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  Richard Whiteley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whiteley was born in Baildon, Yorkshire, near Bradford, in 1943.
Whiteley showed early academic talent, and won a scholarship to Giggleswick School: there, he was taught English by Russell Harty, and took his A levels at the age of 16; later, until his death, he was a Governor of the School.
Whiteley was chosen as host, and continued with the show when Sir Jeremy Isaacs brought it to Channel 4 as the first programme broadcast by the new station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Whiteley   (1147 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Obituaries | Richard Whiteley
Whiteley Sr was unusual in not wanting his son to go into the business, and inadvertently introduced him to the BBC when they both saw an outside broadcasts van from their car.
Highlights of Whiteley's time on the programme included an unfortunate incident when a ferret sank its teeth into his index finger while he was interviewing its owner in 1977.
A nurse rushed in and asked Whiteley to drop his trousers so that she could give him a tetanus injection, and the episode earned a place on Dick Clark's US blooper show as "one of the world's top five greatest ever bloopers".
www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,,1516059,00.html   (1007 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley (1943-2005) (HSX's Site Of Delight!)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Richard Whiteley, who has died aged 61, endeared himself to millions of television viewers as the avuncular host of Countdown,...
Richard Whiteley, who has died aged 61, endeared himself to millions of television viewers as the avuncular host of Countdown, the cult word game show whose fans include the Queen.
But the man nicknamed Twice Nightly Whiteley - not for his amatory skills but because he often appeared on both Countdown and Calendar on the same day - was revealed in the tabloids to have had a number of other girlfriends, including one with whom he had a son during the 1980s.
www.thomasjpitts.co.uk /hsx/archives/2005/06/richard_whitele.html   (891 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley
Richard Whiteley was born in December 1943 in Bradford, Yorkshire, and died in June 2005.
Richard Whiteley was the first ever person seen on Channel 4, when Countdown launched the channel in 1982.
Richard Whiteley was the son of a mill-owner and attended Giggleswick public school and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he also edited Varsity, the university newspaper.
www.biogs.com /famous/whiteley.html   (247 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley of Countdown and Mayor of Wetwang Richard Whiteley
Richard Whiteley has endeared himself to millions as the charismatic presenter of Channel 4's longest running hit "Countdown".
Richard has made a record ten thousand plus appearances on television, as anchorman for Yorkshire Television's daily news magazine "Calendar" for 27 years, as YTV's political editor, and as presenter of numerous other chat shows and documentaries.
Richard Whiteley is known for his jackets and his puns - opinion is divided as to which is worse.
www.tv-celebrity.co.uk /game-show/richard-whiteley.htm   (403 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley News
OVER a year has passed since the death of Countdown host Richard Whiteley, but the pain of losing him is still horribly raw for actress and radio presenter Kathryn Apanowicz, his long-term partner.
Richard and Kathryn at Buckingham Palace where he received his OBE The long-term partner of Bradford-born Countdown host and national treasure Richard Whiteley has written his biography to set the record...
She has an IQ of 154 and has juggled consonants, vowels and numbers for nearly a quarter of a century, but fans of Channel 4's Countdown are insisting that Carol Vorderman should stick to being an "assistant".
www.topix.net /who/richard-whiteley   (739 words)

