Jeremy Vine Biography
Jeremy Vine is a presenter, broadcaster, and journalist from England. He is best known as the host of his lunchtime BBC Radio 2 program featuring news, opinions, live celebrity interviews, and popular music, taking over from longtime host Sir Jimmy Young in 2003. He is known across Africa for his straightforward interview style and exclusive reporting from war-torn zones.
Jeremy Vine Age
He was born as Jeremy Guy Vine on 17 May 1965, in Epsom, Surrey, London. Jeremy is 58 years old as of 2023
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Jeremy Vine Height and Weight
He stands at a height of 5 feet and 3 inches. He has an average body weight, however, the exact information regarding his body weight and body measurement is still unavailable.
Jeremy Vine Education
Vine was enrolled in Ewell’s Lynton Preparatory School, then in Burgh Heath’s Aberdour School, as well as in Epsom College. He played the drums in a band called The Flared Generation which included his brother Tim as well. At Durham University (Hatfield College), he earned a 2:2 undergraduate degree in English.
He’d been a performer in The Durham Revue, the sketch comedy team. At the age of 21, he later earned a work permit after university and moved to the United States to pursue a job in Wyoming. In addition, after a brief period on Metro Radio, he later qualified for a journalism training course with the Coventry Evening Telegraph.
Jeremy Vine Parents
Vine’s parents are, Guy Vine (father) and Diana (mother). His father worked as a lecturer in civil engineering at Surrey College of Technology in the North East, and his mother was a housewife and also a receptionist for a doctor. In 2018 he’d lost his dad.
Jeremy Vine Siblings
He was raised up along with his sister named Sonya and a younger brother, Tim Vine who is a comedian.
Jeremy Vine Married and Wife
Vine is married to an English journalist and news presenter named Rachel Schofield. His wife is also a Durham University graduate, and also works at BBC News. He was previously married to a banker from 1992 to 2000, Janelle Muntz. Unfortunately, the marriage did not work properly. The couple split in the year 2000.
Jeremy Vine Children
Vine is blessed with two daughters named Martha Vine and Anne Vine.
Jeremy Vine BBC
Vine’s career at the BBC included reading the radio news in Northern Ireland, and working on the BBC1 series Heart of the Matter as a researcher. He became a regular correspondent on Today’s BBC Radio 4 program, filing reports from across Europe in 1989.
In 1999 Vine delivered an exclusive article on South African police abuse to BBC Two’s Newsnight. The movie later won the Silver Nymph from the Monte Carlo Television Festival and resulted in the suspension of 22 police officers. In July 1999, the BBC announced Vine joining Newsnight full-time as a co-presenter, having filled in for Jeremy Paxman during the two previous summers.
Since it was launched in 2003, before Jon Sopel took over in 2005, he was one of the original Broadcast House presenters on BBC Radio 4 and hosted The Politics Show on BBC One.
He has been highly criticized for his performance on the day of the elections to the England and Wales Council on 30 April 2008. Together with Kate Thornton (2007), Myleene Klass (2008), and Christine Lampard (2009), he co-presented the Teaching Awards from 2007 until 2009. From 2008 to 2018, Vine delivered Points of View, taking over from Terry Wogan.
On 6 October 2008, he started hosting the BBC Two quiz show Eggheads, while the spin-off series, Are You an Egghead? It was introduced by the regular host, Dermot Murnaghan. After the spin-off show had ended, Vine started hosting the second half of each season, with Murnaghan hosting the first half.
In September 2018, Vine succeeded Matthew Wright as the host of the public affairs of Channel 5’s weekday morning shows, originally called The Wright Stuff. Jeremy Vine has now changed the name of the sequence.
Jeremy Vine Radio 2 show
The weekday lunchtime series was periodically taken over by Vine. The series consists of a combination of news-based interviews, interspersed with popular music, involving the views of listeners. Since he took over the hosting duties, the series was revamped.
While Thursday’s daily food slot was eliminated, the slots for Monday Health and Friday’s legal advice have been changed. On Friday, shows also involve a link-up with Terry Walton, the gardener. Lucy Berry acted as the show’s in-house poet, until October 2006.
Jeremy Vine Salary
The salaries of BBC Radio 2 presenters range from £700,000 to £749,999. We don’t have Jeremy’s exact salary at the moment, but once it’s available, we will keep track and update it.
Jeremy Vine Net Worth
Jeremy did not have her net worth revealed. He’s a simple person and never wants to draw media attention by showing off her money online. This segment is under investigation, however, and we will inform you when details of her net worth are disclosed.
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