Richard Whiteley

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Richard Whiteley was a British television presenter best known as the original and long-serving host of the Channel 4 game show "Countdown."

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instanceOf game show host
human
journalist
almaMater University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
burialPlace Giggleswick NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart surgery complications
pneumonia
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1943-12-28
dateOfDeath 2005-06-26
educatedAt Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Giggleswick School NERFINISHED
employer Channel 4 NERFINISHED
Yorkshire Television NERFINISHED
endTime 2005-06-26
familyName Whiteley NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork broadcast journalism
television
fullName John Richard Whiteley NERFINISHED
genre game show
news broadcasting
givenName John NERFINISHED
Richard
hasGenre light entertainment
honorificSuffix OBE
knownFor longest-serving host of a Channel 4 programme
original host of Countdown
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality British
notableCharacteristic use of puns and wordplay
wearing colourful blazers
notableWork Calendar NERFINISHED
Countdown NERFINISHED
occupation journalist
newsreader
television presenter
placeOfBirth Bradford NERFINISHED
England
West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
Leeds NERFINISHED
West Yorkshire NERFINISHED
positionHeld host of Countdown
news presenter on Calendar
startTime 1982-11-02
workLocation Leeds NERFINISHED
Yorkshire NERFINISHED

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Countdown hasHost Richard Whiteley
Nottingham High School hasNotableAlumni Richard Whiteley