Richard Whiteley

Richard Whiteley OBE (born 28th December 1943 in Bradford; died 26th June 2005 in Leeds) was a television presenter best known for presenting the Channel 4 game show Countdown from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005. Countdown was Channel 4's launch programme and Whiteley was the first face on the then-new station.
He was also well-known for hosting Yorkshire Television's regional news programme Calendar, and was iconically bitten by a ferret while interviewing its owner Brian Plummer in an edition of the show in 1977. His twice daily appearances on Countdown and Calendar earned him the nickname "Twice-Nightly Whiteley".
Whiteley had numerous connections to Emmerdale, presenting numerous documentaries and specials about the programme. He also made a cameo appearance as himself in December 2002 when he interviewed Gloria Pollard.
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