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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Whiteley canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
game show host
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Giggleswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
heart surgery complications
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pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-06-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ's College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Giggleswick School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Channel 4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkshire Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2005-06-26 ⓘ |
| familyName | Whiteley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
broadcast journalism
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television ⓘ |
| fullName | John Richard Whiteley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
game show
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news broadcasting ⓘ |
| givenName |
John
NERFINISHED
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Richard ⓘ |
| hasGenre | light entertainment ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | OBE ⓘ |
| knownFor |
longest-serving host of a Channel 4 programme
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original host of Countdown ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
use of puns and wordplay
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wearing colourful blazers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Calendar
NERFINISHED
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Countdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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newsreader ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bradford
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
host of Countdown
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news presenter on Calendar ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982-11-02 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Leeds
NERFINISHED
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Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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