Jake Humphrey

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Jake Humphrey
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Humphrey in 2014
Born
Jacob John Humphrey

(1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46)
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation(s)Television presenter, journalist, businessman
Employer(s) BBC, Channel 4, ITV,
BBC Sport
Whisper Group
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Spouse
Harriet Humphrey
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Jacob John Humphrey (born 7 October 1978) is an English former television presenter, best known for hosting Champions League football on BT Sport, CBBC's Bamzooki and BBC Sport's coverage of Formula 1 Grand Prix.

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Early life

Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. His father is retired chief executive of Age Concern Norfolk. [2] The family moved to Norwich, Norfolk, when Humphrey was nine. [3]

Career

Early career

Humphrey took a work experience job at ITV East of England contractor Anglia Television. [4]

Sports presenting

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Humphrey presented daytime coverage of events for the BBC. [5] That year he also started presenting the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, which he continued to do until 2011. [6] In 2009, he became the anchor for the BBC's Grand Prix coverage. [7] For the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, Humphrey was one of the main presenters of the BBC coverage. [8] At the London 2012 Olympics, Humphrey presented live from the velodrome, as well as the evening coverage on BBC Three. [9] Humphrey left the BBC in 2012 to join BT Sport. [10]

From the 2013–14 football season saw the start of Humphrey's live coverage of BT Sport's Premier League programming [11] , later expanding to FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League games. [12] Humphrey left BT Sport in 2023. [13]

Other presenting

Humphrey also briefly hosted coverage of the 2011 Royal Wedding from a 66-year-old Lancaster bomber; however, he was cut off due to technical difficulties with his audio. [14]

Personal life

He married production manager [15] Harriet in August 2007. [16] They have two children. [17] [18]

He is a supporter of Norwich City [19] and received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of East Anglia in July 2012. [20] [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Norfolk Kids Archive – CBBC presenter Jake Humphrey answers your questions, page 5". BBC. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Withey, Sally (4 May 2010). "Jake's life in the fast lane". Norfolk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Jake Humphrey. "Jake Humphrey: Glory hunting is not for me". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Jake Humphrey. "Jake Humphrey: My fascinating and educational weekend in Korea". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - 2008 Olympics press pack". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sports Personality presenters". 21 October 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Coulthard, Jordan & Brundle join BBC". BBC Sport. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on the BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "BBC London 2012 presenter line-up". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Jake Humphrey to leave BBC for BT Vision". BBC Sport. 18 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Sweney, Mark (18 September 2012). "Jake Humphrey leaves BBC to front BT Vision's Premier League coverage". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Jake to join UEFA Champions League team on BT Sport - News". Jake Humphrey. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  13. ↑ Media, P. A. (19 May 2023). "Jake Humphrey to leave BT Sport after 10 years in presenting role". The Guardian.
  14. ↑ "BBC News – Royal wedding: Humphrey presents from Lancaster bomber". Bbc.co.uk. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "TWHISPER FILMS LIMITED". gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  16. ↑ Archived 23 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "New dad Jake Humphrey's plans to move back to Norfolk". 28 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  18. ↑ "TV presenter Jake Humphrey thanks hospital after birth of his new baby". ITV News. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Jake Humphrey". Community Sports Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Jake Humphrey collects UEA honorary doctorate". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "University of East Anglia unveils 2012 honorary graduates – University of East Anglia". UEA. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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