2007

JAKE HUMPHRIES
Presenter

Jake Humphries29 year old Jake is the youngest ever presenter to host the hat-trick of BBC Sport programmes Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score. Recent highlights for Jake include a trip to India for a Sport Relief documentary, hosting live daily shows from the World Cup in Germany and the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, to presenting highlights of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

Jake is also a popular face on CBBC and has presented a number of their flagship programmes such as the live Saturday morning extravaganza The Saturday Show, BAMZOOKi and Fame Academy. Jake now fronts the weekly Newsround spin-off, Sportsround. Jake's career began at Norwich-based Rapture TV, where he started out as a runner before working his way across various productions and through the ranks to being a researcher. After he ended up presenting by accident, Jake was advised to make a showreel which led to him hosting a live, daily, sports show for TWI and eventually onto CBBC where he has spent a highly successful and enjoyable five years.

Jake's interests include cycling, music, reading autobiographies, cars, travelling and supporting Norwich City - well someone's got to!!