S1 E13: Jake Humphrey: From flipping burgers to Premier League presenter
Big Fish with Spencer Matthews
Global
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Jake Humphrey wasn’t born a high performer. In fact, he failed his A levels and was sacked from McDonalds when he was just a teenager. But Jake became determined to make something of himself. He’s gone on to become one of the UK’s best-known sports broadcasters and host of his own hugely successful podcast, High Performance. Jake’s work ethic is incredible. Now at the top of his game, he’s determined to stay there and enjoy every second of it.
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| 0:49.4 | Hi, I'm Spencer Matthews and welcome to Big Fish. |
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| 1:10.3 | Jake Humphrey wasn't born a high performer. In fact, in his early years, he failed his A-levels and was sacked from his local McDonald's for having no communication skills. But Jake became determined to make something of himself. He spent many years presenting children's TV, and he's now gone on to become one of the UK's best known sports presenters and host of his |
| 1:28.1 | own hugely successful podcast, high performance. Jake's work ethic is incredible. Now at the top of |
| 1:33.5 | his game, Jake is determined to stay there and enjoy every second of it. Jake, thanks so much for |
| 1:41.5 | joining me. May what an absolute pleasure. I met your wife a few years ago, you know. |
| 1:45.6 | Lucky you. |
| 1:46.3 | Yeah, did a pilot for a darts quiz show. |
| 1:49.6 | A dance quiz show? |
| 1:50.5 | Darts. |
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