  
 [Deathwatch] Richard Whiteley , British television host, 61   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Whiteley was admitted to hospital with pneumonia last month and died on Sunday at Leeds General Infirmary, West Yorkshire, a spokesman for his co-host Carol Vorderman said.
Whiteley, who had presented the words and numbers quiz since the launch of Channel 4 in 1982, was in hospital for a heart operation, Miles said.
Educated at Cambridge University, Whiteley worked as a journalist and was one of the first on the scene of the 1984 Brighton bombing, when Irish republicans tried to kill former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Obituary: Richard Whiteley
Born in December 1943 in Bradford, Yorkshire, the son of a mill-owner, Whiteley was educated at Giggleswick public school, where he was taught English by another celebrity, Russell Harty.
Unconvinced by Whiteley's charms, the beast sunk its needle-like teeth into his finger and held him there, in increasing agony, until being prised off by its owner.
In June 2004, Whiteley was honoured by the Queen with an OBE.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4102712.stm   (841 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley Article Archives by KeepMedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lynam to Replace Whiteley on TV Quiz Des Lynam is to be the new host of Countdown.
Countdown presenter Richard Whiteley, who died on Sunday aged 61, has been called "the nicest man on television" in a House of Commons motion.
Countdown host Richard Whiteley is in a stable condition in hospital suffering from pneumonia.
www.topix.net /who/richard-whiteley/keepmedia   (1410 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Presenter Richard Whiteley dies
Whiteley, the host of Channel 4's daytime game show Countdown for 23 years, died in Leeds General Infirmary.
The agent for Whiteley's Countdown co-host, Carol Vorderman, said she was "absolutely devastated" by his death.
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.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4625119.stm   (467 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley - UKGameshows
Richard Whiteley was the first face ever seen on Channel 4.
Richard gained some early notoriety from a much-repeated clip of him having his finger bitten by a ferret during a live edition of Calendar in 1977.
Richard made an appearance in the comedy drama series Fat Friends in 2000, playing himself as the compere of the Superslimmers competition.
www.ukgameshows.com /page/index.php/Richard_Whiteley   (567 words)

  
 Countdown - UKGameshows
Whiteley stayed on, a number of young ladies were brought in to do all the odd jobs around the studio - mainly sticking magnetic tiles in a frame - and the rest is history.
When Richard Whiteley went into hospital with pneumonia in 2005, there were plans to continue Countdown over the summer with a series of guest presenters, rather like Have I Got News for You.
Richard died the day before filming was due to begin, and so the recordings were abandoned as a mark of respect.
www.ukgameshows.com /page/index.php/Countdown   (2983 words)

  
 Business Speaker Richard Whiteley
Richard Whiteley works with your organization to from the top down.
The Whiteley Group is also a powerful sales training and customer service tool, creating your company's unique branded customer experience with your management team, and instructing every member of your sales team in its effective implementation.
Richard Whiteley charts the attitudes and competencies that generate superior sales performance, and prepares your audience to consistently surpass challenging standards and goals.
www.brooksinternational.com /richard_whiteley.htm   (207 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Entertainment - Celebrities - Countdown presenter Richard Whiteley dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
RICHARD Whiteley, the presenter of Channel 4's Countdown game show, has died just days after under going major heart surgery.
In May, Whiteley was rushed into intensive care in Bradford, West Yorkshire, with pneumonia, and last week he was transferred to a hospital in Leeds after a valve in his heart became infected following surgery.
Whiteley's first foray into television began as a journalist on the local news programme Calendar on Yorkshire Television in July 1968.
news.scotsman.com /celebrities.cfm?id=707002005   (891 words)

  
 SpeakersHome : Richard Whiteley - Motivational Speaker - Speakers Bureau
Richard Whiteley was simply one of the best speakers we have ever had.
Richard C. Whiteley is the Principal of The Whiteley Group, an international speaking and consulting firm.
Richard has appeared on national and local television and radio, was featured in Flightline, an American Airlines publication, and is a frequent commentator in the business press.
www.mediamuscle.com /whiteley   (780 words)

  
 Biography for Richard Whiteley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
John Richard Whiteley, a staunchly proud Yorkshireman, was a much-loved television presenter and journalist, born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1943.
Whiteley will also be remembered for his taste in clothing, every single episode wearing a different garishly coloured tie along with an equally loud, sometimes striped, jacket.
In May of 2005 Whiteley was rushed into intensive care suffering from pneumonia, and although he appeared to be making a slow but steady recovery, doctors found that he had an infection in one of his heart valves.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0925809/bio   (816 words)

