Born 28 December 1943, Richard Whiteley was a presenter and journalist, best known for his 23 years as host of Countdown. Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 Nov 1982, and Whiteley was the very first person to be seen on the channel. #RichardWhiteley

Looking even more like Richard Madeley in Jim's Cafe in 1985, presumably seeking out the late Valerie Barlow. #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet #RichardWhiteley #dinnerladies #Barry

Died #otd Richard Whiteley (1943-2005), English TV presenter, 20 years ago today #RichardWhiteley life story...

Born 28 December 1943, Richard Whiteley was a presenter and journalist, best known for his 23 years as host of Countdown. Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 Nov 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel. #RichardWhiteley

#stewuk #HOGCAT
This still makes me laugh how the wonderful
#RichardWhiteley in #Countdown never guessed that this was a #NoelEdmonds wind up and that the contestants, @carolvorderman.bsky.social , @susiedent.com and the crew, were all in
on the #Gotcha :) lol

youtube.com/shorts/b09_f...