After only spending less than a year as the editor of the BBC Worldwide Top Gear magazine, Conor McNicholas is said to be leaving. McNicholas was the editor of NME magazine for seven years before he moved to Top Gear in June of last year, and is leaving before the print spinoff of the motoring BBC show is redesigned.
The editor has not issued a statement about why he is leaving, although he has picked up many acclimations in his long career with NME including British Society of Magazine Editors entertainment editor of the year back in 2005 and PPA consumer magazine editor of the year.
McNicholas twitted on his Twitter account that he is now moving on from Top Gear, and that he enjoyed his time working with them as well as luck with the upcoming redesign.
When he originally took the position it was reported that he was probably chosen since he had a history of pushing magazines into live events and online radio mediums.
Despite the downturn, Top Gear has remained high with a total circulation of 200,796 per issue for the period of July to December according to figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
BBC Worldwide confirmed that the editor would be leaving his position after just nine months at the job but declined to offer any reason for his departure although he did state that he hoped the recruitment choice would be made quickly.
Publisher of Top Gear, Simon Carrington, stated that he magazine appreciates McNicholas’ contribution and wish him the best of luck in wherever he decides to move on in the future.
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