  
 The Corporate Shaman -- BIOGRAPHY
Richard Whiteley is a successful entrepreneur, dynamic professional speaker and award-winning author.
"Richard Whiteley teaches that the intangibles - latitude for individuality and expression of human spirit at work - are the important factors for the fulfillment of employees and the consequent success of their joint enterprise.
Richard's presentations, like his books, are known for their practicality and usefulness because of his first hand company building experience and his work with over 300 organizations and 200,000 executives in 26 countries over the past thirty years.
www.corpshaman.com /bio.asp   (414 words)

  
 Neil's World: Richard Whiteley OBE 1943-2005
Whiteley was one of the few celebrities I’ve ever met in person, and probably the only one I’ve met more than once.
Whiteley was taken taken to hospital in May, but was said to be recovering.
You are reading a weblog entry entitled "Richard Whiteley OBE 1943-2005" on Neil's World, which was posted on 27 June 2005.
www.neilturner.me.uk /2005/Jun/27/richard_whiteley_obe_19432005.html   (319 words)

  
 Keynote Speakers Inc. Richard Whiteley : Richard Whiteley is a successful entrepreneur, con   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Richard Whiteley is a successful entrepreneur, consultant, best-selling author, and a dynamic public speaker.
Richard's first book, The Customer Driven Company: Moving From Talk to Action, was named one of the top four books of the year by Fortune magazine and one of the top 10 books of the decade by Human Resource Executive magazine.
Richard Whiteley received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and after three years in the U.S. Navy attended Harvard Business School.
www.keynotespeakers.com /speaker_detail.asp?id=1388   (534 words)

  
 'Countdown' host Richard Whiteley dies at 61
Richard was originally admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary on May 6 when he was diagnosed with pneumonia.
Indeed Richard, who received an OBE from the Queen in April, was the first person to appear on screen when Channel 4 started broadcasting on November 5, 1982.
Richard is also survived by his 17-year-old son James.
www.hellomagazine.com /celebrities/2005/06/27/richardwhiteley   (222 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: The Corporate Shaman: A Business Fable: Books: Richard C. Whiteley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Richard Whiteley believes the mystical healing power of a shaman can be harnessed for use in the business world, and in The Corporate Shaman he explains his philosophy--along with ways these traditional seers might actually function in such an environment.
Richard Whiteley straddles the mythical and the real in a way that only someone who has been there to produce results without sacrificing soul can do.
Richard Whiteley has written a deeply inspired book no doubt with great help from his own "power animal." It responds to the urgent need for leaders to be silent for awhile, to surrender just a bit, and to listen to the voice of the single intelligence that lies underneath it all.
www.amazon.ca /Corporate-Shaman-Business-Fable/dp/0060008393   (1372 words)

  
 R.I.P Richard Whiteley - =SSMB=
Richard Whiteley was a very laid back and very good presenter of a TV show that will now probably be very dull without him.
Richard Whitely was a fantastic presenter and together with Carol Vorderman they made a fairly boring word game into a brilliant show.
R.I.P Richard and best wishes to Carol Vorderman who will miss her friend ten times as much as we all do.
www.sonicstadium.org /board/index.php?showtopic=8526   (1187 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley
Richard Whiteley, CEO of Boston-based Whiteley Group, is an entrepreneur, former sales executive and CEO, award-winning author and sought-after speaker before business audiences.
In 2000, he sold the Forum Corporation, a global training and consulting company that he co-founded 30 years earlier and helped build into a 700-person professional services firm with an annual shareholder return of 36%.
Whiteley has presented to over 500,000 people in 27 countries.
www.goodmanspeakersbureau.com /biographies/whiteley_richard.htm   (198 words)

  
 Richard Whiteley: books by Richard Whiteley, profile of Richard Whiteley - .::Management Only.com::.
First and foremost Richard considers the audience members to be his primary customers and tailors each presentation to create high impact, take-home value for every participant.
Richard is a frequent speaker at major trade association meetings, industry conventions, and professional groups such as The Young President’s Organization, The European Foundation for Quality, the Japan Management Association and the Federal Executive Institute.
Richard has appeared on national and local television and radio, was featured in American Airlines magazine, Flightline, and is a frequent commentator in the business press.
www.managementonly.com /author.php/236   (565 words)

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