text: British television presenter Richard Whiteley dies
  
  June 26, 2005 
  
  British television host Richard Whiteley, most famous for his role presenting the British television game show "Countdown", has died aged 61 at Leeds General Infirmary. 
  The cause of death is reported to have been complications resulting from an operation on his heart to repair an infected valve. He had been admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary with pneumonia on May 6, falling into a coma shortly there after. 
  His 23 years of hosting "Countdown" made him a household name among television viewers in the UK, having previously anchored Yorkshire's "Calendar" local affairs program. The avuncular figure was fond of word play and possessed a striking wit.
tokens: British television presenter Richard Whiteley dies June 26 , 2005 British television host Richard Whiteley , most famous for his role presenting the British television game show " Countdown " , has died aged 61 at Leeds General Infirmary . The cause of death is reported to have been complications resulting from an operation on his heart to repair an infected valve . He had been admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary with pneumonia on May 6 , falling into a coma shortly there after . His 23 years of hosting " Countdown " made him a household name among television viewers in the UK , having previously anchored Yorkshire 's " Calendar " local affairs program . The avuncular figure was fond of word play and possessed a striking wit .
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