Draft:Preston Summerrow
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| PrestonGoes | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Preston Summerrow Plano, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Katie |
| YouTube information | |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Subscribers | 829,000 |
| Views | 249 million |
| Associated acts | Ryan Trahan, Airrack, Lauren Daigle, Colin and Samir |
Last updated: February 14, 2025 | |
Preston Summerrow is an American YouTuber, content creator, and media personality. Videos on his YouTube channel PrestonGoes channel have amassed over 246 million views on YouTube and 6.4 million likes on TikTok.[1]
Early Life
[edit]Summerrow was born in Plano, Texas.[2] He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2015 with a Bachelor's Degree in Advertising from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.[3]
Career
[edit]After graduating, Summerrow moved to Sydney, Australia and began uploading vlogs to his YouTube channel. He worked in Nashville as a videographer for singer Lauren Daigle and in Atlanta as a corporate videographer for a local advertising agency.[4] While living in Atlanta, he was inspired by his roommate Eric Decker to begin posting his own videos more frequently.[5]
Summerrow moved to California in 2022 to begin pursuing YouTube as a full-time career.[6] His channel first gained popularity after creating an original song for YouTuber Ryan Trahan.[7] Summerrow is known for posting videos of his makeshift contraptions such as go-karts and a motorized suitcase.[8][9][10] In 2025, he gained attention for modifying a Japanese kei truckto drive over the Half Moon Trestle Bridge railway in Idaho.[11][12]
Personal Life
[edit]Summerrow and his wife Katie live in Los Angeles, California.
References
[edit]- ^ YouTube. "About @prestongoes". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Deitsch, Andrew (2018-10-24). "Create More - Preston Summerrow". Andrew Deitsch. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ "Preston Summerrow, Freelance Videographer".
- ^ Summerrow, Preston. "Artist Tour with Lauren Daigle".
- ^ Chaudry, Samir; Rosenblum, Colin. "The Unknown YouTuber you should be watching". Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Eaton, Blake (2023-10-28). "Nashville videographer stranded in San Francisco Bay looks for boater who saved him". WKRN News 2. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Chaudry, Samir; Rosenblum, Colin (2024-06-04). The Full Story of PrestonGoes. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Shaw, Kristin V. (2024-03-30). "YouTuber Builds Rail Go-Kart to Explore Century-Old Abandoned Train Bridge". The Drive. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Smith, Bill (2024-03-31). "This Custom Go-Kart is Designed to Travel on Railroad Tracks". TechEBlog. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Weisberger, Jason (2024-05-12). "Homemade Go-Kart Suitcase: hated by airports, hilarious on the YouTube". Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Bellwood, Owen (2025-03-05). "Watch This Kei Truck Tackle A Century-Old Train Trestle". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ Doyle, Hannah (2025-03-03). "One Mini Truck to 1 Million Views". The Publish Press. Retrieved 2025-03-06.