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Humphrey at the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix for the BBC's coverage of Formula One |
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| Born | Jacob John "Jake" Humphrey 7 October 1978 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK |
| Residence | Norwich (formerly), London (currently) |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Occupation | Television Presenter |
| Home town | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1] |
| Weight | 95 kg (15.0 st; 210 lb) |
| Spouse | Harriet Humphrey (2007–present) |
Jacob John "Jake" Humphrey (born 7 October 1978 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom) is an English television presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Sport, being the youngest ever presenter to host Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score. He currently presents the BBC's Formula One coverage and BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He also hosted Super Bowls XLII, XLIII, XLIV, and XLV, the Africa Cup of Nations in January 2008, the Beijing Olympics in August 2008 and the Commonwealth Games in October 2010.
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Born in Peterborough, in the English county of Cambridgeshire, England, he moved to Norwich, Norfolk at the age of nine[1] with the rest of his family, and attended Framingham Earl High School and the Sixth Form at The Hewett School, Norwich. During his time at school he also worked as a paperboy and became interested in the media.
After failing his A Levels, while studying for his resits the following year he took a work experience job at ITV subsidiary Anglia Television.[2] After passing his A Levels the following summer, he joined Anglia on a full-time basis as a runner, followed by transferring to Rapture TV where he presented the original incarnation of G@mers. Humphrey began presenting on CBBC as assistant host in Against All Odds and then main host of Rule the School in 2001. Success in these roles led to him becoming main presenter of Against All Odds and then a studio presenter for CBBC the following year.
In late 2002, he hosted CBBC's coverage of Fame Academy, along with Holly Willoughby. Such was the duo's success, they became an integral part of the show, also presenting the 2003 series, and the 2003 celebrity edition for Comic Relief. He also presented the 2005 and 2007 Comic Relief editions of Fame Academy, with Sophie McDonnell and Caroline Flack respectively.
Beginning in 2004, Humphrey started hosting The Saturday Show and BAMZOOKi, but these roles ended in 2005 and 2006 respectively. He was named anchorman of children's sports show Sportsround in September 2005, beginning a series of roles related to sports. Also he was the presenter on Gimme a Break in the first series.
He started presenting as a match reporter with BBC Radio 5 Live in 2005 and then presented coverage of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
He first hosted Football Focus in November 2006, covering for regular host Manish Bhasin who was presenting coverage of the 2006 Ashes. His first show was praised by Martin Kelner in The Guardian as being '...very assured and credible...'. He later covered for Bhasin again during the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Humphrey has since hosted Final Score when regular presenter Ray Stubbs was unable to do so. He first hosted Match of the Day for the FA Women's Cup final in May 2007, and then presented coverage of the 2007 Women's World Cup.
In October 2007, he became the BBC's first ever American Football host, subsequently presenting Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLIII live. Humphrey has also presented the BBC's highlights shows for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and he presented the FA Women's Cup final in 2008, the final Women's Cup Final on the BBC due to the end of the FA contract. Humphrey also hosted the afternoon show at the Olympics for the BBC in Beijing in 2008, and co-hosted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 with Gary Lineker and Sue Barker.
In 2009 he became the anchor for the BBC's Formula One 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. [3]
Humphrey presented the 2011 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. [4]
He lives in south-west London, and married his childhood sweetheart, Harriet, in a ceremony in his home village just outside Norwich in August 2007.[5]
He is a supporter of his local football team Norwich City.
Humphrey is colour-blind – a fact he revealed to much hilarity on BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports show Fighting Talk, when talking about locking the automatic door on a train lavatory. He can't tell when the light that shows when the door is locked has gone from green to red.[6]
| Show | Year(s) |
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| G@mers (Rapture TV) | 1999–2000 |
| Against All Odds (CBBC) | 2001–2004 |
| Rule the School (CBBC) | 2001–2005 |
| CBBC (studio presenter) | 2002–2007 |
| CBBC At The Fame Academy (BBC) | 2002–2007 |
| The Saturday Show (BBC) | 2004–2005 |
| BAMZOOKi (BBC) | 2004–2006 |
| BBC Radio 5 Live | 2005–present |
| Sportsround (CBBC) | 2005–2008 |
| Sport Relief (BBC) | 2005–present |
| Football Focus (BBC) | 2006–present |
| Final Score (BBC) | 2006–present |
| Match of the Day (BBC) | 2007–present |
| NFL International Series at Wembley Stadium (BBC) | 2007–present |
| 2008 African Cup of Nations (BBC Highlights) | 2008 |
| Super Bowl XLII (BBC) | 2008 |
| Newsround (BBC) | 2008 |
| UEFA Euro 2008 (BBC) | 2008 |
| 2008 Summer Olympics (BBC) | 2008 |
| Gimme a Break | 2008 |
| BBC Sports Personality of the Year (BBC) | 2008–present |
| Super Bowl XLIII (BBC) | 2009 |
| Formula One (BBC) | 2009–present |
| Super Bowl XLIV (BBC) | 2010 |
| Commonwealth Games (BBC) | 2010 |
| New Year Live (BBC) | 2010-Present |
| Super Bowl XLV (BBC) | 2011 |
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