British television presenter and journalist
Jacob John Humphrey (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.
Early life.
Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. His father is retired chief executive of Age Concern Norfolk. The family moved to Norwich, Norfolk when Humphrey was nine.
Career.
Early career.
Humphrey took a work experience job at ITV East of England contractor Anglia Television. Humphrey began presenting on CBBC in 2001.
Sports presenting.
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. Humphrey left the BBC in 2012 to join BT Sport.
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. In 2015 having hosted BT Sport's exclusively live 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. Humphrey left BT Sport in 2023.
Other presenting.
Humphrey presented the 2011 &amp; 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.
He hosted the 2013 quiz show "Beat the Pack" on BBC One.
Personal life.
He married production manager Harriet, in August 2007. Together they have 2 children: Florence Aurelia Alice Humphrey and Sebastian Alexander James.
He is a supporter of the football team Norwich City, is colour-blind, and received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of East Anglia in July 2012.
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