Jon Bentley (TV presenter)

Jon Bentley (TV presenter)

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Jon Bentley (born 1963) is a British journalist and television presenter, educated at Oriel College, Oxford [http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=461&featureid=17&description=Jon%20Bentley&section=presenters The Gadget show] ] .

He has specialized in television production and journalism in the field of motoring. Between 1987 and 1999, he was producer and editor of BBC2's "Top Gear" and was series producer of "Fifth Gear" from 2002 to 2004 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1660875/ IMDB] ] . As a producer on "Top Gear", Bentley "discovered" Jeremy Clarkson [http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2005/06/stories/12/1.html TopGear.com] ] and hired him along with Tiff Needell and Quentin Willson. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/cars/story/0,,1358541,00.html Guardian Unlimited] ]

He currently presents "The Gadget Show" on Channel Five in the UK alongside Suzi Perry and Jason Bradbury. Occasionally, he also presents on Fifth Gear. He is married with two daughters.

References

External links

* [http://five.tv/gadgetshow Official site] The Gadget Show
* [http://jonbentley.com Bentley's website] Created on The Gadget Show


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