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John Humphrys is one of BritainтАЩs best known and most controversial broadcasters. He has been a journalist for more than half a century. He was BBC TVтАЩs youngest foreign correspondent and has anchored most frontline news and current affairs programmes on both television and radio.
He has won just about all the national broadcasting awardsтАж including the тАЬOscar of OscarsтАЭ: the Sony Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement. The citation read: тАЬHe has truly changed the face of radio and the nature of the radio interview for an entire generation.тАЭ
But he has also achieved something else. He has become a hate figure in his time for BOTH major political parties. When the Conservatives were in power he was savagely attacked by one cabinet minister for тАЬpoisoning the well of democratic debateтАЭ with his style of interviewing. When the Labour Party was in opposition he was praised by them for his robust approach.
Then, when Labour came to power, all that changed and he was attacked by New Labour for giving ministers a hard time. He was described as the тАЬJohn Humphrys problemтАЭ. They called for him to be sacked. Essentially, he went from being a hero of the democratic process to a villain in a matter of months.
Apart from his broadcasting work John Humphrys writes books and newspaper columns and has set up his own charity: the Kitchen Table Charities Trust. He also presents that rare programme: a serious television quiz show, Mastermind.
He is frequently referred to by newspapers as a тАЬnational treasureтАЭ тАУ which he loathes because he says it makes him feel a bit like one of Queen VictoriaтАЩs commodes!
John Humphrys present a weekly show for ClassicFM and writes a weekly column for the Daily Mail.
John Humphrys is internationally recognised as a leading authority on world politics, international and current affairs as an author, radio and television broadcaster and journalist.
He is an excellent moderator, host and presenter and speaks on leadership, motivation, media, and press relations. In addition to world affairs John has extensive knowledge of Brexit and UK Politics and is the host of the Mastermind TV show.
