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Presenter Richard Whiteley dies
Richard Whiteley presented Countdown for over 20 years
Television presenter and journalist Richard Whiteley has died just days after undergoing heart surgery.
The host of Channel 4's daytime game show Countdown for 23 years, Whiteley died in Leeds General Infirmary.
The 61-year-old, from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, fell ill with pneumonia in May and was rushed to hospital. He had been said to be recovering slowly.
Whiteley, who had fronted the show with Carol Vorderman since 1982, is still on screen as the show is pre-recorded.
Real shock
Vorderman's agent, John Miles, said the pair were friends as well as colleagues, and she is devastated by the death.
I'm shocked. It's terrible news
Terry Wogan
Obituary: Richard Whiteley
He said: "He'd had an operation, but this really is a shock. He'd seemed to be OK.
"Carol was told about his death by a member of his family."
Before presenting Countdown, Whiteley had been a familiar face on Yorkshire Television since the late 1960s.
Famous moments from his TV career included an on-screen attack by a ferret, and being broadcast in negative - with white hair and a black face.
Whiteley received an OBE last year
But he was also an incisive political reporter who was the first journalist to interview then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, after the Brighton bombing in 1984.
Terry Wogan, fellow presenter and friend of Whiteley, said he was too upset to speak fully.
"I'm shocked. It's terrible new," the Radio 2 presenter said.
Last November Whiteley was honoured with an OBE from the Queen, who is said to be a Countdown fan, as was the late Queen Mother.
He leaves behind a partner of 11 years, Kathryn Apanowicz, who featured in Eastenders during the 1980s.
Presenter Richard Whiteley dies
Richard Whiteley presented Countdown for over 20 years
Television presenter and journalist Richard Whiteley has died just days after undergoing heart surgery.
The host of Channel 4's daytime game show Countdown for 23 years, Whiteley died in Leeds General Infirmary.
The 61-year-old, from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, fell ill with pneumonia in May and was rushed to hospital. He had been said to be recovering slowly.
Whiteley, who had fronted the show with Carol Vorderman since 1982, is still on screen as the show is pre-recorded.
Real shock
Vorderman's agent, John Miles, said the pair were friends as well as colleagues, and she is devastated by the death.
I'm shocked. It's terrible news
Terry Wogan
Obituary: Richard Whiteley
He said: "He'd had an operation, but this really is a shock. He'd seemed to be OK.
"Carol was told about his death by a member of his family."
Before presenting Countdown, Whiteley had been a familiar face on Yorkshire Television since the late 1960s.
Famous moments from his TV career included an on-screen attack by a ferret, and being broadcast in negative - with white hair and a black face.
Whiteley received an OBE last year
But he was also an incisive political reporter who was the first journalist to interview then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, after the Brighton bombing in 1984.
Terry Wogan, fellow presenter and friend of Whiteley, said he was too upset to speak fully.
"I'm shocked. It's terrible new," the Radio 2 presenter said.
Last November Whiteley was honoured with an OBE from the Queen, who is said to be a Countdown fan, as was the late Queen Mother.
He leaves behind a partner of 11 years, Kathryn Apanowicz, who featured in Eastenders during the 1980s.
What a shock,great presenter,great guy
he will be missed
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Posted: 2005-06-27 01:06:45
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That's really sad. Completely unexpected. Don't know why it's such a big deal for me, maybe because I used to watch him every day when I was at Uni.
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Posted: 2005-06-27 01:13:17
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I don't know what to say....i am speechless,and very very sad.
Countdown was a favourite programme of mine,i grew up watching it.Countdown will never be the same again without Richard Whitely...what a devastating loss...May he rest in peace forever.
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Posted: 2005-06-27 01:23:58
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this is a very sad death. i also used to watch countdown
thoughts are with his family
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Posted: 2005-06-27 08:14:44
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this is very sad
what a shock
normally when a celebity dies i just think that is sad but i dont seem to get very upset
but this is very sad news, maybe because he was such a nice guy and you saw him on countdown everyday
my thoughts are with his family
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Posted: 2005-06-27 09:05:49
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I was only watching it on Friday, its sad, he came accross as such a lurvly man.
RIP and Love to his Family.
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Posted: 2005-06-27 11:01:14
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:-( He'll be sorely missed. He was always so chirpy, channel 4 won't be the same without him.
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Posted: 2005-06-27 11:15:07
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yeah its a shame, he was a nice fella. Remember him on Top Gear?
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Posted: 2005-06-27 11:37:38
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Yer he was great on top gear!
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Posted: 2005-06-27 12:07:36
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It's a bit spooky that the last ever conundrum came out as lifefaids(falsified).
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Posted: 2005-07-01 17:05:46
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