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edavies87
26-06-2005, 22:39
BREAKING NEWS.....

TV presenter Richard Whiteley has died in hospital from a heart operation.

The star of Countdown, aged 61, underwent the surgery to combat an infection that attacked a valve in his heart.

He was taken into hospital in Leeds last month suffering from pneumonia.

Whiteley had been the host of Countdown since it began more than 20 years ago.

He was the first face on Channel 4 when the station launched in 1982.

(copied from SKY NEWS)

Ed
Daleaholic
26-06-2005, 22:46
:eek: This has come as a shock. Always liked Countdown. Come as a bit of a shock as I never knew he was ill.

R.I.P Richard
PuppetMaster
26-06-2005, 22:53
That's really shocked me, it's so sad :(

He was always good on Countdown.
haz
26-06-2005, 22:53
:eek: That really is a shock...

He really wasn't very old.

Countdown just wont be the same without him :(

He seemed a nice man.

R.I.P
DarkEntity
26-06-2005, 22:55
was he famous?

i must have missed this....
Zozart
26-06-2005, 23:05
Oh wow, that really was a shock. Countdown really won't be the same anymore. R.I.P
dylanmikagami
26-06-2005, 23:31
:eek: :eek: omg hes always been quality RIP to him :(
rover214
27-06-2005, 00:02
RIP

not much else to say other than he was a great entertainer
Colesy50
27-06-2005, 01:01
as a student he has provided me with many hours of quality entertainment on Countdown and will be sorely missed.

R.I.P. Rich
Fireblade
27-06-2005, 05:57
was he famous?

i must have missed this....

:confused:

Even if you don't recognised his name... you've surely heard of Countdown (with Carol Vorderman) :confused:



R.I.P Richard :(
Sub
27-06-2005, 10:37
omg, just the other day an advert where they said what they wanted to remembered for after they die was on. he said " to be remembered as the first face on channel 4 "
and then this happens... that's pretty scary actually..
R.I.P.
Don Corleone
27-06-2005, 11:40
big shock :eek:

R.I.P Richard

I heard a few weeks ago he had pneumonia but was on the mend, very sad, hopefully channel 4 will pull countdown as its pre-recorded and he's still on it.
F A B Scott
27-06-2005, 15:50
It was a shock.Especially as it seemed so unexpected...he looked so well too.

Who do you reckon they'll get to replace him....I bet they've had someone lined up for months.
Neoki
27-06-2005, 15:55
To be honest i wouldnt even start thinking of who would replace him. I would just focus on the loss that we have. R.I.P RW.
DarkEntity
27-06-2005, 18:10
:confused:

Even if you don't recognised his name... you've surely heard of Countdown (with Carol Vorderman) :confused:



R.I.P Richard :(


erm..i just dont watch TV tbh, i know who he is after todays newspaper over kill (pardon pun) ud think it was someone important the world over the way they went on......ill be impressed when old mrs mcgumpfy gets same treatment :rolleyes:
F A B Scott
27-06-2005, 18:40
...ill be impressed when old mrs mcgumpfy gets same treatment :rolleyes:Yer but....then she'd be in the same position as him....too much fuss over a normal occurrence. :D
Originally posted by Neoki
I would just focus on the loss that we have. R.I.P RW.Happy focussing....I'm a bit busy at the moment. :rolleyes:


ps.who's mrs mcgumpfy?
Derekman
01-07-2005, 20:17
His trademarks were his terrible ties and his awful jokes-

E.g.1 The inventor of the door knocker has just been awarded the "No-bell Prize"

E.g.2 If a psychic of below-average height was arrested but then escaped from jail; would the headlines read "Small Medium at Large"?

Well - they made me laugh lol.
Daleaholic
02-07-2005, 00:31
Suppose a lot of you have already heard some of the usual "Death of a famous person jokes" I found some of them quite amusing as they didn't really insult.

1) RW funeral has been arranged it's on DEWNDYAES

Quite a good one in my opinion, light hearted :)