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Oracle of DelphiCharlie Cox Leaves TV Show Top Gear
January 6th 2009 11:59
James Morrison, the jazz star and major car enthusiast, is the new host of the Aussie version of the TG down under after a major off-season shake-up. Officially, former host Charlie Cox is returning "reluctantly" to the UK for "business reasons".
Unofficially, the whole TG on-air team has taken a hammering from critics who say the show lacks the spark of the British original.
Cox was never going to match Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a worldwide superstar, but he still struggled to be sharp or insightful. And his driving ability, reflected in a couple of Bathurst 1000 starts in the late 1980s, was never exploited for TG.
"It seems best to leave the show," Cox said.
Morrison cuts in alongside the surviving on-air talent, Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati, with a huge reputation - and not just as a jazz musician.
He has a personal car collection closing on 100 vehicles, was the presenter for a previous Aussie TV program, has raced and rallied - including a couple of massive forest crashes - and ridden motorcycles.
"This is going to be fun," Morrison said.
Herald Sun
Unofficially, the whole TG on-air team has taken a hammering from critics who say the show lacks the spark of the British original.
Cox was never going to match Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a worldwide superstar, but he still struggled to be sharp or insightful. And his driving ability, reflected in a couple of Bathurst 1000 starts in the late 1980s, was never exploited for TG.
"It seems best to leave the show," Cox said.
Charlie Cox Leaves TV Show Top Gear
Morrison cuts in alongside the surviving on-air talent, Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati, with a huge reputation - and not just as a jazz musician.
He has a personal car collection closing on 100 vehicles, was the presenter for a previous Aussie TV program, has raced and rallied - including a couple of massive forest crashes - and ridden motorcycles.
"This is going to be fun," Morrison said.
Herald Sun
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