editor-in-chief for the Recombu website. He has also written for the website Cnet UK.
Presenting
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.
Top 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, Matt LeBlanc, The Stig, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris and Eddie Jordan. 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.