31 Facts About Jake Humphrey

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

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Jake Humphrey is the co-founder and Director of Whisper Group, and hosts the High Performance Podcast.

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Jake Humphrey has one sister, Rachel and a brother, Thomas.

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The family moved to Norwich, Norfolk when Jake Humphrey was nine and attended Framingham Earl High School and the Sixth Form at the Hewett School, Norwich.

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When he was 16, Jake Humphrey got a job at McDonald's and was sacked for poor communication skills.

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Jake Humphrey 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.

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Jake Humphrey began presenting on CBBC as assistant host in Against All Odds and later as main host of Rule The School in 2001.

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Jake Humphrey later became the main presenter of Against All Odds and a studio presenter for CBBC the following year.

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Jake Humphrey presented the 2005 and 2007 Comic Relief editions of Fame Academy, with Sophie McDonnell and Caroline Flack respectively.

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Jake Humphrey presented CBBC show Against All Odds, a TV show that featured reconstructions of real life emergencies and gave First Aid advice to viewers.

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Jake Humphrey was a cover continuity presenter on CiTV at Birmingham.

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Jake Humphrey was named anchorman of children's sports show Sportsround in September 2005, beginning a series of roles related to sports.

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Jake Humphrey started presenting as a match reporter with BBC Radio 5 Live in 2005 and then presented coverage of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

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Jake Humphrey first hosted Football Focus in November 2006, covering for regular host Manish Bhasin who was presenting coverage of the 2006 Ashes.

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Jake Humphrey later covered for Bhasin again during the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

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Jake Humphrey hosted Final Score when regular presenter Ray Stubbs was unable to do so.

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Jake Humphrey 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.

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Jake Humphrey 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.

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Jake Humphrey hosted the afternoon show at the Olympics for the BBC in Beijing in 2008, and co-hosted BBC Sports Personality of the Year from 2008 until 2011 with Gary Lineker and Sue Barker.

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In July and August, Jake Humphrey presented coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Jake Humphrey anchored slots on BBC One and BBC Three, and presented coverage from the Velodrome with Chris Boardman and Mark Cavendish.

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Jake 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.

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Jake Humphrey appeared in BBC One HD's 'BBC One Never Looked So Good' ad, kicking a disco ball then smiling to the camera.

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Jake Humphrey 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.

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Jake Humphrey hosted the BBC daytime game show Beat The Pack and has presented sports bulletins on BBC News Channel.

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On 31 May 2013, Jake Humphrey presented ITV's This Morning for the first time alongside Amanda Byram.

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Jake Humphrey presented on BBC Radio 2 for the first time overnight on 10 October 2014.

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Jake Humphrey married his childhood sweetheart, Harriet, in a ceremony in his home village just outside Norwich in August 2007.

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Jake Humphrey's son was named after F1 driver Sebastian Vettel.

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Jake Humphrey is a supporter of his local football team Norwich City.

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Jake Humphrey received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of East Anglia in July 2012.