Jon Bentley (TV presenter)
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Residence | Birmingham |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Millfield, Oriel College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Television presenter, journalist, producer |
| Known for | Television presenter, columnist |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Website | Website |
Jon Bentley (born 1961) is an English journalist and television presenter; he was educated at Millfield and at Oriel College, Oxford.[1][2]
Bentley specialises in television production and journalism in the field of motoring. Between 1987 and 1999, he was producer and executive producer of BBC Two's Top Gear and was series producer of Fifth Gear from 2002 to 2004.[1][3] As a producer of Top Gear, Bentley helped launch the TV careers of Jeremy Clarkson[4] and hired Quentin Willson[5] and Vicki Butler-Henderson.[1] He also has a corner named after him on the Top Gear test track.[6]
Bentley presented The Gadget Show on Channel 5 in the UK alongside Ortis Deley, Suzi Perry, Pollyanna Woodward and Jason Bradbury.[1] In February 2012, it was announced that the show's format was changing, it was then known as The Gadget Show: World Tour and featured two of the previous presenting team Jason Bradbury and Pollyanna Woodward.[7] Occasionally, he also presented on Fifth Gear.[1]
It was announced on Twitter in April 2013 that The Gadget Show was returning to its old format and Jon would be rejoining the line-up alongside new co-host Rachel Riley, (who also attended Oriel College, Oxford).
He is married with two daughters.
References
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- ↑ Jon Bentley. IMDB.com
- ↑ I was there – Jezza's TV debut. Topgear. 1 June 2005
- ↑ A history of motoring on TV. theguardian.com (24 November 2004). Retrieved on 30 November 2013.
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- ↑ The Gadget Show | The Gadget Show rebooted for 2012 by The Gadget Show. Fwd.channel5.com. 23 February 2012.
External links
- Bentley's website
- Jon Bentley's Photos, as created on The Gadget Show in 2005
- Bentley's voice over talent profile, Wise Buddah Creative Ltd.
- Jon Bentley on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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