Rory Cahill's guest appearances

Rory Cahill

Midday

Elon Musk

Donald Trump

Christopher Columbus

Hillary Clinton

Freda Payne

Thomas Frank

Malcolm Gladwell

Mike Rowe

George Takei

Celeste Headlee

Lawrence Jackson

Sarah Ruhl

Tom Perez

Jemele Hill

Henry V

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The annual Motor Trend International Auto Show opens tomorrow at noon at the Baltimore Convention Center. More than 500 cars, not all makes and models, but lots of makes and models, from the ultra-expensive to the very practical. Some run on gas, some on electricity, some on a little of both.Last year, we visited the auto show with a young man who knows an awful lot about cars: Rory Cahill. His expertise and opinions on all things automotive have attracted the attention of a lot of folks.On two occasions, General Motors has shipped a car to Rory’s house and asked him to try it out for a week, and give them his unvarnished opinion. In the biz, he’s known as “an influencer.”So this year, we have invited Rory back to talk about the latest cars – which ones he likes, which ones he doesn’t like, and why.We aren’t going to be able to visit the auto show together this year, but Rory has kept up with the latest industry developments, and he joins me in the studio. Full disclosure: Rory is the son of one of our producers, Kathleen Cahill.There’s only one thing Rory doesn’t know about cars: how to drive them. Rory is 14 years old -- two years shy of getting his license.

Car Guy Rory Cahill: Can't Wait for the Baltimore Auto Show

Tom Voelk

The Motor Trend International Auto Show opens today at the Baltimore Convention Center and runs through Sunday. There are more than 500 cars at the show, and we wondered: What’s hot and what’s not?Midday host Tom Hall stopped by the car show last night and wandered around with Rory Cahill. Rory knows a lot about cars, and his expertise has attracted the attention of a lot of folks. On two occasions, General Motors has shipped a car to Rory’s house in Baltimore and asked him to try it out for a week, and give them his unvarnished opinion. In the biz, he’s known as “an influencer.”So Rory seemed like a good guy to talk to when we wanted to find out which cars are the coolest cars at this year’s auto show. There’s only one thing Rory doesn’t know about cars: how to drive them. Rory is 13, three years shy of getting his license. Here’s a film about Rory that debuted at the MD Film Festival last year, plus a couple of his reviews from the 2016 New York Auto Show about the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and the Lexus LC 500. Special thanks to director and engineer Luke Spicknall, who helped turn our trip to the Baltimore Auto Show into today’s Midday.Later in the show, Tom welcomes award-winning automotive journalist Tom Voelk to Studio A. They chat about what’s new in the car industry and what you might want to consider if you’re in the market for new wheels, and they take your calls and comments. Since 2004, Voelk, who is based in Seattle, has been making ----Driven Car Review---- videos. For several years the Driven videos were on The New York Times website, and Voelk still writes about automobiles as a contributor for The Times.You can catch all of his “Driven Car Review” videos on his Youtube channel. His podcast, which is also called “Driven Car Reviews,” was the first podcast to win an Emmy Award. Voelk has a background in television and has won 20 Emmys in all. He is a contributor to the NBC News Channel, the Seattle Times and other media outlets.

Car Guys Tom Voelk and Rory Cahill Preview the Baltimore Auto Show