Jake Humphrey to leave BT Sport after a decade
BREAKING NEWS: Jake Humphrey QUITS his ‘dream job’ at BT Sport, ‘stepping back’ from role as main anchor after 10 years, as bosses line up Laura Woods to present when they rebrand as TNT Sport
- Jake Humphrey is leaving his role as main anchor at BT Sport after ten years
- BT Sport want Laura Woods to present Premier League coverage next season
- Humphrey says his departure will give him time to pursue other projects
Jake Humphrey has announced that he is leaving his role as main anchor at BT Sport after ten years.
Humphrey has hosted the channel’s Premier League and Champions League coverage for a decade.
The 44-year-old says his departure from BT Sport will allow him to ‘pursue other projects’.
BT Sport is set to be rebranded as TNT Sports this summer.
Mail Sport revealed that the channel want Laura Woods to present their Premier League coverage next season.
Presenter Jake Humphrey has revealed that he is leaving his job at BT Sport after ten years
BT Sport want Laura Woods to present their Premier League coverage from next season
Humphrey wrote on Twitter: ‘After 10 wonderful years, I am stepping back from BT. As a football fan, hosting Premier League matches, FA Cup games and European Finals has meant the world to me. It has been my dream job. I’ve loved being a very small part of a world class production team.’
‘I also feel blessed to have shared the screen with legends of the game and incredible broadcasters, who have become friends. Thank you all.
‘When I joined BT in 2013 I didn’t have children, Whisper Group was in its infancy and I didn’t even know what a podcast was!
‘A decade on, Whisper now has hundreds of team members who I want to work with more, and the impact of High Performance amazes me daily. I’m also not ashamed to say I remain hugely ambitious.
‘Stepping back from BT will allow me space to pursue other projects and fulfil other ambitions. I’m excited. To everyone that’s watched and commented, both good and bad (!), thank you! It’s been a blast…×’.
Humphrey has been a familiar face on BT, working alongside pundits such as Rio Ferdinand and Michael Owen.
It is likely that his final game with BT will be the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan on June 10.
Prior to joining BT Sport, Humphrey covered various sports for BBC Sport, including F1. He was previously a children’s television presenter.
Humphrey has worked alongside pundits like Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen
The 44-year-old says his departure from BT Sport will allow him to ‘pursue other projects’
BT Sport Score, which airs during the blackout for 3pm kick-offs, is set to be axed
The offer to Woods includes presenting live matches and involvement in other programming.
Woods currently presents the morning breakfast show on talkSPORT, for which she has won several awards, after hosting ITV’s World Cup coverage in Qatar last year.
BT Sport are axing their popular Score football programme, with the channel’s on-screen talent told the show will no longer exist as of next season.
BT show a live Premier League game at 12.30pm each Saturday, with many viewers then staying tuned in to watch Score immediately after.
Hosted by Jules Breach and the BT equivalent of Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday and BBC One’s Final Score, it updates fans on scores from up and down the country.
A panel of pundits including Chris Sutton and Robbie Savage provide their expertise from a lavish studio in Stratford, London.
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