Jake Humphrey

Jacob "Jake" Humphrey (born 7 October 1978 in Peterborough) is a British 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 also hosted Super Bowl XLII and the African Cup Of Nations in January 2008, and the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.

Biography

Born in Peterborough, England, he later moved to Norwich as a child 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. His first proper job was working for Anglia TV 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. He also started presenting as a match reporter with Radio Five Live in the same year 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 is 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 NFL host, subsequently presenting Super Bowl XLII live from Arizona. Humphrey has also presented the BBC's highlights shows for the 2008 African 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 BBC in beijing in 2008, and is favourite to be the the host of the the BBC's F1 Coverage from 2009.

Personal life

He lives in south-west London and married his childhood sweetheart, Harriet in a ceremony in his home village near Norwich in August 2007. He is a supporter of fc|Norwich City and names his heroes as Bear Grylls, Des Lynam and Jeremy Goss

Filmography

External links

*imdb name|id=1473315|name=Jake Humphrey
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/5053758.stm All Out for India Sport Relief photos]
* [http://www.blackburnsachsassociates.com Link to Jake Humphrey's agent]