Richard Whiteley
British television personality and journalist (1943โ2005)
John Richard Whiteley (28 December 1943 โ 26 June 2005) was an English presenter and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel (not counting a programme montage)....