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.

[6] The 2013–14 football season saw the start of Humphrey's live coverage of BT Sport's Premier League programming.

[7] In 2015 having hosted BT Sport's exclusively live Premier League football matches for the past two seasons.

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.

[13][14] He is a supporter of Norwich City, is colour-blind,[15] and received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of East Anglia in July 2012.