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[Ferrari man 009]

Jake Humphrey to leave BBC for BT Vision

BBC presenter Jake Humphrey has announced he is to leave the corporation to host BT Vision's Premier League coverage.
BT will launch a new channel after acquiring the rights to £738m worth of Premier League football, starting from the 2013-14 season.
The 33-year-old, best known for hosting the BBC's Formula 1 coverage, will anchor the new channel's live football coverage from next season which includes 38 live games a season over three years.
He will continue to present the BBC's F1 coverage for the remainder of the current season.
Humphrey started his career on CBBC and went on to become the youngest host of Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score and was one of the main broadcasters during the London 2012 Olympics.
"I'm incredibly excited to be joining the team at BT, not just because I get to fulfil a lifelong dream of presenting the Premier League but because of the fresh perspective that BT will bring to both sport and broadcasting in this country," said Humphrey.
A BBC statement read: "We'd like to wish Jake all the best for the future, and thank him for his contribution to the BBC over the last 10 years."

For me, its no loss - I enjoyed him presenting when I watched it on BBC, but I watch all the races on Sky Sports now, but I bet the BBC F1 Viewers will be gutted!

[Jabberwocky]

For me I have watched most of the races on Sky, but I just don't think that the BBC crew have jelled that well.

[LewEngBridewell]

Ohhh NOOOOOOO!!!!!! I loved Jake Humphrey presenting the BBC F1 coverage!

For me 2009 - 2012 has been a golden era in F1 coverage. What a lineup it was.



Andrew disagrees, I know

[andrew]

No loss.

He should go back to presenting Blue Peter or whateverkids show it was that they dug him up from. Now if only Eddie Jordan would do the same and leave......

[LewEngBridewell]

He may do so. They worked very well as a team I thought. Captured the banter and comedy that the Sky offering just couldn't.

[andrew]

We can only hope Lew, we can only hope.

[What's Burning?]

Andrew disagrees, I know

preemptive aren't we?

[andrew]

He knows I can't stand the lanky twit and yon Irish shortarse.

[LewEngBridewell]

The question will now turn to.... WHO will replace him?

[What's Burning?]

The question will now turn to.... WHO will replace him?

That andrew can't stand.

[LRW]

Although I don't watch BBC anymore, I think it's a big loss for them. He was the lynchpin in their presenting team. I missed watching him when I went to SkyF1.

I hope they can do better than the lead sky presenter. Half way through the season and he is still weak.

[cheekybru]

Sky shouldve snapped him up Jake has grown on me

[myownalias]

I hope they can do better than the lead sky presenter. Half way through the season and he is still weak.

Despite supposedly going to BT Vision; Maybe Humphrey will turn up at Sky F1? I think the only reason Humphrey didn't end up at Sky is because he was contracted to the BBC this year!

[Ichabod]

Although I don't watch BBC anymore, I think it's a big loss for them. He was the lynchpin in their presenting team. I missed watching him when I went to SkyF1.

I hope they can do better than the lead sky presenter. Half way through the season and he is still weak.

I like how Simon Lazenby ends interviews, it always makes me laugh how bad he is

[Jabberwocky]

Jake was on Sky F1 the other day, he jumped Ted on his notebook walk