▁Robert ▁" Bob " ▁Hum ph rys ▁( 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁broad c aster , ▁chief ly ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁sports ▁present er ▁on ▁BBC ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Hum ph rys ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁S pl ott , ▁a ▁poor ▁working ▁class ▁district ▁of ▁central ▁Card iff , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁journalist ▁and ▁television ▁present er ▁John ▁Hum ph rys . ▁Hum ph rys ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Win if red ▁Mary ▁( M att he ws ), ▁a ▁ha ird ress er ▁and ▁Edward ▁George ▁Hum ph rys , ▁a ▁self - emp loy ed ▁French ▁pol isher . ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁home work , ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁eleven ▁plus ▁exam ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁pup il ▁at ▁Card iff ▁High ▁School , ▁then ▁a ▁grammar ▁school . ▁ ▁After ▁university , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁newspaper ▁journalist , ▁working ▁on ▁various ▁publications ▁until ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Card iff - based ▁Western ▁Mail . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁then ▁joined ▁BBC ▁Wales ▁television ' s ▁team ▁as ▁an ▁investig ative ▁rep orter ▁most ▁often ▁beside ▁his ▁brother ▁on ▁Week ▁In ▁Week ▁Out , ▁where ▁his ▁reports ▁included ▁an ▁early ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁A ID S ▁ep ide mic ▁developing ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Hum