Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine
Vine presenting at the 2008 Radio Festival
Born	Jeremy Guy Vine (1965-05-17) 17 May 1965 (age 51) Epsom, Surrey, England
Nationality	British
Education	Epsom College Hatfield College, Durham
Years active	1988–present
Employer	BBC
Known for	Journalist and presenter
Spouse(s)	Janelle Muntz (1992–2000; divorced) Rachel Schofield (m. 2002)
Children	2 daughters
Relatives	Tim Vine (brother)

Jeremy Guy Vine (born 17 May 1965) is an English presenter, broadcaster and journalist. He is best known as the host of his own BBC Radio 2 programme which presents news, views, interviews with live guests and popular music. He is known for his direct interview style, and exclusive reporting from war-torn areas throughout Africa.

Vine is also the host of the BBC shows Points of View, Panorama and the long-running quiz show Eggheads, taking over from Dermot Murnaghan full-time in 2014. In 2015 he was a contestant in the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Jeremy Vine was born in Epsom. He is the elder son of Guy Vine and Diana Tillett. His younger brother is the comedian Tim Vine. Jeremy is married to BBC News presenter Rachel Schofield. The couple married in September 2002 in East Devon, and have two daughters.

Jeremy was educated at Lynton Preparatory School in Ewell, then Aberdour School in Burgh Heath, and then Epsom College. He played the drums in a band called the Flared Generation. At Durham University (Hatfield College), he graduated with a 2:2 undergraduate degree in English.

After a short stint on Metro Radio, Vine enrolled in a journalism training course with the Coventry Evening Telegraph, before joining the BBC in 1987.