Jake Humphrey

Jake Humphrey
Humphrey at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Born
Jacob John Humphrey

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

Jacob John Humphrey DL (born 7 October 1978) is an English television presenter, best known for formerly hosting Champions League football on BT Sport, CBBC's Bamzooki, and BBC Sport's coverage of Formula 1 Grand Prix. He hosts the High Performance Podcast.[2]

Early life

[edit]

Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. His father is retired chief executive of Age Concern Norfolk. [3] The family moved to Norwich, Norfolk when Humphrey was nine.[4] When he was 16, Humphrey got a job at McDonald's and was sacked for poor communication skills.

Career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

While studying for his A Level resits, Humphrey took a work experience job at ITV East of England contractor Anglia Television.[5] Humphrey began presenting on CBBC in 2001.

Sports presenting

[edit]

BBC Sport

[edit]

Humphrey started presenting as a match reporter with BBC Radio 5 Live in 2005. He acted as cover for Football Focus in November 2006, during the 2007 Cricket World Cup, and Final Score.

In 2009, he became the anchor for the BBC's Grand Prix coverage. It was widely considered a highly successful switch for Humphrey, with his hero Des Lynam naming him 2009's best sports broadcaster in his annual 'Desmonds' awards in December 2009.[6]

In June 2012, he presented the BBC's coverage of the Euros with Alan Shearer. In July and August, Humphrey presented coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics. He anchored slots on BBC One and BBC Three, and presented coverage from the Velodrome with Chris Boardman and Mark Cavendish.[citation needed]

BT Sport

[edit]

The 2013–14 football season saw the start of Humphrey's live coverage of BT Sport's Premier League programming. As well as hosting live coverage of the Premier League games, Humphrey would also be involved with the new channel's other football programming, working to mould the style of the new football programme.[7]

In 2015 having hosted BT Sport's exclusively live Barclays Premier League football matches for the past two seasons. Humphrey would continue to host the channel's Premier League and FA Cup coverage and extend his role to include presenting exclusively live UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League games.[8]

Other presenting

[edit]

Humphrey presented the 2011 & 2012 New Year Live countdown programme. He also appeared in BBC One HD's 'BBC One Never Looked So Good' ad, kicking a disco ball then smiling to the camera. Humphrey also briefly hosted coverage of the 2011 Royal Wedding from a 66-year-old Lancaster bomber however was cut off due to technical difficulties with his audio.[9]

Personal life

[edit]

He married production manager[10] Harriet, in August 2007.[11] Together they have 2 children: Florence Aurelia Alice Humphrey[12] and Sebastian Alexander James.[13]

He is a supporter of the football team Norwich City, is colour-blind[14] and received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of East Anglia in July 2012.[15]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Norfolk Kids Archive – CBBC presenter Jake Humphrey answers your questions, page 5". BBC. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ^ "The High Performance Podcast". Apple. 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ Withey, Sally (4 May 2010). "Jake's life in the fast lane". Norfolk.
  4. ^ Jake Humphrey. "Jake Humphrey: Glory hunting is not for me". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ^ Jake Humphrey. "Jake Humphrey: My fascinating and educational weekend in Korea". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Coulthard, Jordan & Brundle join BBC". BBC Sport. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Jake to join UEFA Champions League team on BT Sport - News". Jake Humphrey. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ "BBC News – Royal wedding: Humphrey presents from Lancaster bomber". Bbc.co.uk. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  10. ^ "TWHISPER FILMS LIMITED". gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  11. ^ [1] Archived 23 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "New dad Jake Humphrey's plans to move back to Norfolk". 28 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "TV presenter Jake Humphrey thanks hospital after birth of his new baby". ITV News. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Fighting Talk: Kelnerpalooza III: THREADS!!! — Live from Ponds Forge Municipal Baths, Sheffield" (Podcast). 12 December 2009. Event occurs at 46:18. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  15. ^ "University of East Anglia unveils 2012 honorary graduates – University of East Anglia". UEA. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Humphrey.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jake_Humphrey&oldid=1250269495"