Talk:John Humphrys

Kenneth Kendall and Angela Rippon: journalists?
became a presenter of the Nine O'Clock News in the early 1980s when it started to be presented by journalists, rather than the likes of Kenneth Kendall and Angela Rippon . (deletion by User:Pigsonthewing "Kendall and Rippon are both journalists")

If Kenneth Kendall or Angela Rippon were journalists there's no evidence of that at the respective articles. Flapdragon 22:03, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Er, both their articles describe them as such. Andy Mabbett 22:05, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I can see that. I was asking whether there was any evidence to back up that description.  I see from the Web (but not Wikipedia) that Rippon did indeed do some journalism before becoming a newsreader, but in the case of Kendall the article specifically says he went straight from the army to newsreading -- which hardly makes him a journalist.  Flapdragon 22:29, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Atheist?
He strikes me as more agnostic than atheist. -PinkEllie 11:43, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

I've heard somewhere that he has an organic smallholding in Wales. Has anyone seen any sources to support this? 62.137.152.111 20:19, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I wonder who puts in the work on the land for him? Doubt they'd be available for interview.

-Meltingpot In an exclusive interview with the Independent today, he is quoted as saying he is an agnostic, but one who use to be an atheist Bunced 17:23, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Could you check that link? It doesn't seem to be working. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:08, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * A whole book by him In God We Doubt: Confessions of a Failed Atheist (2007) ought to give us a few clues? . 86.168.6.34 (talk) 18:03, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Photo
Removed comment because it was a personal opinion.

Welsh language
As a matter of interest, is John Humphreys a Welsh speaker? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.208.69 (talk) 16:46, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
 * This July 2000 piece, and quote from Humphreys, suggests not: Martinevans123 (talk) 14:14, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Coming Home
Anyone wanting to fill in some details of his family background should watch yesterday's Coming Home on BBC 1 Wales which is available on iPlayer, one surprise was his Finnish ancestry. jmb (talk) 10:44, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
 * It was repeated on BBC One on 28 February 2014 Martinevans123 (talk) 13:51, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Request for Comments
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Please help us determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 05:37, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

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British people of Finnish descent
At the end of this article, he is put in the category "British people of Finnish descent". It would be interesting if this article could clarify how he comes to be of Finnish descent. Vorbee (talk) 18:18, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
 * I can find no support whatsoever, let alone any mention the article, so I have boldly moved it. Happy to put it back if any source comes to light. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:55, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Jon Sopel
When this article lists the people he has presented the Today programmme with, it can now add Jon Sopel. Vorbee (talk) 17:25, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Controversies deletion
Don't you think that deleting that amount of content might have been a little controversial? Andysmith248 (talk) 10:37, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Not the only editor with heavy deletions; for example, contentious issues related to salary, women and transgender issues were removed with this edit by Klaus-Rudolf Ficker; similar referenced material was also removed on surrounding edits. It might be worth resurrecting this earlier material. Klbrain (talk) 21:02, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Kitchen Table Charities Trust
"In 2005 he founded the Kitchen Table Charities Trust, a charity that funds projects to help poor people world-wide.". This was removed with the edit summary "... without secondary sourcing--how is this arguably relevant, never mind significant and true?". I believe this is true, given that there is a full entry for the charity at gov.uk's Charities Commission for England and Wales website: here. I also believe it's certainly relevant to Humphrys, as he appears pictured on the front page as the founder: here, with a signed introductory message. Regarding secondary sources, there are Girlsnotbrides.org, Rotary Club of Ely, Rombalds Radio, Chiswick Calendar and probably many more. I'm not sure why his founding this charity should be seen as irrelevant, insignificant or untrue. What do other editors think? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:30, 15 April 2024 (UTC)


 * p.s. the previous version was: "In 2005, he founded the Kitchen Table Charities Trust, a charity that funds projects to help some of the poorest people anywhere in the world; it not only helps the most vulnerable but, in the longer term, "helps the country to stand on its own feet"" (with the same source) But this was removed as "friendly banter". Martinevans123 (talk) 19:42, 15 April 2024 (UTC)