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John HumphrysJohn Humphrys (born August 17, 1943) is a British radio and television presenter. He has been a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme since 1987, and has worked as a correspondent and presenter for the Nine O'Clock News. He is considered to be a tough interviewer and was allegedly avoided by the Prime Minister Tony Blair. John Humphrys was born in Splott, a suburb of Cardiff, and was educated at Cardiff High School, leaving to become a teenage reporter on the Penarth Times. He later joined the Western Mail, and it was during this period that he changed the spelling of his surname from Humphries to its present form, in order to avoid confusion with a colleague. Humphrys joined TWW, a commercial television channel based in Wales, before going to the BBC. His brother, Bob Humphrys, is a television presenter on BBC Wales sporting programmes. He worked as a foreign correspondent, and joined the Today programme in 1987, when it was still spearheaded by Brian Redhead. John made the headlines on the August 28 2004, after scathing criticism of the 'dumbing down' of British television. He criticised the reality shows such as Big Brother, as well as the increasing violence in British soaps. Ironically, Humphrys is also the presenter of Mastermind at the time, which has also been accused of 'dumbing down'. Humphrys, John Humphrys, John Humphrys, John Humphrys, John Humphrys, John
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