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Hyde, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.

Alan Hyde (born 1 May 1966) is a radio broadcaster, presenter, producer and sound engineer who operates the broadcasting business, Studio 22. He is most famous for his work in motorsport journalism, particularly the British Touring Car Championship. [1]

He worked as on-air contributor and producer of The Ultimate Late Show Live with his friend Ian Collins on talkSPORT, and subsequently contributed motorsport previews and reports to the station. [2]

In January 2019, Hyde took on the role of interviewer on the Main Stage at Autosport International, a role which continued until 2022. His predecessor was the highly respected motorsport journalist Henry Hope-Frost, and Hyde hosted a tribute to his late friend on the main stage after taking on the role. [3]

He has been part of the team behind Silverstone Circuit's radio station, Radio Silverstone, [4] and hosts the BTCC-themed radio show and podcast Tin Top Tuesday, [5] which has enjoyed title-sponsorship from Autoglym, Renault, Toyota GB and Marshall Amplification. In January 2025, Autoglym confirmed that it would continue its support of the show in 2025 for a tenth consecutive year.

He has also produced motorsport podcasts, [6] including the Motor Sport Magazine podcast, from 2009 until 2021, and has worked regularly with BMW as an international English language presenter, moderator and commentator. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "BTCC Careers: Pitlane Commentator and Presenter". BTCC.net. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Alan Hyde previews the new Formula 1 season". TALKSPORT.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Alan Hyde to be live stage host at 2019 Autosport International". Autosport.com. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Silverstone launches radio station". brdc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  5. ↑ "BTCC | Autoglym Tin Top Tuesday returns" . Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  6. ↑ "Colin Turkington: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show". Motor Sport Magazine. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  7. ↑ #MISSION8 – The BMW M Motorsport Le Mans Show - Sunday. , retrieved 2019-11-24
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