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Author:  BBoop [ 26 Jun 05, 22:46 ]
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Presenter Richard Whiteley dies
Richard Whiteley with co-presenter Carol Vorderman
Richard Whiteley presented Countdown for over 20 years
Television presenter Richard Whiteley has died after a long illness.

The host of Channel 4's day time quiz show Countdown had been recovering from pneumonia and missed recording of the upcoming series.

The 61-year-old presenter from West Yorkshire fell ill back in May and was rushed to hospital in Bradford. He had been said to be "recovering slowly".

Whiteley, who fronted the show with Carol Vorderman since 1982, is still on screen as the show is pre-recorded.

Ms Vorderman's agent, John Miles, confirmed Whiteley had died.

Last November Whiteley was honoured with an OBE from the Queen, who is said to be a fan of the show, as was the late Queen Mother.


BBC News
Author:  ellie [ 26 Jun 05, 22:50 ]
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Oh no thats terrible. I thought he had come through it okay. What a lovely man he was.
Author:  BBoop [ 26 Jun 05, 22:52 ]
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yeah me too ellie its very sad news.
Author:  tastyfish [ 26 Jun 05, 23:22 ]
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I just saw on the news, that's so sad. :-( :-(
He and his bright ties will be very missed. End of an era.
Author:  Jezi [ 26 Jun 05, 23:23 ]
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That is gutting :(

Due to getting home earlier and stuff nowadays I've seen a few episodes of Countdown - he makes the programme, he appears really nice too.
Author:  BBoop [ 26 Jun 05, 23:26 ]
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Countdown was the first ever programme on channel 4. Richard Whitley IS countdown it can never be the same :(
Author:  scotslass [ 26 Jun 05, 23:26 ]
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Oh that's terrible... I didn't know he was ill!
Author:  Molly [ 26 Jun 05, 23:35 ]
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OMG that's bloody awful! I had no idea he was even ill! that's terrible! just 61 too! thats only a few years older than my mum and she's not old. Thats really bad to hear :-(
Author:  JimD [ 26 Jun 05, 23:36 ]
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Very, very sad news. I knew him from my days in Fleet Street and had a very high regard for him.
Author:  Suzanne [ 26 Jun 05, 23:38 ]
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Extremely sad news. He will be missed terribly. He was a great presenter of a fantastic show. May he rest in peace.
Author:  grimfandango [ 26 Jun 05, 23:49 ]
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I was shocked when I heard, I knew he was ill but I thought he was on the mend.

Terrible news, he'll be sadly missed.
Author:  Mozza [ 27 Jun 05, 0:02 ]
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The show wouldn't be the same without him that's for certain. I'm quite shocked because last I heard of his condition, he was on the mend so to hear this is surprising to say the least.

R.I.P Richard Whiteley
Author:  Spawn of Blagman [ 27 Jun 05, 11:47 ]
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Morrissey wrote:
The show wouldn't be the same without him that's for certain. I'm quite shocked because last I heard of his condition, he was on the mend so to hear this is surprising to say the least.

R.I.P Richard Whiteley
Author:  Funky_Fi [ 27 Jun 05, 12:13 ]
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It is so sad and countdown is not going to be the same without him :-(
Author:  Realitytvfan [ 27 Jun 05, 15:11 ]
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This is so sad I used to watch countdown when I was younger
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